Sonal Shah (born circa 1980) is an Indian-American actress who is best known for playing Dr. Sonja "Sunny" Day on TV's Scrubs.
Shah was raised in Wheaton, Illinois. Her parents, Bhadresh and Mrudula Shah, moved from Mumbai, India to the United States in 1977.[1][2]
Shah graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School. She was named the 1998 DuPage County Fair Queen in July 1998.[3]
Shah graduated cum laude from Loyola University in Chicago with a major in theatre, minors in psychology, biology and chemistry, and a concentration in pre-medicine. While a student at Loyola, Shah joined the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority. "I sincerely planned to go to medical school," Shah told a Wheaton, Illinois newspaper in March 2009. "I love studying science, but I realized that my passion for performing outweighed my passion for wanting to be a doctor.
Selected filmography
Scrubs (2009) - Dr. Sunny Day
Ratko: The Dictator's Son (2009) - Lynn
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