Rising Star Sonja O’Hara: “If you have a dream role, write it yourself”

… If you have a dream role, write it yourself. Self produce. Stop making excuses as to why you must wait for the world around you to align perfectly before you can make your passion project. Before I signed with my dream agency last year, I had no money and made all my films on micro-budgets and favors. But I found a way to keep creating and my low budget series turned out to be my ticket.

Sonja O’Hara — the creator, writer, and lead actress behind the provocative and addictive Amazon Prime show DOOMSDAY — has emerged as a talent to watch. With an upcoming series and a half dozen awards under her belt, Sonja is the newest indie darling to be taking Hollywood by storm.

Thank you so much for joining us Sonja! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?

It’s funny to think how much our lives are altered by chance. I remember there was a girl I peripherally knew in elementary school who booked this significant TV role when we had to have each been around ten years old. Now, this was Ellen…