Tainted Dreams
Creator / Director / Executive Producer / Writer
Sonia Balngiardo is a 3x Emmy winning director/producer/writer and 6x nominee, with 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She is currently on the directing team for NBC’s Days Of Our Lives where she won the 2018 Best Directing Emmy.
Sonia is the creator, director and executive producer of the 8x Emmy nominated Tainted Dreams, currently streaming on Amazon Prime as well as Popstar! TV and YouToo America, where it quickly became the top viewed show for the latter two.
Sonia is also the co-owner of The Usual BS Productions, founded with Brandon Goins. The Usual BS Productions focuses on writing and creating both scripted series and films of varying genres, as well as unscripted concepts and live theatre.
The Usual BS Productions first scripted comedy web series, Viral, starring One Life to Live’s Melissa Archer and Jessica Morris, was recently nominated for several Indie Series Awards, including a win for Melissa Archer in the “Best Lead Actress in a Comedy” category.
Sonia was the Executive Producer of C.A.W.L. (College Arm Wrestling League) To Arms, which aired on ESPN in May, 2014.
Sonia began her career as a production assistant for ABC’s All My Children, serving as an associate producer before joining ABC’s One Life to Live as a coordinating producer in 2000. In 2004 she joined CBS’ As the World Turns as a director and line producer. She then joined the directing team at ABC’s General Hospital. She also served as supervising producer and director for TOLN’s All My Children until July of 2013. Sonia won an Emmy for best drama in 2002 (One Life to Live) and best directing team in 2007 (As the World Turns).
Sonia directed and produced the world premieres of the hit Off-Broadway shows My Big Gay Italian Wedding and My Big Gay Italian Funeral in New York City and the regional premiere of My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City.
Sonia also recently directed the series, Winterthorne and Ladies of the Lake both currently streaming on Amazon as well as co-executive producing, co-writing and directing a comedy pilot, Bromies all for Corday Productions.
Sonia is the founder of CARLO’S GOAL, a non-for-profit organization for pancreatic cancer research, which has raised over $30,000.
Sonia is a graduate of St. John’s University.
Sonia is a dual citizen of both the USA and Italy. She is fluent in Italian and has basic comprehension of Spanish.