Sofia Vassilieva
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| Sofia Vassilieva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva October 22, 1992 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Other name(s) | Sonya, Sonechka |
| Years active | 2001 ─ present |
| Official website | |
Sofia Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) (Russian: София Владимировна Васильева, Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva) is an American child actress of Russian descent. She is also a vegetarian
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[edit] Career
At the age of 7, she was discovered at the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) in New York where she won the title of Child Actress and first runner-up Child Model Of The Year 2000.[1]
In less than one year she had the part of Elena - the granddaughter of a retired Russian General in the episode "Deadline" of the CBS TV series The Agency (2001-2003).
At the age of 9 she played Cindy Brady in The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002) opposite Shelley Long and Gary Cole, and a little girl named Gina in Inhabited (2003) opposite Malcolm McDowell and The Bad Seed's former child actress Patty McCormack.
At the age of 9 and 10 she played the children's book heroine Eloise, in two made-for-television movies Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime, with Julie Andrews as Nanny.[2][3]
At 11, Sofia began playing the role of Ariel DuBois in Medium.[1][4]
She was a presenter of Family Feature Film on the Humane Society's 19th Genesis Awards in 2005. Vassilieva was nominated in 2005 for a SyFy Portal Genre Award as best young actor/actress for her role in Medium (but lost the award to Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe). She won a Young Artist Award in 2006 for best supporting actress in a TV Drama for her role in Medium.
Sofia is currently filming the screen adaption of the novel My Sister's Keeper, written by Jodi Picoult alongside Abigail Breslin. Sofia had to shave her head to play the role of Kate.[5]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film/Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Agency | Elena | "Deadline" |
| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Cindy Brady | TV movie |
| 2003 | Eloise at the Plaza | Eloise | TV movie |
| Inhabited | Gina Russell | Direct-to-video | |
| Eloise at Christmastime | Eloise | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Day Zero | Mara | Limited release |
| 2005- present |
Medium | Ariel Dubois | Main character |
| 2008 | Hurt | Sarah Parsons | completed[6] |
| My Sister's Keeper[7] | Katherine "Kate" Fitzgerald | filming |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sofia Vassilieva debut of series Medium. IMTA official blog (2006-11-15). Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
- ^ Deutsch, Robert (2003-04-24). Life imitates art at The Plaza hotel. USA Today.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Hughes, Mike (2003-04-25). 'Eloise' a role quite befitting a young, adventurous actress. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Sofia Vassilieva Chats About Medium. TVGuide.com (2007-07-02). Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Photo of Sofia with her head shaved on the set of My Sister's Keeper
- ^ HURT - the movie
- ^ Breslin, Vassilieva to star in 'Keeper'
[edit] External links
- Official Website - outdated and not regularly updated
- Sofia Vassilieva at the Internet Movie Database
- Bio on Medium website
