Sara Waisglass is a Canadian actress known for playing the role of Jordy Cooper in the children’s sitcom Overruled! from 2010 to 2011, as Frankie Hollingsworth Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class from 2013 to 2017, as Robyn in the 2017 film Mary Goes Round and as Maxine in the Netflix comedy series Ginny & Georgia in 2021.
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Born | (1998-07-03) July 3, 1998 (age 24) Toronto, Ontario |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Waisglass made her way into the entertainment industry as a child actress, making her television debut playing 8 year old Jane in The Jane Show in 2007.[1] To follow this Waisglass made her big screen debut in the Gilles Bourdos directed psychological thriller Afterwards alongside John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly in 2008.[2][3][4] In 2015, Waisglass appeared in the Anton Corbijn directed biographical drama film Life amongst a cast that included Robert Pattinson and Sir Ben Kingsley.[5][6] Waisglass also ventured into modelling at aged 15 for the Youth Apparel brand.[7] In 2015, Waisglass was nominated for Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21 at the Young Entertainer Awards 2015 for her main role performance of Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation.[8]
In 2017, Waisglass played Mary’s half-sister Robyn in the Molly McGlynn directed film Mary Goes Round which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[9][10] In 2021, Waisglass starred as Maxine, best friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia.[11][4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Afterwards | Tracey | Short film |
2008 | Watering Mr. Cocoa | Amber | |
2015 | Life | High School Hop Girl | |
2017 | Mary Goes Round | Robyn | |
2018 | Sled Serious | Jess | Short film |
2020 | Tainted | Anna |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Jane Show | 8 year old Jane | Episode: "It's All Relative" |
2009–2010 | Overruled! | Jordy Cooper | Main role |
2013–2014 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Frankie Hollingsworth | Main role |
2014 | Degrassi: Minis | Frankie Hollingsworth | Episode: "Dress You Up Part Three" |
2016 | Holiday Joy | Chanel | Television film |
2017 | The Good Doctor | Olivia Hartman | Episode: "Pipes" |
2017 | Killjoys | Quin | Episodes: "Reckoning Ball", "The Hullen Have Eyes" |
2015 | Degrassi: Don't Look Back | Frankie Hollingsworth | Television film |
2016–2017 | Degrassi: Next Class | Frankie Hollingsworth | Main role |
2018 | Suits | Teen Esther | Episodes: "Coral Gables", "Bad Man" |
2018–2022 | Holly Hobbie | Lyla | Recurring role, 18 episodes |
2020 | October Faction | Madison St. Claire | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
2021–present | Ginny & Georgia | Maxine Baker | Main role |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Young Entertainer Awards 2015 | Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Nominated | [8] |
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