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Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an American actress. Notable roles include portraying the children's book character Eloise in Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime, Ariel DuBois in the Emmy-winning TV series Medium, and teenage cancer patient Kate Fitzgerald in the 2009 film adaptation of My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

Sofia Vassilieva
Vassilieva in June 2009
Born
Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva

(1992-10-22) October 22, 1992 (age 30)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Other namesSonya, Sonechka
EducationColumbia University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Known forMedium
Eloise at the Plaza
Eloise at Christmastime
My Sister's Keeper

Early life


Vassilieva was born on October 22, 1992 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County Medical Center,[1] the only child of Russian immigrants.[2][3] She attended and graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Arizona.[4]


Career


At the age of seven, Vassilieva 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.[5]

Less than a year later, Vassilieva received her first role, playing the granddaughter of a retired Russian general in an episode of the CBS television series The Agency.

Vassilieva played Cindy Brady in The Brady Bunch in the White House, opposite Shelley Long and Gary Cole in 2002. That same year, she was cast as a little girl named Gina in Inhabited (2003), starring Malcolm McDowell and Patty McCormack.

In 2003, she played Eloise in two made-for-television movies: Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime, directed by Kevin Lima and featuring Julie Andrews as Nanny.[6][7] For her role as Eloise, Vassilieva was nominated for the Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special at the 2004 Young Artist Awards.

In May 2004, at the age of eleven, Vassilieva was cast as Ariel DuBois in Medium, a series about mother-of-three and consultant to the Phoenix District Attorney's office Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette), whose psychic visions help solve crimes. The series premiered on January 3, 2005. Vassilieva played the daughter of Arquette's character for seven seasons, until the series' finale on January 21, 2011.[5][8]

She was a presenter of Family Feature Film on the Humane Society's 19th Genesis Awards in 2005. She won a Young Artist Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama for her role as Ariel DuBois in Medium.

With Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin at 2009 MTV Movie Awards
With Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin at 2009 MTV Movie Awards

Vassilieva played a terminally ill teenager, Kate Fitzgerald, in the 2009 adaptation of Jodi Picoult's novel My Sister's Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes. She starred alongside Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, and Abigail Breslin. Vassilieva shaved her head and eyebrows for her role as a teenage cancer patient. In the same year, she became an honorary ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer. For her performance as Kate, Vassilieva won a Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film in 2010. It was her third nomination and second win. [9]

In 2011, she guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode "True Believers" as Sarah Walsh, a piano BFA candidate who is raped in her New York City apartment. She reprised her role as Sarah in the 2013 episode "Wonderland Story".

On May 21, 2014, Vassilieva graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree. She has also completed a Linguistics major with honors, and a special concentration in Business Management. Vassilieva is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, an international women's fraternity.[10]

In 2018 and 2021 Vassilieva worked on Black Lightning as Looker.


Filmography


YearFilm/ShowRoleNotes
2001The AgencyElenaTV series
2001The Brady Bunch in the White HouseCindy BradyTV movie
2003Eloise at the PlazaEloiseTV movie
2003Eloise at ChristmastimeEloiseTV movie
2003InhabitedGina RussellMain role
2005–2011MediumAriel DuboisMain role (7 seasons, 130 episodes)
2007Day ZeroMaraSupporting role
2008HurtSarah Parsons[11]Main role
2009My Sister's Keeper[12]Kate FitzgeraldMain role
2010Stand Up to CancerHerselfTelethon
2011, 2013Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSarah WalshTV series (2 episodes)
2013Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmAllisonTelevision film, segment: "Allison"
2015StalkerDierdreTV Series (1 episode)
2016LuciferDebraTV Series (1 episode)
2016NotoriousJennaTV Series (1 episode)
2017Training DayChelsea BrownTV Series (1 episode)
2017Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersRoxy BentalTV Series (1 episode)
2017, 2018SupergirlOliviaTV Series (2 episodes)
2017 MaxBessTV movie
2018Bad StepmotherVerityMain role
2018TimelessAbiah FranklinTV Series (1 episode)
2018S.W.A.T.LaurenTV Series (1 episode)
2018, 2021Black LightningLookerTV Series (4 episodes)
2019Looking for AlaskaLara ButerskayaHulu limited series
2020Brighton BeachDashaMain role
2021The Little ThingsTina SalvatoreSupporting Role
2021All RiseOlga Kirilenko PetrovicTV Series (1 episode)
202113 MinutesMaddyMain Role
2022Chicago FireAdriana1 episode (guest)

Video games


YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Mafia IIIAnna McGeeDLC "Sign of the Times"
2017Call of Duty: WWIIHazel Daniels

References


  1. "Sofia Vassilieva on Instagram: "27. Because of these two Heroes. More Love than the Heart can handle."". Instagram.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. "My Sister's Keeper". movieset.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  3. "Sofia Vassilieva: The Next Big Thing". Newsweek. June 25, 2009.
  4. "Barbizon Modeling and Acting - Alumni". Barbizon Modeling.
  5. "Sofia Vassilieva debut of series Medium". IMTA official blog. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2006.
  6. Deutsch, Robert (April 24, 2003). "Life imitates art at The Plaza hotel". USA Today.com. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  7. Hughes, Mike. "'Eloise' a role quite befitting a young, adventurous actress". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  8. "Sofia Vassilieva Chats About Medium". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  9. "Role of cancer patient emotional for teen actress Sofia Vassilieva". azcentral.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  10. "All Grown Up", TV Guide, July 11, 2011, page 6
  11. "Hurt - The Movie". www.hurt-the-movie.com.
  12. "Breslin, Vassilieva to star in 'Keeper'".



На других языках


[de] Sofia Vassilieva

Sofia Vassilieva (* 22. Oktober 1992 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; gebürtig russisch София Владимировна Васильева / Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.
- [en] Sofia Vassilieva

[es] Sofia Vassilieva

Sofía Vladimirovna Vassilieva (en cirílico: Софья Владимировна Васильева; Sof'ya Vladimirovna Vasil'yeva; Mineápolis, Minnesota, 22 de octubre de 1992) es una actriz estadounidense. Es conocida por su papel de Ariel Dubois en la serie de televisión Médium y por el personaje de Katherine "Kate" Fitzgerald en la adaptación en cine del libro My Sister's Keeper de Jodi Picoult.

[ru] Васильева, Софья Владимировна

Софья Владимировна Васильева (англ. Sofia Vassilieva; род. 22 октября 1992, Миннеаполис, Миннесота) — американская актриса русского происхождения.



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