Sofia Vassilieva


Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva is an American actress. Her most notable roles include 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.

Early life

Vassilieva was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County Medical Center, the daughter and only child of Russian immigrants Larissa Vassilieva, a biologist, and Vladimir Vassiliev, a physicist, both from Novosibirsk. She attended and graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Arizona.

Career

At the age of seven, Vassilieva was discovered at the International Modeling and Talent Association in New York, where she won the title of Child Actress and first runner-up Child Model Of The Year 2000.
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, starring Malcolm McDowell and former child actress 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. 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, 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.
Vassilieva 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.
and Abigail Breslin at 2009 MTV Movie Awards
Vassilieva played the lead role of 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.
In 2011, she guest-starred on as Sarah Walsh, a piano BFA candidate who was raped in her New York City apartment. She reprised her role as Sarah in 2013.
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 women's fraternity.

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
2007Day ZeroMaraSupporting role
2008HurtSarah ParsonsMain role
2009My Sister's KeeperKate FitzgeraldMain role
2010Stand Up to CancerHerselfTelethon
2011, 2013'Sarah WalshTV series
2013'AllisonTelevision film, segment: "Allison"
2015StalkerDierdreTV Series
2016LuciferDebraTV Series
2016NotoriousJennaTV Series
2017Training DayChelsea BrownTV Series
2017Roxy BentalTV Series
2017, 2018SupergirlOliviaTV Series
2017 MaxBessTV movie
2018Bad StepmotherVerityMain role
2018Russian AmericanDashaMain role
2018TimelessAbiah FranklinTV Series
2018S.W.A.T.LaurenTV Series
2018Black LightningLookerTV Series
2019Looking for AlaskaLara ButerskayaHulu limited series
2021The Little ThingsTina SalvatoreMain Role

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