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Sofia Vassilieva
Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an
Sofia Vassilieva
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.

Contents
Early life
Career
Filmography
Video games
References
External links Vassilieva in June 2009
Born Sofia Vladimirovna
Early life Vassilieva
October 22, 1992
Vassilieva was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin Minneapolis,
County Medical Center, the daughter and only child of Russian Minnesota, U.S.
immigrants Larissa Vassilieva, a biologist, and Vladimir Vassiliev, Other names Sonya, Sonechka
a physicist, both from Novosibirsk.[1][2] She attended and
Education Columbia University
graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in
(BA)
Arizona.[3]
Occupation Actress

Career Years active 2000–present

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.[4]

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 former child actress Patty McCormack.

In 2003, she played Eloise in two made-for-television movies: Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at

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Christmastime, directed by Kevin Lima and featuring Julie Andrews as Nanny.[5][6] 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.[4][7]

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.

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. [8] With Cameron Diaz and Abigail
Breslin at 2009 MTV Movie Awards
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 women's
fraternity.[9]

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

Filmography

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Year Film/Show Role Notes

2001 The Agency Elena TV series
2001 The Brady Bunch in the White House Cindy Brady TV movie
2003 Eloise at the Plaza Eloise TV movie
2003 Eloise at Christmastime Eloise TV movie
2003 Inhabited Gina Russell Main role
2005–2011 Medium Ariel Dubois Main role (7 seasons, 130 episodes)
2007 Day Zero Mara Supporting role

2008 Hurt Sarah Parsons[10] Main role

2009 My Sister's Keeper[11] Kate Fitzgerald Main role

2010 Stand Up to Cancer Herself Telethon

2011, 2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sarah Walsh TV series (2 episodes)
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Allison Television film, segment: "Allison"
2015 Stalker Dierdre TV Series (1 episode)
2016 Lucifer Debra TV Series (1 episode)
2016 Notorious Jenna TV Series (1 episode)
2017 Training Day Chelsea Brown TV Series (1 episode)
2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Roxy Bental TV Series (1 episode)
2017, 2018 Supergirl Olivia TV Series (2 episodes)
2017 Max Bess TV movie
2018 Bad Stepmother Verity Main role
2018 Russian American Dasha Main role
2018 Timeless Abiah Franklin TV Series (1 episode)
2018 S.W.A.T. Lauren TV Series (1 episode)
2018, 2021 Black Lightning Looker TV Series (4 episodes)
2019 Looking for Alaska Lara Buterskaya Hulu limited series
2021 The Little Things Tina Salvatore Supporting Role
2021 All Rise Olga Kirilenko Petrovic TV Series (1 episode)
2021 13 Minutes Maddy Main Role

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Mafia III Anna McGee DLC "Sign of the Times"
2017 Call of Duty: WWII Hazel Daniels

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References
1. "My Sister's Keeper" (https://web.archive.org/web/20090629232841/http://www.movieset.com/my-
sisters-keeper/castandcrew/5cph7u/actor/sofia-vassilieva). movieset.com. Archived from the
original (http://www.movieset.com/my-sisters-keeper/castandcrew/5cph7u/actor/sofia-vassilieva)
on June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
2. "Sofia Vassilieva: The Next Big Thing" (http://www.newsweek.com/id/203954). June 25, 2009.
3. "Barbizon Modeling and Acting - Alumni" (http://www.barbizonmodeling.com/alumni). Barbizon
Modeling.
4. "Sofia Vassilieva debut of series Medium" (http://that-imta-blog.blogspot.com/2006/11/sofia-vassili
eva-debut-of-series.html). IMTA official blog. Retrieved October 23, 2006.
5. Deutsch, Robert (April 24, 2003). "Life imitates art at The Plaza hotel" (https://www.usatoday.com/l
ife/2003-04-24-eloise_x.htm). USA Today.com. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
6. Hughes, Mike. " 'Eloise' a role quite befitting a young, adventurous actress" (https://web.archive.or
g/web/20071122212008/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030425/ai_n12498495).
Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20
030425/ai_n12498495) on November 22, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
7. "Sofia Vassilieva Chats About Medium" (https://web.archive.org/web/20081204080954/http://com
munity.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Tv-Guide-News/Sofia-Vassilieva-Chats/80001
7919?rssDate=12345678-). TVGuide.com. Archived from the original (http://community.tvguide.co
m/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Tv-Guide-News/Sofia-Vassilieva-Chats/800017919?rssDate=1
2345678-) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
8. "Role of cancer patient emotional for teen actress Sofia Vassilieva" (https://www.azcentral.com/ent
/movies/articles/2009/06/30/20090630keeper-sofia0630.html). azcentral.com. Retrieved
October 17, 2013.
9. "All Grown Up", TV Guide, July 11, 2011, page 6
10. "Hurt - The Movie" (http://www.hurt-the-movie.com/). www.hurt-the-movie.com.
11. "Breslin, Vassilieva to star in 'Keeper' " (https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980824.html?categ
oryid=13&cs=1).

External links
Sofia Vassilieva (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1100839/) at IMDb

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