Sofia Vassilieva

Infobox actor
name = Sofia Vassilieva

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imagesize = 200px
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birthdate = birth date and age|1992|10|22
birthplace = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
yearsactive = 2001 ─ present
birthname = Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva
othername = Sonya, Sonechka
website = http://www.sofiav.com

Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an American child actress of Russian descent from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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".cite web | url=http://that-imta-blog.blogspot.com/2006/11/sofia-vassilieva-debut-of-series.html | title=Sofia Vassilieva debut of series Medium | publisher=IMTA official blog | date=2006-11-15 | accessdate=2006-10-23]

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" directed by Kevin Lima, with Julie Andrews as Nanny.cite web | author=Deutsch, Robert | url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-04-24-eloise_x.htm | title=Life imitates art at The Plaza hotel | publisher=USA Today.com | date=2003-04-24 | accessdate=2007-10-23] cite web | author=Hughes, Mike | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030425/ai_n12498495 | title='Eloise' a role quite befitting a young, adventurous actress | publisher=Chicago Sun-Times | date=2003-04-25 | accessdate=2007-10-23]

At 11, Sofia began playing the role of Ariel DuBois in "Medium".cite web | url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Tv-Guide-News/Sofia-Vassilieva-Chats/800017919?rssDate=12345678- | title=Sofia Vassilieva Chats About "Medium" | publisher=TVGuide.com | date=2007-07-02 | accessdate=2007-10-23]

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 Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, and Abigail Breslin. The film is directed by Nick Cassavetes. Sofia had to shave her head to play the role of Kate. [ [http://justjared.buzznet.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2008&mon=03&evt=breslin-keeper&pic=abigail-breslin-my-sisters-keeper-01.jpgPhoto of Sofia with her head shaved on the set of "My Sister's Keeper"] ]

Filmography

References

External links

* [http://www.sofiav.com Official Website] - outdated and not regularly updated
*imdb|1100839
* [http://www.nbc.com/Medium/bios/sofia_vassilieva.shtml Bio on "Medium" website]