Sara Waisglass
Waisglass in 2016
Born (1998-07-03) July 3, 1998 (age 25)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Sara Waisglass (born 3 July 1998)[1][2] is a Canadian actress.

Waisglass first rose to notability as a child actress, playing the role of Jordy Cooper in the children's sitcom Overruled! from 2010 to 2011 and appearing as Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class from 2013 to 2017. As an adult, she starred as Robyn in the 2017 film Mary Goes Round and as Maxine Baker in the Netflix drama series Ginny & Georgia in 2021 and 2022.

Early life

Sara was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario,[2] by her parents Tessa and Jeff Waisglass, along with her sister Carly.[2] She attended Earl Haig Secondary School in Toronto.[2] She attended York University for four years,[3] graduating with a degree in screenwriting,[4] citing an interest in developing her writing skills.[4][5] She likes to play the piano.[5]

Career

In 2007, Waisglass made her television debut playing eight-year-old Jane in The Jane Show.[6] In 2008, Waisglass was cast in her first film role in the Gilles Bourdos-directed psychological thriller Afterwards, alongside John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly.[7][8][9] In 2009, she continued her career on television, appearing in 29 episodes of Overruled!.[1][2] She also appeared in a commercial for KFC.[3] Beginning in 2013, she played Frankie Hollingsworth in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

In 2015, Waisglass was cast in the Anton Corbijn-directed biographical drama film Life,[10] alongside Robert Pattinson and Sir Ben Kingsley.[11] The same year, Waisglass was nominated for "Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21" at the Young Entertainer Awards for her role as Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation.[12]

In 2017, Waisglass played Mary's half-sister Robyn in the Molly McGlynn directed film Mary Goes Round,[13] which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[14] In 2020, she starred as Madison St. Claire in eight episodes of the supernatural drama series October Faction.[3]

In 2021, Waisglass starred as Maxine in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia,[4][15] in a cast that included Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Chelsea Clark and Katie Douglas.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Afterwards Tracey Short film[1]
2008 Watering Mr. Cocoa Amber [1]
2015 Life High School Hop Girl [1]
2017 Mary Goes Round Robyn [1]
2018 Sled Serious Jess Short film[1]
2020 Tainted Anna [1]
2022 Cascade Alex [1]
2023 Suze Brooke

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Jane Show 8 year old Jane Episode: "It's All Relative"
2009–2010 Overruled! Jordy Cooper Main role; 29 episodes[1]
2013–2015 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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Young Entertainer Awards 2015 Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21 Degrassi: The Next Generation Nominated [12][16]
2019 The Joey Awards, Vancouver Best Television or Webseries Ensemble (shared) Holly Hobbie Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sara Waisglass". northernstars.ca. March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kunwar, Sanjay (March 10, 2023). "Sara Waisglass Parents And Sister Have Been Her Strength To Build Her Career". showbizcorner.com.
  3. ^ a b c Moore, Camille (2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Sara Waisglass". tvovermind.com.
  4. ^ a b c Scott, Leah (May 21, 2021). "Sara Waisglass on Acting in Canada, Progressive Characters, and Netflix's Ginny & Georgia". nuvomagazine.com.
  5. ^ a b Swantek, Tessa (February 28, 2023). "Schön! interview - sara waisglass". schonmagazine.com.
  6. ^ "The Jane Show (TV series 2004-2007)". rarefilmfinder.com. 2007.
  7. ^ Besserglik, Bernard (January 14, 2009). "Film Review: Afterwards". hollywoodreporter.com.
  8. ^ "Afterwards (2008)". studiocanal.com.
  9. ^ a b O'Keefe, Meghan (March 1, 2021). "'Ginny & Georgia' Stars Felix Mallard and Sara Waisglass Were Honored to Portray an ASL Family". Decider.
  10. ^ "Life". thecoast.ca. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Life (2015)". filmaffinity.com.
  12. ^ a b "Young Entertainer Awards 2015". youngentertainerawards.org. 2015.
  13. ^ Powell, W. Andrew (March 30, 2018). "John Ralston & Sara Waisglass talk Mary Goes Round". thegate.ca.
  14. ^ Prestridge, James (April 25, 2018). "Close-up: An Interview with Sara Waisglass". closeupculture.com.
  15. ^ Sullivan, Corinne (February 24, 2021). "Newly Obsessed With Ginny & Georgia's Sara Waisglass (aka Maxine)? Join the Club!". popsugar.co.uk.
  16. ^ a b "Sara Waisglass Awards". imdb.com (index source only). Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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