Sofia Wylie

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Sofia Wylie
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Wylie at the 2019 WonderCon
Born Sofia Christine Wylie
(2004-01-07) January 7, 2004 (age 21)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active 2011–present

Sofia Christine Wylie (born January 7, 2004[1][2]) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career in dance before gaining prominence through her role as Buffy Driscoll on the Disney Channel comedy-drama series Andi Mack (2017–2019).

Wylie has continued to work with Disney; her roles include Cory Bailey in the film Back of the Net (2019), Riri Williams in the Marvel Rising animated franchise, Mia Brooks in the web series Shook (2019), and Gina Porter in the Disney+ mockumentary High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–). She also stars in the Netflix fantasy film The School for Good and Evil (2022).

Early life

Wylie was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, and grew up in Tramonto, to parents Chris and Amy. Her father is African-American and Korean, her mother is of German and English descent.[3] She has an older sister, Isabella "Bella", who appeared in an episode of Chopped Junior and won.[4] Wylie has been dancing since she was 5 years old[4] and trained in acting at Second City Training Center in Hollywood, California.[1] [5]

Career

Wylie started her career in dance, making appearances on So You Think You Can Dance in 2011 and 2016 and America's Got Talent in 2015.[6] She performed on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour.[7][8] In 2017, she started the Internet-based 4K Dance Series with Utah dancers while filming Andi Mack.[8] In 2019, she started Dancing with Sofia Wylie, an IGTV educational dance series.[9]

In 2016, it was announced that Wylie would star in her first major acting role as Buffy Driscoll, a main character and one of Andi's best friends on the Disney Channel series Andi Mack.[3][10] Wylie made her film debut as Cory Bailey in the 2019 Australian film, Back of the Net,[11] which had a theatrical release in Australia and aired on Disney Channel in the United States.[12] Wylie debuted her first single, "Side by Side", for Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts in January 2019.[13] She voiced the role of Riri Williams in the animated TV movie Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron, which aired on Disney XD.[14] She reprised the role for Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands and in season 3 of Spider-Man.

On February 15, 2019, Wylie was cast as Gina Porter in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which was available from launch that November.[15] It was announced in August that Wylie would star as Mia in Shook, a short-form web series premiering on Disney Channel's YouTube channel in September.[16]

In March 2019, Wylie launched a production company, AIFOS[17] and optioned the rights to adapt Jenny Torres Sanchez's novel, The Fall of Innocence, as its first project.[18] In June 2019, Wylie signed with United Talent Agency.[19]

In December 2020, it was announced that Wylie would star alongside Sophia Anne Caruso in the upcoming Netflix fantasy film, The School for Good and Evil, an adaptation of the book series by Soman Chainani.[20][21] Wylie plays the role of Agatha.[22]

Filmography

Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Back of the Net Cory Bailey [11]
2022 The School for Good and Evil Agatha [23]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 So You Think You Can Dance Herself 2 episodes
2016
2015 America's Got Talent 1 episode
2017 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn June 3 episodes
2019 Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron Ironheart / Riri Williams (voice) Television film
Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands Television special
Shook Mia Brooks Main role
2017–2019 Andi Mack Buffy Driscoll
2020 Spider-Man: Maximum Venom Ironheart / Riri Williams (voice) 2 episodes
2019–present High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Gina Porter Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Young Entertainer Awards Best Young Ensemble in a Television Series Andi Mack Won [24]
Best Leading Young Actress in a Television Series Nominated [24]
2021 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated
2022 Kids’ Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nominated

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