Sara Waisglass

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Sara Waisglass
Born (1998-07-03) July 3, 1998 (age 23)
Toronto, Ontario
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Sara Waisglass is a Canadian actress known for playing the role of Jordy Cooper in the children’s sitcom Overruled! from 2010 to 2011, as Frankie Hollingsworth Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class from 2013 to 2017, as Robyn in the 2017 film Mary Goes Round and as Maxine in the Netflix comedy series Ginny & Georgia in 2021.

Early life and career[]

Waisglass made her way into the entertainment industry as a child actress, making her television debut playing 8 year old Jane in The Jane Show in 2007.[1] To follow this Waisglass made her big screen debut in the Gilles Bourdos directed psychological thriller Afterwards alongside John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly in 2008.[2][3][4] In 2015, Waisglass appeared in the Anton Corbijn directed biographical drama film Life amongst a cast that included Robert Pattinson and Sir Ben Kingsley.[5][6] Waisglass also ventured into modelling at aged 15 for the Youth Apparel brand.[7] In 2015, Waisglass was nominated for Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21 at the Young Entertainer Awards 2015 for her main role performance of Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation.[8]

In 2017, Waisglass played Mary’s half-sister Robyn in the Molly McGlynn directed film Mary Goes Round which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[9][10] In 2021, Waisglass starred as Maxine, best friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia.[11][4]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Afterwards Tracey Short film
2008 Watering Mr. Cocoa Amber
2015 Life High School Hop Girl
2017 Mary Goes Round Robyn
2018 Sled Serious Jess Short film
2020 Anna

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
2013–2014 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"
2018–2019 Holly Hobbie Lyla Recurring role, 10 episodes
2020 October Faction Madison St. Claire Recurring role, 8 episodes
2021 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 [8]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Jane Show (TV series 2004-2007)". rarefilmfinder.com. 2007.
  2. ^ Besserglik, Bernard (January 14, 2009). "Film Review: Afterwards". hollywoodreporter.com.
  3. ^ "Afterwards (2008)". studiocanal.com.
  4. ^ a b O'Keefe, Meghan (March 1, 2021). "'Ginny & Georgia' Stars Felix Mallard and Sara Waisglass Were Honored to Portray an ASL Family". Decider.
  5. ^ "Life". thecoast.ca. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Life (2015)". filmaffinity.com.
  7. ^ "Meet Degrassi Star & Youth Apparel Top Model Sara Waisglass". fashionandbeautyinc.com. December 19, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Young Entertainer Awards 2015". youngentertainerawards.org.
  9. ^ Powell, W. Andrew (March 30, 2018). "John Ralston & Sara Waisglass talk Mary Goes Round". thegate.ca.
  10. ^ Prestridge, James (April 25, 2018). "Close-up: An Interview with Sara Waisglass". closeupculture.com.
  11. ^ Sullivan, Corinne (February 24, 2021). "Newly Obsessed With Ginny & Georgia's Sara Waisglass (aka Maxine)? Join the Club!". popsugar.co.uk.

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