Sara Waisglass

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Sara Waisglass
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An image of Sara Waisglass in 2022
Born (1998-07-03) July 3, 1998 (age 27)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

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

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Waisglass initially 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 since 2021.

Early life

Sara was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario [2] to 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] She is Jewish. [6]

Career

In 2007, Waisglass made her television debut playing eight-year-old Jane in The Jane Show . [7] In 2008, Waisglass was cast in her first film role in the Gilles Bourdos-directed psychological thriller Afterwards , alongside John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly. [8] [9] [10] 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 , [11] alongside Robert Pattinson and Sir Ben Kingsley. [12] 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. [13]

In 2017, Waisglass played Mary's half-sister Robyn in the Molly McGlynn directed film Mary Goes Round , [14] which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. [15] 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] [16] in a cast that included Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Chelsea Clark and Katie Douglas. [10] After the Season 2 release, Ginny & Georgia was the most-watched title from January to June 2023 on Netflix, with a combined 967.2M hours viewed between Seasons 1 and 2. [17] In May 2023, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season. The third season is slated to be released on June 5, 2025. It is one of most anticipated new and returning TV shows of 2025. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Afterwards Tracey Short film [1]
Watering Mr. CocoaAmber [1]
2015 Life High School Hop Girl [1]
2017 Mary Goes Round Robyn [1]
2018Sled SeriousJessShort film [1]
2020TaintedAnna [1]
2022 Cascade Alex [1]
2023 Suze Brooke

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Jane Show 8 year old JaneEpisode: "It's All Relative"
2009–2010 Overruled! Jordy CooperMain cast
2013–2015 Degrassi: The Next Generation Frankie HollingsworthMain cast (Seasons 13–14)
2014 Degrassi: MinisEpisode: "Dress You Up Part Three"
2015Degrassi: Don't Look BackTV movie
2016Holiday JoyChanel TV movie
2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Frankie HollingsworthMain cast
2017 The Good Doctor Olivia HartmanEpisode: "Pipes"
Killjoys QuinEpisodes: "Reckoning Ball", "The Hullen Have Eyes"
2018 Suits Teen EstherEpisodes: "Coral Gables", "Bad Man"
2018–2022 Holly Hobbie LylaRecurring role
2020 October Faction Madison St. ClaireRecurring role
2021–present Ginny & Georgia Maxine BakerMain cast

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015Young Entertainer Awards 2015Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21 Degrassi: The Next Generation Nominated [13] [19]
2019The Joey Awards, VancouverBest Television or Webseries Ensemble (shared) Holly Hobbie Nominated [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sara Waisglass". northernstars.ca. March 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kunwar, Sanjay (March 10, 2023). "Sara Waisglass Parents And Sister Have Been Her Strength To Build Her Career". showbizcorner.com.
  3. 1 2 3 Moore, Camille (2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Sara Waisglass". tvovermind.com.
  4. 1 2 3 Scott, Leah (May 21, 2021). "Sara Waisglass on Acting in Canada, Progressive Characters, and Netflix's Ginny & Georgia". nuvomagazine.com.
  5. 1 2 Swantek, Tessa (February 28, 2023). "Schön! interview - sara waisglass". schonmagazine.com.
  6. ↑ "Next class of Degrassi also features Jewish actors - The Canadian Jewish News". thecjn.ca. January 18, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Jane Show (TV series 2004-2007)". rarefilmfinder.com. 2007.
  8. ↑ Besserglik, Bernard (January 14, 2009). "Film Review: Afterwards". hollywoodreporter.com.
  9. ↑ "Afterwards (2008)". studiocanal.com.
  10. 1 2 O'Keefe, Meghan (March 1, 2021). "'Ginny & Georgia' Stars Felix Mallard and Sara Waisglass Were Honored to Portray an ASL Family". Decider.
  11. ↑ "Life". thecoast.ca. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Life (2015)". filmaffinity.com.
  13. 1 2 "Young Entertainer Awards 2015". youngentertainerawards.org. 2015.
  14. ↑ Powell, W. Andrew (March 30, 2018). "John Ralston & Sara Waisglass talk Mary Goes Round". thegate.ca.
  15. ↑ Prestridge, James (April 25, 2018). "Close-up: An Interview with Sara Waisglass". closeupculture.com.
  16. ↑ Sullivan, Corinne (February 24, 2021). "Newly Obsessed With Ginny & Georgia's Sara Waisglass (aka Maxine)? Join the Club!". popsugar.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "'Ginny & Georgia' Dominated Netflix In First Half Of 2023". Deadline. December 21, 2023.
  18. ↑ "'35 Of The Most Anticipated New & Returning TV Shows Of 2025". Deadline.
  19. 1 2 "Sara Waisglass Awards". imdb.com (index source only). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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