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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.
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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]
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]
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Film
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 , Seasons 13 & 14 |
| 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 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Young Entertainer Awards 2015 | Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Nominated | [13][17] |
| 2019 | The Joey Awards, Vancouver | Best Television or Webseries Ensemble (shared) | Holly Hobbie | Nominated | [17] |
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