Sara Waisglass

Sara Waisglass (born July 3, 1998)[1][2] is a Canadian actress having arose to notability as a child actress, playing the role of Jordy Cooper in the children's sitcom Overruled! from 2010 to 2011, 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 in the Netflix drama series Ginny & Georgia in 2021 and 2022.

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

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] writing being a path she wants to develop as her career progresses.[4][5] She also likes to play the piano.[5]

Career

In 2007, Waisglass made her way into the entertainment industry as a child actress, making her television debut playing eight-year-old Jane in The Jane Show.[6] In 2008, Waisglass made her big screen debut in the Gilles Bourdos directed psychological thriller Afterwards alongside John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly.[7][8][9] In 2009, she continued as a child actress in 29 episodes of Overruled!.[1][2] She once appeared in a commercial for KFC.[3]

In 2015, Waisglass appeared in the Anton Corbijn directed biographical drama film Life,[10] amongst a cast that included 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 2015 for her main role performance of 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, best friend of Ginny and part of the MANG group (Max, Abby, Norah and Ginny) 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 [1]

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]
2013–2014 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"
2018–2022 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. "Sara Waisglass". northernstars.ca. March 15, 2023.
  2. Kunwar, Sanjay (March 10, 2023). "Sara Waisglass Parents And Sister Have Been Her Strength To Build Her Career". showbizcorner.com.
  3. Moore, Camille (2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Sara Waisglass". tvovermind.com.
  4. Scott, Leah (May 21, 2021). "Sara Waisglass on Acting in Canada, Progressive Characters, and Netflix's Ginny & Georgia". nuvomagazine.com.
  5. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Young Entertainer Awards 2015". youngentertainerawards.org. 2015.
  13. Powell, W. Andrew (March 30, 2018). "John Ralston & Sara Waisglass talk Mary Goes Round". thegate.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Prestridge, James (April 25, 2018). "Close-up: An Interview with Sara Waisglass". closeupculture.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Sullivan, Corinne (February 24, 2021). "Newly Obsessed With Ginny & Georgia's Sara Waisglass (aka Maxine)? Join the Club!". popsugar.co.uk.
  16. "Sara Waisglass Awards". imdb.com (index source only). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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