Sara Waisglass

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

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

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. As a teenager, she appeared as Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class from 2013 to 2017. She also played Robyn in the 2017 drama film Mary Goes Round. As an adult, she starred 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

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Afterwards Tracey Short film[1]
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 Alex [1]
2023 Suze Brooke
2026 How to Lose a Popularity Contest Ellie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Jane Show 8 year old Jane Episode: "It's All Relative"
2009–2010 Overruled! Jordy Cooper Main cast
2013–2015 Degrassi: The Next Generation Frankie Hollingsworth Main cast (Seasons 13–14)
2014 Degrassi: Minis Episode: "Dress You Up Part Three"
2015 Degrassi: Don't Look Back TV movie
2016 Holiday Joy Chanel TV movie
2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Frankie Hollingsworth Main cast
2017 The Good Doctor Olivia Hartman Episode: "Pipes"
Killjoys Quin Episodes: "Reckoning Ball", "The Hullen Have Eyes"
2018 Suits Teen Esther Episodes: "Coral Gables", "Bad Man"
2018–2022 Holly Hobbie Lyla Recurring role
2020 October Faction Madison St. Claire Recurring role
2021–present Ginny & Georgia Maxine Baker Main cast

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 [13][19]
2019 The Joey Awards, Vancouver Best Television or Webseries Ensemble (shared) Holly Hobbie Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sara Waisglass". northernstars.ca. March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kunwar, Sanjay (March 10, 2023). "Sara Waisglass Parents And Sister Have Been Her Strength To Build Her Career". showbizcorner.com.
  3. ^ a b c Moore, Camille (2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Sara Waisglass". tvovermind.com.
  4. ^ a b c Scott, Leah (May 21, 2021). "Sara Waisglass on Acting in Canada, Progressive Characters, and Netflix's Ginny & Georgia". nuvomagazine.com.
  5. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Sara Waisglass Awards". imdb.com (index source only). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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