Sara Waisglass
Canadian actress (born 1998)
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Sara Waisglass (born 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] |