Sofia Wylie facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sofia Wylie
Wylie at the 2019 WonderCon
Born	Sofia Christine Wylie (2004-01-07) January 7, 2004 (age 21) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Actress dancer singer
Years active	2011–present

Sofia Christine Wylie (born January 7, 2004) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She started her career as a dancer. Later, she became well-known for playing Buffy Driscoll in the Disney Channel show Andi Mack (2017–2019).

Sofia Wylie has continued to work with Disney. She played Cory Bailey in the movie Back of the Net (2019). She also voiced Riri Williams in the Marvel Rising cartoons and Spider-Man. She was Mia Brooks in the web series Shook (2019). Many people know her as Gina Porter in the Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023). She also stars in the Netflix fantasy movie The School for Good and Evil (2022).

Sofia Wylie's Early Life

Sofia Wylie was born in Scottsdale, Arizona. She grew up in a place called Tramonto. Her parents are Chris and Amy Wylie. Her father is African-American and Korean. Her mother is white and has German and English family roots. Sofia has an older sister named Isabella, or "Bella." Bella once won an episode of Chopped Junior.

Sofia has loved dancing since she was 5 years old. She also trained to be an actress at the Second City Training Center in Hollywood, California.

Sofia Wylie's Career

Sofia Wylie began her career as a dancer. She appeared on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance in 2011 and 2016. She was also on America's Got Talent in 2015. Sofia even performed on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour.

In 2017, she started a dance series online called 4K Dance Series. She made it with dancers from Utah while filming Andi Mack. In 2019, she launched Dancing with Sofia Wylie, which was an educational dance series on IGTV.

Becoming an Actress

In 2016, Sofia Wylie got her first big acting role. She played Buffy Driscoll, a main character on the Disney Channel show Andi Mack. Buffy was one of Andi's best friends.

Sofia's first movie was the 2019 Australian film Back of the Net. It was shown in theaters in Australia and later on Disney Channel in the United States.

Singing and Voice Acting

In January 2019, Sofia released her first song, "Side by Side." This song was for the cartoon Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts. She also voiced the character Riri Williams / Ironheart in the animated TV movie Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron. This movie aired on Disney XD. She played Ironheart again in Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands and in season 3 of Spider-Man.

New Shows and Projects

On February 15, 2019, Sofia Wylie was chosen to play Gina Porter. This role was for the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The show became available when Disney+ launched in November 2019.

In August 2019, it was announced that Sofia would star as Mia in Shook. This was a short web series that premiered on Disney Channel's YouTube channel in September.

In March 2019, Sofia Wylie started her own production company called AIFOS. Her company bought the rights to turn Jenny Torres Sanchez's book, The Fall of Innocence, into a project. In June 2019, Sofia signed with United Talent Agency, which helps actors find jobs.

In December 2020, it was announced that Sofia Wylie would star in a new Netflix fantasy movie. She plays Agatha in The School for Good and Evil. This movie is based on a popular book series by Soman Chainani.

Sofia Wylie's Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Sofia Wylie para niños