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Sofia Black-D'Elia
Born (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991 (age 32)
Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
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Sofia Black-D'Elia (born December 24, 1991[2]) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, such as Tea Marvelli in Skins, Sage Spence in Gossip Girl, Andrea Cornish in The Night Of, and Frannie Latimer in Your Honor. From 2017 to 2018 Black-D'Elia starred as Sabrina on the Fox comedy The Mick. She also starred in the 2015 film Project Almanac and the 2016 film Viral. Currently, Black-D'Elia plays the lead role in the Freeform comedy series Single Drunk Female that premiered on January 20, 2022.

Personal life

Black-D'Elia was born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey, where she graduated from Clifton High School.[3] Her mother, Eleanor, works in printing. Her father, Anthony V. D'Elia, is a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey.[4][5][6] Her father is of Italian descent and her mother is Jewish.[7][8] She started acting at the age of five and signed up for dancing classes at Broadway Bound.[9] Black-D'Elia lives in New York City.[10] Black-D'Elia met filmmaker Henry Joost while working on the 2016 film Viral, which he co-directed. They got married in October 2021.[1]

Career

When she was seventeen, Black-D'Elia was cast in her first significant role on the soap opera All My Children as the recurring character Bailey. In 2010, she was cast the role of Tea on the MTV teen drama Skins,[11] where she played an openly lesbian teenager. Starting in the fall of 2012, Black-D'Elia played Sage Spence in the sixth and final season of Gossip Girl. She also portrayed Jessie in the Michael Bay-produced time travel thriller Project Almanac, which was released in January 2015.[12] In 2016, she appeared in the HBO miniseries The Night Of.[13] The same year she starred as Emma in the horror film Viral.[14][15]

Black-D'Elia played the role of Sabrina Pemberton on Fox comedy television comedy series The Mick from 2017 to 2018.[16][17][18] In 2019 she was in the role of Frannie on the Showtime legal drama television series Your Honor,[19] which premiered in late 2020. She currently stars as the lead in the Freeform comedy series Single Drunk Female which premiered in January 2022. She plays a 28-year-old alcoholic who moves home with her overbearing mother after she is forced into sobriety when she is arrested for assaulting her boss.[20]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Immigrant Not Magda
2014 Born of War Mina
2015 Project Almanac Jessie
2016 Viral Emma
2016 Ben-Hur Tirzah
2021 To All the Boys: Always and Forever Heather
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009–2010 All My Children Bailey Wells Recurring role, 28 episodes
2011 Skins Tea Marvelli Main role
2012 Gossip Girl Natasha "Sage" Spence Recurring role, 9 episodes
2013 Betrayal Jules Whitman Recurring role, 4 episodes
2015 The Messengers Erin Calder Main role
2016 The Night Of Andrea Cornish Episode: "The Beach"
2017–2018 The Mick Sabrina Pemberton Main role
2020–2021 Your Honor Frannie Latimer Main role
2022 Single Drunk Female Samantha Fink Main role[21]
Web roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Skins Webisodes Tea Marvelli Episodes: "Dress Up", "Poker", "The Big Bust Hunt"
2012 Somewhere Road Erika Short film
2016 10 Crosby Sofia / Ronnie's Mom Short film series; segments: "Hi Fi", "Drunk on Youth"
2016 Invisible Tatiana Ashland Main role
Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2011 "The Chase Is On" Hoodie Allen [22]
2013 "If So" Atlas Genius

References

  1. ^ a b Kuperinsky, Amy (January 20, 2022). "'Single Drunk Female' star Sofia Black-D'Elia on recovery, addiction and her N.J. journey". NJ.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Your Horoscope, Birthday Star". Montreal Gazette. December 24, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Cotter, Kelly-Jane. "Jersey Girl has starring role in Project Almanac", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2015. Accessed September 17, 2018. "Clifton's Sofia Black D'Elia stars in sci-fi thriller Project Almanac.... A graduate of Clifton High School, D'Elia might be recognizable to soap opera fans through her breakthrough role as Bailey Wells on All My Children."
  4. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Clifton native in big 'Skins' role". NorthJersey.com.
  5. ^ "Secaucus Ties for 'Skins' - eSecaucus". eSecaucus.
  6. ^ "Anthony V. D'Elia Appointed Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County". chasanlaw.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Girl on the Rise: Meet Sofia Black D'Elia". WhoWhatWear.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Kim. "Sofia Black D'Elia, Camille Crescencia-Mills, and Ron Mustafaa on Being Besties and Filming Sex Scenes on Skins". Wetpaint.
  9. ^ "Sofia Black-D'Elia Biography". www.buddytv.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "'The Mick' Star Thomas Barbusca Dishes On Season 2 Laughs..." International Business Times.
  11. ^ Shah, Murad (January 25, 2011). "'Skins' star Sofia Black D'Elia on the lesbian tea". All Voices. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  12. ^ "'Project Almanac': Choose Your Own Time Travel Adventure (Video)". Bloody Disgusting. June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  13. ^ "Sofia Black-D'Elia Is Watching 'The Night Of' Like Everyone Else". HBO. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Yamato, Jen (May 1, 2014). "Sofia Black-D'Elia To Star In Blumhouse / IM Global / Dimension Outbreak Thriller 'Viral'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  15. ^ Barton, Steve (June 21, 2016). "Viral Goes Viral in August". Dread Central. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (February 29, 2016). "Hannah Kasulka Joins Fox's 'The Exorcist'; Sofia Black D'Elia In 'The Mick'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 21, 2017). "Kaitlin Olson Comedy 'The Mick' Renewed For Season 2 By Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  18. ^ Holloway, Daniel (June 22, 2017). "Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Including 'Empire,' 'The Gifted,' 'The Orville'". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  19. ^ Petski, Denise (August 2, 2019). "'Your Honor': Michael Stuhlbarg & Sofia Black-D'Elia Join Showtime Legal Drama – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "'Single Drunk Female' Trailer: First Look at Freeform Comedy Starring Sofia Black-D'Elia & Ally Sheedy". Deadline. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  21. ^ Otterson, Joe (February 26, 2021). "Freeform Orders Comedy Series 'Single Drunk Female' Starring Ally Sheedy, Sofia Black-D'Elia". Variety. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  22. ^ Newman, Jason. "New Video: Hoodie Allen, 'The Chase Is On'". MTV News. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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