Sofia Black-D'Elia

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. From 2022-2023, Black-D'Elia played the lead role in the Freeform comedy series Single Drunk Female.

Sofia Black-D'Elia
Born (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991 (age 32)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
(m. 2021)
[1]

Early life

Black-D'Elia was born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey, where she graduated from Clifton High School.[3] Her mother, Elinor, works in printing.[4] Her father, Anthony V. D'Elia, is a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey.[5][6][7] Her father is of Italian descent and her mother is Jewish.[8][9] Black-D'Elia had a bat mitzvah ceremony.[1] She started acting at the age of five and signed up for dancing classes at Broadway Bound.[10]

Career

Black-D'Elia's first significant role was the recurring character Bailey on the soap opera All My Children at age seventeen. In 2010, she joined the cast of the MTV teen drama Skins[11] as Tea, an openly lesbian teenager. In the fall of 2012, Black-D'Elia played the role of Sage Spence in the sixth and final season of Gossip Girl. Black-Delia starred 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 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.[20] In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[21]

Personal life

Black-D'Elia lives in New York City.[22] Black-D'Elia met filmmaker Henry Joost while working on the 2016 film Viral, which he co-directed. They married in October 2021.[1]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013The ImmigrantNot Magda
2014Born of WarMina
2015Project AlmanacJessie
2016ViralEmma
2016Ben-HurTirzah
2021To All the Boys: Always and ForeverHeather
2023Good Burger 2Maria
2024I Love You ForeverMackenzie
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2010All My ChildrenBailey WellsRecurring role, 28 episodes
2011SkinsTea MarvelliMain role
2012Gossip GirlNatasha "Sage" SpenceRecurring role, 9 episodes
2013BetrayalJules WhitmanRecurring role, 4 episodes
2015The MessengersErin CalderMain role
2016The Night OfAndrea CornishEpisode: "The Beach"
2017–2018The MickSabrina PembertonMain role
2020–2021Your HonorFrannie LatimerMain role (season 1)
2022–2023Single Drunk FemaleSamantha FinkLead role[23]
Web roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Skins WebisodesTea MarvelliEpisodes: "Dress Up", "Poker", "The Big Bust Hunt"
2012Somewhere RoadErikaShort film
201610 CrosbySofia / Ronnie's MomShort film series; segments: "Hi Fi", "Drunk on Youth"
2016InvisibleTatiana AshlandMain role
Music videos
YearTitleArtistNotes
2011"The Chase Is On"Hoodie Allen[24]
2013"If So"Atlas Genius

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