Sofia Vassilieva - wikipedia Sofia Vassilieva Sofia Vassilieva Vassilieva in June 2009 Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva ( 1992 - 10 - 22 ) October 22, 1992 ( age 25 ) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Other names Sonya, Sonechka Citizenship United States Russia Education Barbizon Modeling and Acting School 2000 Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Shakespeare course ; London, UK 2013 Columbia College, Columbia University 2014 ( B.A. Sc. ; magna cum laude ) Occupation Actress Years active 2000 -- present Website www.sofiav.com Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva ( Russian : София Владимировна Васильева ; born October 22, 1992 ) is an American actress. Her most notable roles include the children 's book Eloise in Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime, Ariel DuBois in the Emmy - winning TV series Medium, and teenage cancer patient Kate Fitzgerald in the 2009 film adaptation of My Sister 's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Vassilieva was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County Medical Center, the daughter and only child of Russian immigrants Dr. Larissa Vassilieva, a biologist, and Dr. Vladimir Vassiliev, a physicist, both from Novosibirsk. She attended and graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Arizona. Career At the age of seven, Vassilieva was discovered at the International Modeling and Talent Association ( IMTA ) in New York, where she won the title of Child Actress and first runner - up Child Model Of The Year 2000. Less than a year later, Vassilieva received her first role, playing the granddaughter of a retired Russian General in an episode of the CBS television series The Agency. Vassilieva played Cindy Brady in The Brady Bunch in the White House, opposite Shelley Long and Gary Cole in 2002. That same year, she was cast as a little girl named Gina in Inhabited ( 2003 ), starring Malcolm McDowell and former child actress Patty McCormack. In 2003, she played Eloise in two made - for - television movies : Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime, directed by Kevin Lima and featuring Julie Andrews as Nanny. For her role as Eloise, Vassilieva was nominated for the Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special at the 2004 Young Artist Awards. In May 2004, at the age of eleven, Vassilieva was cast as Ariel DuBois in Medium, a series about mother - of - three and consultant to the Phoenix District Attorney 's office Allison DuBois ( Patricia Arquette ), whose psychic visions help solve crimes. The series premiered on January 3, 2005. Vassilieva played the daughter of Arquette 's character for seven seasons, until the series ' finale on January 21, 2011. Vassilieva was a presenter of Family Feature Film on the Humane Society 's 19th Genesis Awards in 2005. She won a Young Artist Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama for her role as Ariel DuBois in Medium. With Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin at 2009 MTV Movie Awards Vassilieva played the lead role of terminally ill teenager Kate Fitzgerald in the 2009 adaptation of Jodi Picoult 's novel My Sister 's Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes. She starred alongside Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, and Abigail Breslin. Vassilieva shaved her head and eyebrows for her role as a teenage cancer patient. In the same year, she became an honorary ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer. For her performance as Kate, Vassilieva won a Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film in 2010. It was her third nomination and second win. In 2011, she guest - starred on Law & Order : SVU as Sarah Walsh, a piano BFA candidate who was raped in her New York City apartment. She reprised her role as Sarah in 2013. On May 21, 2014, Vassilieva graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree. She has also completed a Linguistics major with honors, and a special concentration in Business Management. Vassilieva is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity. Filmography Year Film / Show Role Notes 2001 The Agency Elena TV series 2001 The Brady Bunch in the White House Cindy Brady TV movie 2003 Eloise at the Plaza Eloise TV movie 2003 Eloise at Christmastime Eloise TV movie 2003 Inhabited Gina Russell 2005 -- 2011 Medium Ariel Dubois 2007 Day Zero Mara 2008 Hurt Sarah Parsons 2009 My Sister 's Keeper Kate Fitzgerald Stand Up to Cancer Herself Telethon 2011, 2013 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Sarah Walsh TV series ( 2 episodes ) 2013 Call Me Crazy : A Five Film Allison Television film, segment : `` Allison '' 2015 Stalker Dierdre TV Series ( 1 episode ) 2016 Lucifer Debra TV Series ( 1 episode ) 2016 Notorious Jenna TV Series ( 1 episode ) 2017 Training Day Chelsea Brown TV Series ( 1 episode ) 2017 Criminal Minds : Beyond Borders Roxy Bental TV Series ( 1 episode ) 2017 Supergirl Olivia TV Series ( 1 episode ) 2017 Bad Stepmother Verity 2017 Max Bess TV movie 2018 Brighton Beach Dasha 2018 Timeless Abiah Folger TV Series ( 1 episode ) Video games Year Film / Show Role Notes 2016 Mafia III Anna McGee DLC `` Sign of the times '' 2017 Call of Duty : WWII Hazel Daniels References Jump up ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-261431.html Jump up ^ `` My Sister 's Keeper ''. movieset.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009. Jump up ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/203954 Jump up ^ `` Barbizon Modeling and Acting - Alumni ''. Barbizon Modeling. ^ Jump up to : `` Sofia Vassilieva debut of series Medium ''. IMTA official blog. Retrieved October 23, 2006. Jump up ^ Deutsch, Robert ( April 24, 2003 ). `` Life imitates art at The Plaza hotel ''. USA Today.com. Retrieved October 23, 2007. Jump up ^ Hughes, Mike. `` ' Eloise ' a role quite befitting a young, adventurous actress ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Sofia Vassilieva Chats About Medium ''. TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Role of cancer patient emotional for teen actress Sofia Vassilieva ''. azcentral.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` All Grown Up '', TV Guide, July 11, 2011, page 6 Jump up ^ HURT - the movie Jump up ^ Breslin, Vassilieva to star in ' Keeper ' External links Sofia Vassilieva on IMDb VIAF : 101029013 LCCN : no2005109568 ISNI : 0000 0001 1692 4425 GND : 140509240 SUDOC : 18428175X BNF : cb16150864n ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sofia_Vassilieva&oldid=820748248 '' Categories : 1992 births American child actresses American film actresses American people of Russian descent American television actresses Living people Actresses from Minneapolis 21st - century American actresses Columbia University alumni Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from July 2015 Articles with hCards Articles containing Russian - language text Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Deutsch Eesti Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 16 January 2018, at 11 : 09. 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Question: actress who plays kate in my sister's keeper
Answer: Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva