Sofia Black-D'Elia explained
Sofia Black-D'Elia |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1991 |
Birth Place: | Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actress |
Yearsactive: | 2009–present |
Spouse: | [1] |
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.
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. 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 starred in the Freeform comedy series Single Drunk Female for two seasons.[20]
Personal life
Black-D'Elia lives in New York City.[21] Black-D'Elia met filmmaker Henry Joost while working on the 2016 film Viral, which he co-directed. They married in October 2021.
Filmography
Television rolesYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 (season 1) |
2022–2023 | Single Drunk Female | Samantha Fink | Lead role[22] | |
Web rolesYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |
Invisible | Tatiana Ashland | Main role | |
Notes and References
- News: 'Single Drunk Female' star Sofia Black-D'Elia on recovery, addiction and her N.J. journey. Kuperinsky . Amy . January 20, 2022. NJ.com. February 5, 2022.
- News: Your Horoscope, Birthday Star. December 24, 2019. Montreal Gazette. February 5, 2022.
- 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."
- Web site: 'Single Drunk Female' star Sofia Black-D'Elia on recovery, addiction and her N.J. journey. English Times. 21 January 2022. 6 April 2022.
- Web site: Virginia. Rohan. Clifton native in big 'Skins' role. NorthJersey.com.
- Web site: Secaucus Ties for 'Skins' - eSecaucus. eSecaucus. May 16, 2013. July 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150707045511/http://esecaucus.com/2011/01/secaucus-ties-for-skins/. dead.
- Web site: Anthony V. D'Elia Appointed Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County. chasanlaw.com. June 22, 2016.
- Web site: Girl on the Rise: Meet Sofia Black D'Elia. WhoWhatWear. August 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808100302/http://www.whowhatwear.com/interview-sofia-black-delia-2015. dead.
- Web site: Sofia Black D'Elia, Camille Crescencia-Mills, and Ron Mustafaa on Being Besties and Filming Sex Scenes on Skins. Kim. Kaufman. Wetpaint.
- Web site: Sofia Black-D'Elia Biography. www.buddytv.com. 2018-01-22.
- News: Shah . Murad . Skins' star Sofia Black D'Elia on the lesbian tea . All Voices . January 25, 2011 . November 15, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006192426/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7990100-skins-star-sofia-black-delia-on-the-lesbian-tea . October 6, 2013 . mdy-all .
- Web site: 'Project Almanac': Choose Your Own Time Travel Adventure (Video). June 12, 2014. Bloody Disgusting. October 4, 2014.
- Web site: Sofia Black-D'Elia Is Watching 'The Night Of' Like Everyone Else. HBO. November 15, 2016. September 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909141922/http://www.hbo.com/the-night-of/episodes/1/01-part-1-the-beach/interview.html. dead.
- Web site: Sofia Black-D'Elia To Star In Blumhouse / IM Global / Dimension Outbreak Thriller 'Viral'. Deadline Hollywood. Jen. Yamato. May 1, 2014. July 28, 2015.
- Web site: Viral Goes Viral in August. Dread Central. Steve. Barton. June 21, 2016. June 22, 2016.
- Web site: Hannah Kasulka Joins Fox's 'The Exorcist'; Sofia Black D'Elia In 'The Mick'. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Denise. Petski. February 29, 2016. May 19, 2016.
- Web site: Kaitlin Olson Comedy 'The Mick' Renewed For Season 2 By Fox. Deadline Hollywood. Andreeva. Nellie. February 21, 2017. February 21, 2017.
- Web site: Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Including 'Empire,' 'The Gifted,' 'The Orville'. Variety. Holloway. Daniel. June 22, 2017. June 22, 2017.
- Web site: 'Your Honor': Michael Stuhlbarg & Sofia Black-D'Elia Join Showtime Legal Drama – TCA. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Denise. Petski. August 2, 2019. February 8, 2021.
- Web site: 'Single Drunk Female' Trailer: First Look at Freeform Comedy Starring Sofia Black-D'Elia & Ally Sheedy. January 21, 2022 . Deadline . January 3, 2022. .
- Web site: 'The Mick' Star Thomas Barbusca Dishes On Season 2 Laughs.... International Business Times. September 26, 2017 .
- News: Otterson . Joe . Freeform Orders Comedy Series 'Single Drunk Female' Starring Ally Sheedy, Sofia Black-D'Elia . May 20, 2021 . Variety . February 26, 2021.
- Web site: New Video: Hoodie Allen, 'The Chase Is On'. Newman. Jason. MTV News. en. 2020-03-09.