Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an American actress. Notable roles include portraying the children’s book character 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.
Sofia Vassilieva parents: Meet Larissa Vassilieva & Vladimir Vassiliev
Sofia Vassilieva was born on October 22, 1992, in Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Her parents are originally from Russia and resided in Novosibirsk before they moved and settled down in the USA. Her father, Vladimir Vassilieva, is a physicist while her mother, Larissa Vassilieva is a biologist.
Like her parents, Sofia is very strong academically. She attended Concord High School in Santa Monica, CA and later studied at Columbia University in New York City. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in May 2014 and also went ahead to complete a Linguistics major with honors and a special concentration in Business Management.