Sara Waisglass (born July 3, 1998) is a Canadian actress.
Waisglass initially rose to notability as a child actress, playing the role of Jordy Cooper in the children's sitcom Overruled! from 2010 to 2011. As a teenager, she appeared as Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class from 2013 to 2017. She also played Robyn in the 2017 drama film Mary Goes Round. As an adult, she starred as Maxine Baker in the Netflix drama series Ginny & Georgia since 2021.
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Early life
Sara was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario to parents Tessa and Jeff Waisglass, along with her sister Carly. She attended Earl Haig Secondary School in Toronto. She attended York University for four years, graduating with a degree in screenwriting, citing an interest in developing her writing skills. She likes to play the piano. She is Jewish.
Career
In 2007, Waisglass made her television debut playing eight-year-old Jane in The Jane Show. In 2008, Waisglass was cast in her first film role in the Gilles Bourdos-directed psychological thriller Afterwards, alongside John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly. In 2009, she continued her career on television, appearing in 29 episodes of Overruled!. She also appeared in a commercial for KFC. Beginning in 2013, she played Frankie Hollingsworth in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
