Sofia Christine Wylie (born January 7, 2004) is an American actress, dancer and singer. She began her career in dance before gaining prominence through her role as Buffy Driscoll on the Disney Channel comedy-drama series Andi Mack (2017–2019).
Wylie continued to work with Disney; her work included the film Back of the Net (2019), the Marvel Rising (2019) animated franchise and Spider-Man (2020), the web series Shook (2019), and most prominently, the Disney+ mockumentary High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023). She also starred in the Netflix fantasy film The School for Good and Evil (2022).
Early life Wylie was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, and grew up in Tramonto, to parents Chris and Amy. Her father is African-American of partial Korean ancestry, and her mother is white of German and English descent. She has an older sister, Isabella "Bella", who appeared in an episode of Chopped Junior and won. Wylie has been dancing since she was 5 years old, and trained in acting at Second City Training Center in Hollywood, California.
Career Wylie started her career in dance, making appearances on So You Think You Can Dance in 2011 and 2016 and America's Got Talent in 2015. She performed on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour. In 2017, she started the Internet-based 4K Dance Series with Utah dancers while filming Andi Mack. In 2019, she started Dancing with Sofia Wylie, an IGTV educational dance series.
In 2016, it was announced that Wylie would star in her first major acting role as Buffy Driscoll, a main character and one of Andi's best friends on the Disney Channel series Andi Mack. Wylie made her film debut as Cory Bailey in the 2019 Australian film, Back of the Net, which had a theatrical release in Australia and aired on Disney Channel in the United States. Wylie debuted her first single, "Side by Side", for Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts in January 2019. She voiced the role of Riri Williams / Ironheart in the animated TV movie Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron, which aired on Disney XD. She reprised the role for Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands and in season 3 of Spider-Man.
On February 15, 2019, Wylie was cast as Gina Porter in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which was available from launch that November. It was announced in August that Wylie would star as Mia in Shook, a short-form web series premiering on Disney Channel's YouTube channel in September.
In March 2019, Wylie launched a production company, AIFOS and optioned the rights to adapt Jenny Torres Sanchez's novel, The Fall of Innocence, as its first project. In June 2019, Wylie signed with United Talent Agency.
Videography Music video appearances + Year Song title Artist 2025 "Machine Girl" Adéla
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Back of the Net Cory Bailey 2022 The School for Good and Evil Agatha / Aggie 2025 The Map That Leads to You Connie 2027 Romy and Michele 2 Filming TBA Shiver Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2011So You Think You Can DanceHerself2 episodes 2016 2015 America's Got Talent 1 episode 2017 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn June 3 episodes 2017–2019 Andi Mack Buffy Driscoll Main role 2019 Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron Ironheart / Riri Williams (voice) Television film Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands Television special Shook Mia Brooks Main role 2019–2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Gina Porter Main role2020 Descendants Remix Dance Party Herself TV special Spider-Man Ironheart / Riri Williams (voice) 2 episodes 2023 My Little Pony: Bridlewoodstock Ruby Jubilee (voice) Television special Generation Gap Herself Episode: "Jerry Rice Pudding" 2026 The Body Grace Franklin Main role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2019 Young Entertainer Awards Best Young Ensemble in a Television Series Andi Mack Best Leading Young Actress in a Television Series 2021 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star High School Musical: The Musical: The Series2022Kids' Choice AwardsFavorite Female TV Star
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