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.
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.
In 2015, Waisglass was cast in the Anton Corbijn-directed biographical drama film Life, alongside Robert Pattinson and Sir Ben Kingsley. The same year, Waisglass was nominated for "Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21" at the Young Entertainer Awards for her role as Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation.
In 2017, Waisglass played Mary's half-sister Robyn in the Molly McGlynn directed film Mary Goes Round, which featured at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2020, she starred as Madison St. Claire in eight episodes of the supernatural drama series October Faction.
In 2021, Waisglass starred as Maxine in the Netflix comedy series Ginny and Georgia, in a cast that included Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry, Chelsea Clark and Katie Douglas. After the Season 2 release, Ginny & Georgia was the most-watched title from January to June 2023 on Netflix, with a combined 967.2M hours viewed between Seasons 1 and 2. In May 2023, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season. The third season is slated to be released on June 5, 2025. It is one of the most anticipated new and returning TV shows of 2025.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008AfterwardsTraceyShort filmWatering Mr. CocoaAmber 2015LifeHigh School Hop Girl 2017Mary Goes RoundRobyn 2018Sled SeriousJessShort film 2020TaintedAnna 2022Cascade Alex 2023 Suze Brooke 2026How to Lose a Popularity ContestEllie
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Jane Show8 year old JaneEpisode: "It's All Relative" 2009–2010Overruled!Jordy CooperMain cast 2013–2015Degrassi: The Next GenerationFrankie HollingsworthMain cast (Seasons 13–14) 2014Degrassi: MinisEpisode: "Dress You Up Part Three" 2015Degrassi: Don't Look BackTV movie 2016Holiday JoyChanelTV movie 2016–2017Degrassi: Next ClassFrankie HollingsworthMain cast 2017 The Good DoctorOlivia HartmanEpisode: "Pipes" KilljoysQuinEpisodes: "Reckoning Ball", "The Hullen Have Eyes" 2018SuitsTeen EstherEpisodes: "Coral Gables", "Bad Man" 2018–2022Holly HobbieLylaRecurring role 2020October FactionMadison St. ClaireRecurring role 2021–presentGinny & GeorgiaMaxine BakerMain cast
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2015 Young Entertainer Awards 2015 Best Recurring Young Actress 16-21Degrassi: The Next Generation 2019 The Joey Awards, Vancouver Best Television or Webseries Ensemble (shared)Holly Hobbie
References
External links
20 questions with Sara Waisglass