Interviews with young actresses Sofia Vassilieva and Johanna Braddy about their 2009 film Hurt (review here):

Sofia Vassilieva
Her character: "I think that Sarah -- I mean, she definitely -- she feels that she has a score to even, and I think that that's what drives her. That's what, you know, drives her to hurting these people, to killing these ( Read more... )

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Film: My Sister's Keeper (2009). Young Actresses: Abigail Breslin, 12, and Sofia Vassilieva, 15.

Several young actresses have done a "girl dying from cancer" movie. There's Jenna Boyd in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Dakota Fanning in Now Is Good, or Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars, just to name a few. My Sister's Keeper puts its ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to Sofia Vassilieva, who turns 22-years-old today, October 22. What is she doing to celebrate her big day? Well, it's hard to say. In fact, it's hard to find out anything about what Sofia has been up to lately. Since today is her birthday, let's take a look back.


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A round of applause is due to the young actresses who attended the 2010 Stand Up to Cancer Telethon, held September 10 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. Here are three fabulous young ladies who showed up, from youngest to oldest:


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The 23rd Annual Kids Choice Awards
Held March 27, 2010, at the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Los Angeles.

Favorite TV Actress:
Winner: Selena Gomez, 17, "Wizards of Waverly Place"
Miranda Cosgrove, 16, " iCarly"
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In what is being called the Stand Up To Cancer program, celebrities such as Renee Zellweger and Rob Lowe are joining together to do battle against the dreaded disease. One of the newer stars involved is 17-year-old Sofia Vassilieva, who played a young cancer patient in My Sister's Keeper.

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An article on the 7th Annual Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party, which was held last Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. By Erica Salmon, for NBC Philadelphia ( Read more... )

The 11th Annual Teen Choice Awards.
Held August 9, 2009, at the Gibson Ampitheatre in Universal City. Hosted by the Jonas Brothers.

A recap of the fashions worn by a few young actresses:


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An extract of an extremely flattering article about Sofia Vassilieva from a recent (June 2009) issue of Newsweek magazine. It's rather long, so I'm putting it behind a cut.
( Sofia Vassilieva: The Next Big Thing. Have you heard of Sofia Vassilieva yet? You will. The 16-year-old actress is one of the breakout stars of the summer. )