Sofia Black-D'Elia (born December 24, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, such as Tea Marvelli in '' Skins'', Sage Spence in ''

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'', Andrea Cornish in ''

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'', and Frannie Latimer in '' Your Honor''. From 2017 to 2018 Black-D'Elia starred as Sabrina on the

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comedy '' The Mick''. She also starred in the 2015 film ''

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'' and the 2016 film '' Viral''. From 2022-2023, Black-D'Elia played the lead role in the Freeform comedy series '' Single Drunk Female''.

Early life

Black-D'Elia was born and raised in

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, where she graduated from Clifton High School. Her mother, Elinor, works in printing. Her father, Anthony V. D'Elia, is a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Her father is of Italian descent and her mother is Jewish. Black-D'Elia had a

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ceremony. She started acting at the age of five and signed up for dancing classes at Broadway Bound.

Career

Black-D'Elia's first significant role was the recurring character Bailey on the soap opera ''

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'' at age seventeen. In 2010, she joined the cast of the

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teen drama '' Skins'' as Tea, an openly

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teenager. In the fall of 2012, Black-D'Elia played the role of Sage Spence in the sixth and final season of ''

''. Black-Delia starred in the

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–produced time travel thriller ''

'', which was released in January 2015. In 2016, she appeared in the

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miniseries ''

''. The same year she starred as Emma in the horror film '' Viral''. Black-D'Elia played Sabrina Pemberton on

comedy television comedy series '' The Mick'' from 2017 to 2018. In 2019 she was in the role of Frannie on the

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legal drama television series '' Your Honor'', which premiered in late 2020. She starred in the Freeform comedy series '' Single Drunk Female'' for two seasons.

Personal life

Black-D'Elia lives in New York City. Black-D'Elia met filmmaker

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while working on the 2016 film '' Viral'', which he co-directed. They married in October 2021.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Black-DElia, Sofia 1991 births Living people American people of Italian descent American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Jewish American actresses Clifton High School (New Jersey) alumni Entertainers from Clifton, New Jersey Actresses from New Jersey 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women Actors from Passaic County, New Jersey