# Sofia Wylie
**Sofia Wylie** (born 2004) is an American actress, dancer, and producer from [Scottsdale, Arizona](https://www.edgepedia.org/scottsdale-arizona), known for playing Buffy Driscoll on the [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) series *Andi Mack* and Gina Porter on *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*, and for her leading role as Agatha in the 2022 Netflix film *The School for Good and Evil*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2004, Scottsdale, Arizona[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) |
| First regular role | Buffy Driscoll, best friend of the title character, on *Andi Mack* (Disney Channel, 2017)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/) |
| Breakout series role | Gina Porter on *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series* (2019–2023, 37 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) |
| Film lead | Agatha in Netflix's *The School for Good and Evil* (2022), opposite Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) |
| Dance background | Trained in ballet, lyrical, hip hop, contemporary, and jazz; TV dance appearances from 2011 onward[3](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/) |
| Producing | Founded AIFOS Productions with her father; the company optioned Jenny Torres Sanchez's novel *The Fall of Innocence*[4](https://www.latestmagazine.net/post/in-conversation-with-sofia-wylie-web-cover-of-the-month/) |
| Recent work | Connie in *The Map That Leads to You* (2025); Grace Franklin in *The Body* (2026)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) |
## Early life and dance training
Wylie was born in Scottsdale, Arizona.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/) In interviews she describes herself as shy as a child, hiding behind her mother, until classes at a local dance studio turned a hobby into a passion.[5](https://www.ysbnow.com/exclusive-ysbnowgirlsofsummer-cover-story-sofia-wylie/) She told *Prune Magazine* that she began classes at age 7, once a week at Arizona Dance Artistry in Phoenix, then joined the competitive studio Diverse Elements, where she trained five to six hours a day across styles.[6](https://bckonline.com/2017/12/06/sofia-wylie-sits-down-with-prune-magazine-to-talk-about-her-historical-character-on-disney-and-more/) Her formal training covers ballet, lyrical, hip hop, contemporary, and jazz.[3](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf)
Television exposure came early. She auditioned for the 2011 season of *So You Think You Can Dance* without being selected, appeared on *America's Got Talent* in 2015 and reached the finals of that season, and was then invited back for the *So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation* installment in 2016.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/) Her professional resume from these years includes performing with [Justin Bieber](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-bieber) and appearing at [Radio City Music Hall](https://www.edgepedia.org/radio-city-music-hall).[7](https://dancespirit.com/sofia-wylie-disney-channel-star/) The Bieber connection is often inflated: in a 2022 [Teen Vogue](https://www.edgepedia.org/teen-vogue) interview she corrected the record directly, saying "I did not tour with Justin Bieber! I performed with Justin Bieber in my hometown."
**From dance to acting.** While working as a background dancer, Wylie watched actors rehearsing their lines and decided she wanted to act; the following week she went to her first acting audition and met the casting director Amber Horn, who called her back for a second role, which she booked.[8](https://www.abookof.us/nextchapters/sofia-wylie) She has described the transition as intimidating, auditioning beside children who had studied acting for years while she, in her words, was "just a dancer pretending that I can act."
## Television career
Her first screen credit was a recurring role as June on the [Nickelodeon](https://www.edgepedia.org/nickelodeon) sitcom *Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn*; Disney's biography dates the casting to 2016, and [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) places the guest appearance in 2017.[3](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/) She then landed her first series regular role as Buffy Driscoll on *Andi Mack*, playing the loyal, stubborn best friend of the title character.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/) • [9](https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/sofia-wylie-the-school-for-good-and-evil-interview) The coming-of-age show was, according to Disney's biography, the first Disney Channel series with an LGBTQ storyline.[3](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf)
The role that defined her next decade was Gina Porter on *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*, a mockumentary-style reinvention of the *High School Musical* franchise for Disney+.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) • [3](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf) Disney's character description calls Gina an ambitious, entitled transfer student and theater kid.[3](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf) Notably, the character was written as a dancer only after Wylie was cast, an adjustment that let her physical training carry directly into the part.[10](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-school-for-good-and-evil-star-sofia-wylie-interview) She appeared in 37 episodes across the show's run from 2019 to 2023.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) Her screen work in this period also included voice roles as [Ironheart](https://www.edgepedia.org/ironheart-character)/Riri Williams in *Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron* (2019) and *Marvel's [Spider-Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/spider-man-2017-tv-series): Maximum Venom* (2020), and the lead role of Mia Brooks in the 2020 series *Shook*.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/)
## Film work
Wylie's film debut was a leading role in MarVista's *Back of the Net*, an Australian production released theatrically in Australia in April 2019 and on Disney Channel in the United States in June 2019; she played Cory Bailey.[3](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/)
Her largest film role to date is Agatha in *The School for Good and Evil* (2022), Netflix's adaptation of [Soman Chainani](https://www.edgepedia.org/soman-chainani)'s book series, directed by [Paul Feig](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-feig), alongside [Charlize Theron](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlize-theron), Kerry Washington, and Sophia Anne Caruso.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) • [10](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-school-for-good-and-evil-star-sofia-wylie-interview) In the story, childhood best friends Agatha and Sophie are sent to opposing schools at an enchanted academy and find themselves at the center of a battle over the balance of good and evil.[10](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-school-for-good-and-evil-star-sofia-wylie-interview) Wylie has said that years of learning choreography directly helped with the film's stunts.[10](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-school-for-good-and-evil-star-sofia-wylie-interview)
Subsequent credits include Connie in the 2025 film *[The Map That Leads to You](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-map-that-leads-to-you)* and roles in projects in post-production, including *[The Body](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-body-tv-series)* (2026) and the *Romy and Michele* sequel in development at 20th Century Studios.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/) • [11](https://newscluster.net/sofia-wylie)
## Producing and other projects
Wylie entered production through AIFOS Productions, a company she founded with her father to find screenplays and novels aligned with her belief that diversity needs to be seen on screen.[4](https://www.latestmagazine.net/post/in-conversation-with-sofia-wylie-web-cover-of-the-month/) The company was set to adapt Jenny Torres Sanchez's novel *The Fall of Innocence*, and IMDb describes Aifos Entertainment Inc. as having optioned several Young Adult novels and screenplays centered on strong female storylines.[4](https://www.latestmagazine.net/post/in-conversation-with-sofia-wylie-web-cover-of-the-month/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/)
She has also stayed connected to the dance community. In 2018 she described a YouTube dance series aimed at giving dancers visibility, with one Greatest Showman tribute video drawing over 150,000 views and helping participating dancers book work.[7](https://dancespirit.com/sofia-wylie-disney-channel-star/) In 2019 she began an IGTV educational dance series, *Dancing with Sofia Wylie*.[4](https://www.latestmagazine.net/post/in-conversation-with-sofia-wylie-web-cover-of-the-month/)
## A note on the name
The name "Wylie" attaches to at least one other performing artist: So Wylie, a New York-based producer and composer working in electronic music and sound design for podcasts and television, is a separate musician who shares only the surname.[12](https://sowylie.com/who)
## References
1. [Sofia Wylie, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8402202/)
2. [Sofia Wylie – Actress, Dancer, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sofia-wylie/)
3. [Disney+ Bio – Sofia Wylie (PDF)](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/disney_bio_-_sofia_wylie_f5a5dd5d.pdf)
4. [In conversation with Sofia Wylie, LATEST Magazine](https://www.latestmagazine.net/post/in-conversation-with-sofia-wylie-web-cover-of-the-month/)
5. [Exclusive #YSBnowGirlsOfSummer Cover Story: Sofia Wylie, YSBnow](https://www.ysbnow.com/exclusive-ysbnowgirlsofsummer-cover-story-sofia-wylie/)
6. [Sofia Wylie sits down with Prune Magazine, BCK Online](https://bckonline.com/2017/12/06/sofia-wylie-sits-down-with-prune-magazine-to-talk-about-her-historical-character-on-disney-and-more/)
7. [Talking with Disney Channel Star and Dance Dynamo Sofia Wylie, DanceSpirit](https://dancespirit.com/sofia-wylie-disney-channel-star/)
8. [Sofia Wylie [Andi Mack], A Book Of Magazine](https://www.abookof.us/nextchapters/sofia-wylie)
9. [Sofia Wylie on 'The School for Good and Evil' & Olivia Rodrigo, Elite Daily](https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/sofia-wylie-the-school-for-good-and-evil-interview)
10. [The School for Good and Evil Star Sofia Wylie Interview, Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-school-for-good-and-evil-star-sofia-wylie-interview)
11. [Sofia Wylie news aggregation, NewsCluster](https://newscluster.net/sofia-wylie)
12. [So Wylie – Who](https://sowylie.com/who)
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