Sofia Vassilieva

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Sofia Vassilieva
Sofia Vassilieva as Ariel Dubois in Medium
Born	October 22, 1992 (age 14)
Notable roles	Ariel Dubois (Medium)

Sofia Vassilieva (София Владимировна Васильева) (born October 22, 1992) is an American child actress.

She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Larissa and Vladimir Vassiliev, Russian scientists-immigrants. She was discovered at the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) in New York where she won the title of Child Actress and first runner-up Child Model Of The Year 2000.

Her roles include the part of Ariel Dubois in "Medium" and children's book heroine Eloise in two made-for-television movies (Eloise at the Plaza, Eloise at Christmastime). She was a presenter of Family Feature Film on the Humane Society's 19th Genesis Awards in 2005.

Vassilieva was nominated in 2005 for a Syfyportal Genre Award as best young actor/actress for her role in Medium (but lost the award to Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe). She won a Young Artist Award in 2006 for best supporting actress in a TV Drama for her role in Medium.