Sofia Black-D'Elia Biography

Fast Facts

• Became interested in acting by taking drama classes at her local dance school
• Made her screen acting debut as the character Bailey in the soap opera "All My Children․"
• Quote: "(On criticism about her "Skins" character): "I think that's an unfortunate attitude because the beauty of 'Skins' is that no one fits into a box․ No one can be labeled․""
• Quote: "[On working in comedy] "It’s about trusting your gut, and not being afraid to be an idiot and fall flat on your face․""
• Quote: "(On "Skins"): "[Parents think it's just] underage kids doing sex scenes and that's maybe 2 minutes out of a 45 minute episode․․․I'm much more concerned with the opinions of the teenagers of America․․․because that's who we were trying to reach․""
• Based her "Skins" character Tea on a friend she had in high school
• Was featured in the music video for Hoodie Allen's song "The Chase is On․"