Sophia Ali

{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Sophia Ali | birth_name = Sophia Taylor Ali | image = Sophia Ali in 2022.jpg | caption = Ali in 2022 | birth_date =  | birth_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2003–present | spouse(s) = }}

'''Sophia Taylor Ali'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/tyler-posey-violett-beane-truth-or-dare-blumhouse-1202101715/|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|title='Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey, Violett Beane & More Are Game For 'Truth Or Dare' From Blumhouse|work=Deadline|access-date=September 1, 2024|date=May 24, 2017}}</ref> is an American actress. She is best known for her work in the MTV romantic comedy series ''Faking It'', the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'', and ''The Wilds''.

==Early life== Ali was born to a Pakistani father.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robidoux |first=Brandy |date=February 17, 2022 |title=Sophia Ali On Uncharted, The Wilds, And Why Acting Is Her Passion |work=Elite Daily |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/sophia-ali-uncharted-wilds-acting-interview |access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>

Although many of Ali's family members practice Islam, her parents did not "nudge her" towards any religion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/greys-anatomy-star-sophia-ali-hopes-her-character-can-be-a-role-model-for-girls-like-her-12794196|title=Sophia Ali Used To Sneak Out Of Bed To Watch 'Grey's Anatomy' — Now, She's In The Cast|first=Taylor|last=Maple|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>

Ali was a dancer until the age of 14, and her hobbies include watercolor painting and graffitiing furniture. She has several tattoos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Amy |date=2022-05-12 |title='The Wilds' Star Sophia Ali: 'I Feel Empowered And Vulnerable When I'm Naked' |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a39752135/sophia-ali-naked-essay/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Women's Health |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career== In 2003, she made her debut on the television show ''K Street''. Ali appeared in a variety of TV shows and films including ''Faking It'', ''Shake It Up'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''Missionary Man'' and ''Famous in Love''.

In 2017, Ali was cast in a recurring role as Dr. Dahlia Qadri in the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/greys-anatomy-season-14-interns-jake-borelli-sophia-taylor-jeanine-mason-1202184832/|title='Grey's Anatomy' Enlists New Set Of Interns In Recurring Roles For Season 14|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 9, 2017|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Ali appeared as Penelope in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film ''Truth or Dare''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/tyler-posey-violett-beane-truth-or-dare-blumhouse-1202101715/|title='Teen Wolf' Star Tyler Posey, Violett Beane & More Are Game For 'Truth Or Dare' From Blumhouse|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 24, 2017|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> From 2020 to 2022, she played the role of Fatin Jadmani in the series ''The Wilds''.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2022, Ali starred in the role of Chloe Frazer in the ''Uncharted'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/antonio-banderas-uncharted-movie-tom-holland-1203520345/|title=Antonio Banderas Joins Tom Holland in 'Uncharted' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=March 2, 2020|accessdate=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302182551/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/antonio-banderas-uncharted-movie-tom-holland-1203520345/|archive-date=2 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released to mixed reviews, with Ali's performance receiving praise.<ref>{{cite web | last=Henley | first=Stacey | title=Uncharted Makes The Case For And Against Loyal Casting | website=TheGamer | date=February 14, 2022 | url=https://www.thegamer.com/uncharted-casting-mark-wahlberg-tom-holland/ | accessdate=September 7, 2025 }}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Note |- | 2007 | ''Missionary Man'' | American Indian Kid | |- | 2008 | ''The Longshots'' | Girl #1 | |- | 2015 | ''The Walking Deceased'' | Brooklyn | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2015/07/dvd-review-the-walking-deceased-2015/|title=DVD Review - The Walking Deceased (2015)|work=Flickering Myth|date=July 13, 2015|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2| 2016 | ''Everybody Wants Some!!'' | Beverly's Roommate | |- | ''Mono'' | Brooke | |- | 2017 | ''Bad Kids of Crestview Academy'' | Faith Jackson | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailydead.com/indie-spotlight-128/|title=Indie Spotlight - Daily Dead|last=Jones|first=Tamika|work=Daily Dead|date=August 24, 2014|accessdate=December 13, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2018 | ''Truth or Dare'' | Penelope Amari |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=2018-06-25 |title='Truth Or Dare' Crosses $90M WW, Tops Blumhouse Cousins 'Purge' & 'Sinisters' |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/truth-or-dare-crosses-90-million-global-box-office-1202416465/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2019 | ''How's the World Treating You?'' | Cam | |- | 2021 | ''India Sweets and Spices'' | Alia Kapur |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2021-10-21 |title='India Sweets And Spices' Trailer: Geeta Malik's Coming-Of Age Comedy Starring Sophia Ali And Rish Shah |url=https://deadline.com/video/india-sweets-and-spices-trailer-sophia-ali-rish-shah-movie-release/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | ''Uncharted'' | Chloe Frazer | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2021-12-16 |title=Sony Unveils First Poster For 'Uncharted' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/uncharted-sony-unveils-first-poster-for-tom-holland-pic-1234892731/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | ''Mouthpiece'' | Ophelia |Short |- | 2023 | ''The Sperm Bank'' | Nurse Kirby | Short |- | 2024 | ''Persona'' | Sam |- | rowspan="2" | 2025 | ''Find Your Friends'' | Maddy | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-04-30 |title=Helena Howard, Bella Thorne, Chloe Cherry & More To Star In Izabel Pakzad's Debut Feature 'Find Your Friends' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/helena-howard-bella-thorne-chloe-cherry-join-find-your-friends-thriller-1235898937/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | ''Easy's Waltz'' | | |- | {{TableTBA}} | {{pending film|Above the Line}} | Princess | Post-production<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-04-14 |title=Cedric The Entertainer, More Board Heist Comedy 'Above The Line'; Jesse Metcalfe Enters 'The Comic Shop'; 'Clocked' Star Danell Leyva Set For OUTshine Prize – Film Briefs |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/cedric-the-entertainer-joins-above-the-line-jesse-metcalfe-boards-indie-1235325382/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Note |- | 2006 | ''Barney & Friends'' | Self | Recurring role; 3 episodes and short films |- | 2010 | ''Shake It Up!'' | Tasha | Episode: "Meatball It Up" |- | 2011 | ''CSI: Miami'' | Samantha Downey | Episode: "Stoned Cold" |- | 2012 | ''Melissa & Joey'' | Scarlett | Episode: "All Up In My Business" |- | 2014 | ''Tyrant'' | Samira Nadal | Episode: "Pilot" |- | 2016 | ''Faking It'' | Sabrina | Recurring role; 5 episodes |- | 2017 | ''The Mindy Project'' | Parvati | Episode: "May Divorce Be with You" |- | 2017–2019 | ''Grey's Anatomy'' | Dr. Dahlia Qadri | Recurring role; 27 episodes<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2017/10/09/greys-anatomy-season-14-new-interns-jake-borelli/|title=Grey's Anatomy Adds Six (!) New Cast Members in Season 14 Intern Surge|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|work=TVLine|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2| 2018 | ''The Mick'' | Alexis | Episode: "The Juice" |- | ''Famous in Love'' | Joanie | 4 episodes |- | 2020–2022 | ''The Wilds'' | Fatin Jadmani | Main role (18 episodes)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2019-11-07 |title='The Wilds': Rachel Griffiths, David Sullivan Among 7 Cast In Amazon's YA Drama Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-wilds-rachel-griffiths-david-sullivan-cast-amazon-ya-drama-series-1202779689/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=2022-02-22 |title='The Wilds': Amazon Sets Season 2 Premiere Date, First-Look Images Tease Boy Survivors |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/the-wilds-amazon-sets-season-2-premiere-date-first-look-images-1234958262/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2021–2022 | ''Mira, Royal Detective'' | Khushy (voice) | 2 episodes |- | 2024 | ''Chicago Med'' | Dr. Zola Ahmad | Recurring role (season 9); 6 episodes |- |}

===Web=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Note |- | 2016 | ''The Disappearing Girl'' | Leone | 2 episodes |- | 2018 | ''Grey's Anatomy: B-Team'' | Dr. Dahlia Qadri | 3 episodes |- |}

===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Artist(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2018 | "Honest" | Drake Bell | <ref>{{cite web |title=Drake Bell – Honest |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEr2jJvkfQ8 |website=YouTube | date=12 January 2018 |publisher= |accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2019 | "Not Ok" | Kygo & Chelsea Cutler | <ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2019 |title=Kygo, Chelsea Cutler – Not Ok |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC_SxaXL8bs |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref> |} {{Portal|Television|Women|Biography|USA }}

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Category:21st-century American actresses Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Living people Category:American people of Pakistani descent Category:Year of birth missing (living people)