Sophia Taylor Ali is an American actress, known for her roles in the television series Grey’s Anatomy (2005), Pretend (2014) and the horror film Truth or Dare (2018).
Wiki/Biography
Sophia Ali was born as Sophia Taylor Ramseyer Ali (25 years old as of 2020) on Tuesday, November 7, 1995, in San Diego, California, U.S. She attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Texas, United States.
Sophia Ali’s childhood photos
appearance
Height: 5′ 8″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and Race
Sophia Ali comes from a Pakistani-American family.
Parents and siblings
Her father is Asim Ali and her mother Brooke Ali runs a vegetarian restaurant, Viridescent Kitchen. She has two brothers, Shan Ali, a chef, and Kamran Ali.
Sophia Ali and her father
Sophia Ali and her mother
Sophia Ali and her brothers
Relationships, husbands and children
From 2017 to 2019, Sofia Ali was in a relationship with Tyler Posey.
Sophia Ali and her boyfriend
Profession
television
She made her television debut in the TV series K Street in 2003, playing the role of Sophia Al Sabih. Since then, she has appeared in many TV series such as Barney & Friends (2006), Shake It Up (2010), Melissa & Joey (2012), etc. In 2016, she came into the limelight with her role in Pretend, in which she played the role of Sabrina.
Sophia Ali, Pretend (2016)
After that, her popularity soared for her role as Dr. Dalia Kadri in the TV series Grey’s Anatomy in 2018. The iconic scene where Dr. Dalia Kadri removed her headscarf to help the emergency room patients earned Sofia huge recognition.
Sophia Ali, Grey’s Anatomy (2018)
Later, she acted in the TV series Famous in Love and The Mick in the same year.
Movie
In 2007, she made her screen debut in the movie Preacher, playing an American Indian child. Since then, she has appeared in many movies such as The Walking Dead (2015), Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017), etc. In 2018, she played the role of Penelope Amari in the American horror film Truth or Dare.
Sofia Ali, Truth or Dare (2018)
OTT/Network Series
In 2016, she made her digital screen debut with the web series Gone Girl, in which she played the role of Leone. In 2020, she shot to fame with Amazon Prime’s Wild, in which she played the role of Fatin Jadmani. The series tells the story of a group of teenage girls who are stranded on a desert island after a plane crash and must fight for survival.
Sophia Ali, Wild (2020)
Favorite Things
- Food: Mac and cheese, Hugo’s quesadillas
- Shoe brands: Vans, Dr. Martens
- Artists: SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak, Kanye West
- Travel destination: Yosemite National Park, California
Facts/Trivia
- Sophia Ali smokes occasionally.
- Sophia Ali loves to drink alcoholic beverages.
- Sophia Ali is a vegetarian. In an interview, she shared her beauty secrets and said,
I don’t usually wear makeup unless I’m working. So I don’t stick to a specific skincare regimen. But I eat pretty clean. No meat or dairy. I think that helps with my skin care a lot.”
- Sofia Ali has various tattoos on her body: a rose and cupid tattoo on her right thigh, a sword tattoo on her back, a Sailor Jerry heart tattoo, and more.
- In Wild (2020), Ali played the role of Fatin Jadmani. In an interview, Sofia revealed that she deeply identified with the character. Talking about her role, she said,
She’s a strong woman, a lot like me, and she embodies everything I’ve ever wanted to be as an actress.”
In commemoration of the TV series Wild (2020), she got a mermaid tattoo on her left leg, symbolizing Bethells Beach in Auckland, where the series was filmed.
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