Sofia Sanchez
Acting
Biography
Sofia Sanchez was born on February 21, 2009 in Ukraine. She is a Ukrainian American actress, model, and advocate and known for her viral video "Down Syndrome is Not Scary." She had her acting debut in the television series Switched at Birth (2015), and her first movie role in, For Paloma (2022). Additionally, her adoption story inspired two of her published Scholastic books, "You are Enough" and "You are Loved." You may see her face in various Old Navy ads and Target commercials but what you remember is her vibrant personality the moment you meet her
Known For
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.
Switched at Birth
64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
After the traumatic birth diagnosis of her new born daughter, Ally’s world is turned upside down. If only she had known the beauty of what was to come.
For Paloma
People with Trisomy 21/Down syndrome find themselves alone in the world where typical people have inexplicably vanished.