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Meet Sofia Bryant, who plays Anika in The Summer I Turned Pretty

STORYHyewon Lee
Sofia Bryant plays the character of Anika (left) in the hit Amazon Prime Video TV series, The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photos: @primevideoca, @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram
Sofia Bryant plays the character of Anika (left) in the hit Amazon Prime Video TV series, The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photos: @primevideoca, @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram
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From starring in Amazon Prime Video’s TSITP to her breakout role in Netflix’s I Am Not Okay With This, the Finnish-American actress is a rising star to watch

The final season of Amazon Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty introduced fans to some new faces – including Belly’s friend Anika, played by I Am Not Okay With This star Sofia Bryant.
Sofia Bryant plays Anika (middle) in the third season of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photo: @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram
Sofia Bryant plays Anika (middle) in the third season of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photo: @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram
As one of Belly’s first friends outside of her childhood circle, Anika “represents a more mature version of Belly”, said Bryant, 25, in an interview with Teen Vogue. Anika has a slight clash with Belly’s long-time best friend, Taylor (played by Rain Spencer), who is unsure about “sharing” her closest friend. But Anika doesn’t want any drama. “Anika’s not really here for the nonsense,” Bryant told Teen Vogue. “She’s here to be a good person and have a good time and be kind where it counts and reciprocate.”
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Bryant began her acting career in 2015 with a voice-over role in Birdboy: The Forgotten Children. She has since appeared in The Girl in the Woods and Mark, Mary & Some Other People.

Here’s what to know about this rising star.

Sofia Bryant had her breakout role in I Am Not Okay With This

One of Sofia Bryant’s most recognisable roles is Dina (right) in Netflix’s I Am Not Okay With This. Photo: @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram
One of Sofia Bryant’s most recognisable roles is Dina (right) in Netflix’s I Am Not Okay With This. Photo: @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram

Bryant’s breakout role came as Dina in the Netflix teen supernatural series I Am Not Okay With This, based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel. Bryant played the cool best friend to Sydney (Sophia Lillis), who navigates a tough coming-of-age journey as she discovers both her superpowers and unexpected feelings for Dina.

One of Bryant’s favourite scenes to film was the prom sequence, she told Brief Take. Having finished her last two years of high school online, Bryant never got to experience a traditional prom.

She is Finnish-American

Sofia Bryant spent some of her childhood in Finland and moved back to New York in the third grade. Photo: @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram
Sofia Bryant spent some of her childhood in Finland and moved back to New York in the third grade. Photo: @sofiabryantofficial/Instagram
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