Why did Sofia Vassilieva cut her hair? Why did Ariel from Medium cut her hair?

Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (born October 22, 1992) is an American actress. Notable roles include portraying the children’s book character Eloise in Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime, Ariel DuBois in the Emmy-winning TV series Medium, and teenage cancer patient Kate Fitzgerald in the 2009 film adaptation of My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

Why did Sofia Vassilieva cut her hair?

Sofia Vassilieva shaved off her hair and eyebrows to play Kate Fitzgerald. She described it as the least she could do to understand Kate’s pain. She was filming both this movie and Medium (2005), so she wore a wig for the show.

Why did Ariel from Medium cut her hair?

Sofia Vassilieva missed a few episodes in season 5 because she was shooting My Sister’s Keeper (2009). She had to shave her head for the role and Patricia Arquette supported her by doing the same, which explains why the two of them had short hair at the beginning of season 6.