Sofia Daccarett Char was born on April 10, 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The daughter of Jose F. Daccarett and Colombian-American Laura Char Carson. Through her mother, Sofia is related to the Char family of Colombian politicians. She attended St. Hugh School and graduated from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami. After graduation, Sofia went on to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she majored in communications with a minor in French. A career in entertainment took root as early as teenage years when Sofia attended the In Motion Dance Studio, where she was part of the IMPAC Youth Ensemble program. She became a singer-songwriter in 2012 after signing with Broadcast Music, Inc. Her television career began 2 years later in 2014, appearing in an episode of
Austin & Ally (2011)
, followed by work on the series
Faking It (2014)
. She made her feature length debut as 'Evie' in the comedic fantasy television film
Descendants (2015)
. It would be a role she would reprise in the animated spin-off
디센던츠: 惡童들의 世上 (2015)
from 2015-2016 as the voice of her live-action character. She appeared in following sequels including
Descendants 2: It's Going Down (2017)
and
Descendants 2 (2017)
. She lent her voice as 'Keemia' AKA 'Sand Girl' in the 2017 incarnation of the Marvel Comic superhero series
Spider-Man (2017)
. In 2018, Sofia made her debut in her first film drama
Asbury Park
, starring with
Ron Perlman
and
Dominique Swain
.
In 2015, Sofia cut her first album with Walt Disney Records for Descendants. The following year in 2016, she released her next second album with WaterTower Music. In 2017, she released her third album with Walt Disney Records.