Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992) is an American actress and the daughter of actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.
She portrayed the character of Rachel Murray in the TV adaptation of Scream.
Biography[]
She had largely been isolated from her parents' careers during her childhood. Bacon's first role was playing the 10-year-old Emily in the movie Loverboy, which was directed by her father. James Duff, producer of The Closer, was compelled by Bacon's performance in Loverboy to suggest that she play the role of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson's niece Charlie in the fifth season of the show. Although her parents were opposed to her being involved in acting, Bacon accepted the role and appeared in four episodes alongside her mother, who played the role of Chief Johnson. She played Skye Miller in the second season of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
She starred as Rose Cotter in the 2022 American horror film, Smile, directed by Parker Finn, which was received to critical acclaim, including for her performance, and was a box-office success.
She is currently set to star in a horror film titled Family Movie, alongside her father, Kevin Bacon.[1]
Trivia[]
- She and her Scream: TV Series co-stars Bex Taylor-Klaus, Tom Maden and Tom Everett Scott of the first two seasons, guest starred on Netflix's original series 13 Reasons Why (2017-2020).
- She played Skye Miller, love interest of Clay on the aforementioned show, portrayed by Dylan Minnette, who went on to portray Wes Hicks in the fifth film of the Scream franchise, Scream (2022).
- She is the daughter of actor Kevin Bacon, of whom was mentioned by Murphy in Scream 2.
- Bacon is best known for his films in the 1980s, such as for his role in the first Friday the 13th (1980), of which is referenced in the franchise.
- She starred alongside Kyle Gallner in the horror thriller film, Smile (2022).
- Sosie is the first actress of the TV series of who's known to be a legacy cast member, due to her father being Kevin Bacon, who's succeeded after in Season 3 by Paris Jackson (as Becky), and C.J Wallace (as Amir Ayoub), of whose fathers are musicians Michael Jackson (Paris), and the rapper The Notorious B.I.G (C.J).
- In the overall franchise she is the third out of seven known cast member who come from legacy and famous parents, and out of actresses is the third out of four overall, and overall would be the third in the general listing, as follows:
- Drew Barrymore (as Casey Becker) in Scream.
- Emma Roberts (as Jill Roberts/Ghostface) in Scream 4.
- Paris Jackson (as Becky) in Season 3.
- C.J. Wallace (as Amir Ayoub) in Season 3.
- Jack Quaid (as Richie Kirsch/Ghostface) in Scream (2022)
- Mason Gooding (as Chad Meeks-Martin) in Scream (2022) and Scream VI.
- In the overall franchise she is the third out of seven known cast member who come from legacy and famous parents, and out of actresses is the third out of four overall, and overall would be the third in the general listing, as follows: