Sophie Telegadis Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Her TIFF Debut

Hero image for TIFF Getting Ready With Me story with actress and singer/songwriter Sophie Telegadis. In the photos, shot in her hotel, she is wearing a white halter dress with white pumps.

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published 17 September 2025

Sophie Telegadis' heart is full. Her two worlds, acting and music, are quickly and simultaneously taking flight as she emerges as one of Hollywood's newest multihyphenate talents to watch. On September 5, Telegadis released her debut EP, Honesty Project, under the stage name Tele with RCA Records, a 7-track collection that is a dreamy blend of breathy bedroom pop and emotional lyricism. Then a week later, she arrived in Toronto for her feature film debut in Driver's Ed, in which she stars opposite Sam Nivola, Kumail Nanjiani, and Molly Shannon. A modern-day road trip movie, the action-comedy follows a group of teens who steal their driver's ed car in hopes to track down a high school senior's college-age girlfriend and win her back.

With two major career moments colliding, Telegadis is positioning herself as a bonafide breakout with a growing fanbase. Planted firmly on our radar for fall, the rising star gave us an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at her TIFF premiere moment, complete with a white vintage number perfect for a glam Hollywood moment.

Image from Sophie Telegadis' TIFF photo diary. She is sitting in the glam chair wearing a white robe while her hairstylist Eduardo Bravo puts final touches on her look.

"I was taking notes the entire time my stylist was doing my hair because… can it look like this every day??"

Image from Sophie Telegadis' TIFF photo diary. Makeup artist Ian Russell puts final blush touch ups on the actress as she gets ready for her film premiere.

Image from Sophie Telegadis' TIFF photo diary. She is sitting in the glam chair wearing a white robe and laughing as she gets final makeup touches.

"The uncontrollable laugh breaks take up about an hour of our glam time."

Image from Sophie Telegadis' TIFF photo diary featuring Sophie's premiere dress hanging from her closet door.

"This dress has been waiting in my closet for its perfect moment. A true vintage dress of my dreams from my favorite vintage shop back home in Topanga."