My Oxford Year Confirms How Old Anna Is – And It’s Not the Same Age as Actress Sofia Carson

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In Netflix’s film “My Oxford Year,” the character Anna De La Vega is portrayed as an age that differs from the real-life actress Sofia Carson. At the start of this new romance drama, we meet Anna Dela Vega, a highly accomplished graduate from Cornell University with Summa Cum Laude honors. To take some time for personal growth, she spends a year studying Victorian poetry at Oxford University in England.

In “My Oxford Year,” Oxford is where the protagonist, Anna, encounters Jamie, an exceptionally intelligent yet somewhat frustrating student teacher who also acts as her poetry mentor and love interest. Although the movie does not specify Anna’s exact age, a combination of her academic background, experiences, and Jamie’s confirmed age from Julia Whelan’s novel suggest that she falls within a certain age range.

How Old Is Anna De La Vega in My Oxford Year?

In the movie “My Oxford Year”, it appears Anna De La Vega is around 23 to 25 years old, as she has recently graduated from Cornell University. Normally, a student graduates with a bachelor’s degree in the United States between the ages of 21 and 24.

Besides sharing that she postponed a career on Wall Street, Anna additionally mentions that she chose to spend a year in England instead. This suggests she’s ready to step into a young professional role. Notably, she already holds a future position at Goldman Sachs upon completing her studies at Oxford.

In the Netflix film, Anna’s age remains a mystery, but Julia Whelan’s novel, which shares the same title, discloses (as reported by Splash Mag) that Ella Durran, the character Anna is modeled after, is 24 years old. It’s possible that this age could match Anna’s in the movie since it coincides with her educational and professional timeline.

In the real world, Anna De La Vega, not the character she portrayed in “My Oxford Year,” is older than actress Sofia Carson by about eight years. While Sofia was born on April 10, 1993, making her 32 years old currently, Anna was presumably born earlier.

Did Anna Pursue Her Dream After Oxford?

At the age of 24, Anna finds herself with ample time to pursue her aspirations, given the array of choices before her. With a potential job offer from Goldman Sachs in New York and other promising career prospects due to her exceptional academic record, the bittersweet conclusion of “My Oxford Year” hints at what lies ahead for Anna.

Following Jamie’s heartbreaking passing due to severe pneumonia, Anna chooses to uphold his memory by seizing the present and making poetry her principal professional pursuit. Despite her family’s wishes for her to rejoin them at Goldman Sachs and take a more lucrative position, she finds little joy in this prospect, and it is Jamie who guides her towards this decision.

Reflecting on my own journey, I find myself embarking on a fresh chapter as a poetry professor at the esteemed Oxford University – a path mirroring Jamie’s. This, for me, becomes another heartfelt tribute to his memory, keeping a piece of him alive within me long after he has departed, weaving our shared passion for words into the tapestry of academia.

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2025-08-03 02:04