Sophia Cai (also known as ShuYa Cai) was born in Shanghai. Sophia began her career at the age of two after being cast in a national TV commercial and has subsequently compiled an impressive resume that includes modeling, TV commercials and roles in TV and film. Sophia is best known for her role as NiNi in the Chinese feature movie "Somewhere only we know" (2015). In 2018, Sophia played MeiYing in the feature production Meg (2018) and then reprised her role again the Meg 2:The Trench, released in 2023.
Sophia is fluent in both English and Mandarin and resides in New Zealand.