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Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse

Birthday: 2000-03-27 | Place of Birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Marie-Sophie Nélisse is a Canadian teen actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar and for her starring role in The Book Thief. Nélisse was born in Windsor, Ontario, but moved to Montréal, Québec, with her family when she was four. She is of French Canadian descent. Besides her Genie Award for Monsieur Lazhar, she won a Jutra Award for her performance and a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Leading Young Actress in an International Feature Film. She also had roles in the film Ésimésac and in a Québec sitcom called Les Parent. She is most notable for her portrayal of Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Book Thief. Her sister is actress Isabelle Nélisse.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Yellowjackets

as    Teen Shauna Shipman

2020
The Rest of Us

as    Aster

2020
The Kid Detective

as    Caroline

2019
47 Meters Down: Uncaged

as    Mia

2019
Close

as    Zoe Tanner

2017
Mean Dreams

as    Casey Caraway

2016
The History of Love

as    Alma Singer

2016
The Great Gilly Hopkins

as    Gilly Hopkins

2015
Pawn Sacrifice

as    Young Joan

2013
The Book Thief

as    Liesel Meminger

2011
Monsieur Lazhar

as    Alice L'Écuyer