Sophia Lillis (born February 13, 2002 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American actress.
Her breakthrough happened with the role of teen Beverly Marsh in the 2017-2019 film adaptation of the seminal Stephen King horror novel It, followed by such roles as Syd Novak in Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This and Nancy Drew.
No relation to Rachael Lillis.
Filmography
Film:
- 37 (2016) as Debbie Bernstein
- It: Chapter One (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019) as young Beverly "Bev" Marsh
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) as Nancy Drew
- Uncle Frank (2020) as Beth Bledsoe
- Gretel and Hansel (2020) as Gretel
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) as Doric
- Asteroid City (2023) as Shelly Borden
Live-Action Television:
- Sharp Objects (2018) as young Camille Preaker
- I Am Not Okay With This (2020) as Sydney "Syd" Novak
Music Videos:
- Sia's "Santa's Coming for Us" (2017) as one of the children
Video Games:
- OD: A Hideo Kojima Game (TBA) as TBA
Tropes features in her works:
- Actor-Inspired Element: The child actors of It were offered the opportunity to choose who would play their character's adult self for It: Chapter Two. Sophia chose Jessica Chastain as adult Bev, which was validated by the producers.
- Bifauxnen: Sometimes, but especially in this Magic: The Gathering Arena tráiler
, where she plays a Gamer Chick who's pretty easy to mistake as a teenage Pretty Boy (at least until she's called "Sophia"). - Boyish Short Hair: She has very short hair, which is fitting as her characters are nearly always tomboys, often also One of the Boys (albeit at times with a more feminine side).
- One of the Boys: She often portrays tomboys, who have mostly male friends.
- Scully Box: She admitted to using one for It. She also wore slight heels (her boots were flat in the first one) in It Chapter Two, since her cast mates now tower over her.
- Those Two Actors: She and Wyatt Oleff appeared in both It films, and I Am Not Okay With This.
- Time-Shifted Actor: She has appeared as a younger version of an adult character on two occasions, the It duology (with Jessica Chastain as her adult self) and Sharp Objects (with Amy Adams as her adult self). Interestingly, it's Sophia herself who selected Jessica Chastain as adult Beverly in It: Chapter Two, and she ended up being cast.
- Tomboy: Both Beverly Marsh from It and Nancy Drew are outdoorsy misfits who don't dress or behave "girly", though they have various shades of Tomboy with a Girly Streak.
- Youthful Freckles: A prominent feature of the young characters she's played, since she has freckles.
