Creator / Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian actress. She started out at the age of seven in commercials. Her film debut Monsieur Lazhar at the age of 10 won her a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress. That film and most of her earlier roles were in French-language films and TV programs.

Selected filmography

• Monsieur Lazhar^note Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress (2011)
• The Book Thief (2013)
• The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
• Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
• Wait Till Helen Comes^note film adaptation of the 1986 novel (2016)
• 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
• The Kid Detective (2020)
• Yellowjackets (2021)

Tropes applicable to this creator:

• Time-Shifted Actor: In Yellowjackets, she plays the teenage Shauna, who is played as an adult by Melanie Lynskey. In Pawn Sacrifice, she played teenage Joan Fischer, who was played as an adult by Lily Rabe.