Sophie Nélisse
Date of birth: 2000-03-27
Place of birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Marie-Sophie Nélisse
Biography
Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar and for her portrayal of Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the novel 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. Her sister is actress Isabelle Nélisse.
Movie Credits
Exode
2017-01-01
After a one-night fling, a young woman is unsure about her feelings and tries to resolve the many qu
Monsieur Lazhar
2011-09-10
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits
The Book Thief
2013-11-08
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and shar
Pawn Sacrifice
2015-09-16
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between
Ésimésac
2012-11-10
With the villagers of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton barely having enough food to survive, Ésimésac convinces
Whistle
2026-01-20
When a group of misfit teenagers stumble upon an ancient Aztec death whistle, they learn that by blo
Irena's Vow
2024-04-15
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in P
Endorphine
2015-09-11
Twelve-year-old Simone feels painfully disconnected from the world after witnessing the brutal death
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015-10-05
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with
Two Women
2025-05-30
Violette and Florence no longer understand what is happening to them. Respectively, on maternity lea
Mean Dreams
2016-10-21
When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt fa
The History of Love
2016-11-09
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his
1:54
2016-10-13
Tim, a shy 16-year-old athlete with a natural gift for running, is dealing with the loss of his moth
Wait Till Helen Comes
2016-11-12
After a reconstructed family moves to a converted church in the country, 14-year-old Molly, must sav
Worst Case, We Get Married
2017-09-15
Aïcha is a troubled teenage girl who cannot forgive her mother for kicking out the stepfather she ad
Close
2019-02-22
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping put
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
2019-08-15
Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their ru
The Rest of Us
2020-02-14
Two mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one anothe
Flashwood
2020-03-04
Shot over a period of 7 years, a group of young suburban friends get together during summertimes. Th
The Kid Detective
2020-10-16
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hango
Girl in Pieces
Charlie Davis is a young woman recently released from a Minnesota psychiatric ward following a suici
Accro: troubles de dépendances
2022-12-01
Lydia and the Mist Rider
2026-02-26
When her older brother Thaddeus is mysteriously kidnapped by the Spellbinder, 11-year-old Lydia sets