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01/16/2014 – Nélisse – 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards – Arrivals – Barker Hangar – Santa Monica, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Birth Name: Marie-Sophie Nélisse
Place of Birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: March 27, 2000
Ethnicity: French-Canadian
Sophie Nélisse is a Canadian actress. Fluent in English and French, she has often appeared in French-language productions. Her roles include the films Monsieur Lazhar , Ésimésac , The Book Thief , Pawn Sacrifice , Endorphine , The Great Gilly Hopkins , Mean Dreams , 1:54 , Wait Till Helen Comes , The History of Love , Worst Case, We Get Married ; Close , 47 Meters Down: Uncaged , The Rest of Us , The Kid Detective , Flashwood , Irena’s Vow , Two Women , and Whistle (2025), and the shows Yellowjackets , Aller Simple , L’Indétectable , and Heated Rivalry .
Her sister is actress Isabelle Nélisse. Their mother worked as a schoolteacher. Sophie was partly raised in Montréal, Québec.
Sophie’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Belhumeur.