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Birth Name: Sophie Bathsheba Thatcher
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 18, 2000
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of Irish, Welsh, Danish, Norwegian, Channel Islander [Guernsey], Cornish, Dutch, and German, distant French
Sophie Thatcher is an American actress and musician. She is known for her roles on the shows The Exorcist , Chicago Med , When the Streetlights Go On , Yellowjackets , and The Book of Boba Fett , in the films Prospect , The Tomorrow Man , The Boogeyman (2023), MaXXXine , Heretic (2024), and Companion (2025), and in the music video for “Harness Your Hopes.”
Her mother is a piano teacher. Her sister, Emma, is a filmmaker. She was raised LDS (Mormon) for a time. Sophie grew up in Hyde Park and Lake Forest, Illinois.
Sophie’s paternal grandfather was Gordon Siddoway Thatcher (the son of John Kenneth Thatcher and Alice Harries Siddoway). Gordon was born in Idaho. John was the son of Nathan Davis Thatcher and Rachel Serena Folkman, who was of Danish and Norwegian descent. Alice was the daughter of Frank Siddoway and Alice Catherine Harries, who was of Welsh heritage.
Sophie’s paternal grandmother is Beth Pickett (the daughter of Lyman Armstrong Pickett and Claudia Ethel Womack). Beth was born in Idaho. Lyman was the son of John Warren Pickett and Charlotte Rebecca White. Claudia was the daughter of Claude Richard Womack and Mary Catherine Richeson.
Sophie’s maternal grandfather was Michael Richards Hinckley (the son of Frederick Russell Hinckley and Lois Bathsheba Richards). Michael was born in Utah. Frederick was the son of Edwin Smith Hinckley and Adeline Henry. Lois was the daughter of Stephen L. Richards and Irene Smith Merrill.
Sophie’s maternal grandmother is Jean Lynn Folsom (the daughter of Elry Leonard Folsom and Maurine Bennion). Jean was born in Sewell, Chile, to American parents. Elry was the son of Elry Huff Folsom and Jean Emeline Cox. Maurine was the daughter of Milton Bennion and Cora Lindsay.
Sophie is a half-first cousin, three times removed, of LDS leader Gordon B. Hinckley . Sophie’s maternal great-great-great-grandfather, Ira Nathaniel Hinckley, was also Gordon’s paternal grandfather. Sophie is also a half-fourth cousin, once removed, of singer and songwriter Mitski . Sophie’s great-great-great-grandfather Ira was a half-brother of Mitski’s paternal great-great-grandfather Samuel. Through another line, Sophiee is also a fourth cousin, once removed, of cellist and songwriter Steven Sharp Nelson , through their shared maternal ancestors Samuel Bennion and Mary Bushell.
Source: Obituary of Sophie’s paternal grandfather, Gordon Siddoway Thatcher – https://www.flammfh.com