Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse
Born Marie-Sophie Nélisse
March 27, 2000[1]
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship Canadian
Occupation actress
Years active 2011 - present
Relatives Isabelle Nélisse (sister)

Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian teen actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar, and as Liesel Meminger (the lead character) in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Book Thief.

Biography

Nélisse was born in Windsor, Ontario on March 27, 2000. She is of French Canadian descent. Her younger sister is actress Isabelle Nélisse, best known for her role in Mama.[2]

Her family moved to Montréal, Québec when she was four.[3][4]

She spent her early years training in gymnastics, aiming for the 2016 Olympics, and signed to a talent agency to make money to pay for the training, but after getting the part in The Book Thief (and subsequent accolades) she shifted her focus to acting.[5][6] 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.[7] She also had roles in the film Ésimésac and in a Québec sitcom called Les Parent. She will play the title role in the upcoming film The Great Gilly Hopkins, which finished filming on June 15, 2014.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Monsieur Lazhar Alice L'Écuyer Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Young Artist Awards for Best Young Actress in an International Feature Film
2013 The Book Thief Liesel Meminger Satellite Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance
Hollywood Film Award Spotlight Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Female
Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film[8]
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actor/Actress
2014 Pawn Sacrifice Young Joan
2015 Wait Till Helen Comes Molly Post-Production
2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins Gilly Hopkins Post-Production
2015 Endorphine Simone Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Mirador Jeune fille de Ralf 1 episode
2010 Toute la vérité Fille de Violaine 1 episode
2011 The Family Parent Zoé 11 episodes
2012 Vertige Rosalie Roussel

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Work Result
2012 Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Monsieur Lazhar Won
2012 Jutra Awards Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure Actrice de Soutien) Monsieur Lazhar Won
2013 Satellite Awards Breakthrough Performance The Book Thief Won
2013 Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award The Book Thief Won
2013 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female The Book Thief Won
2014 Young Artist Awards Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film (tie) The Book Thief Won
2014 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor The Book Thief Nominated
2014 Online Film & Television Association Best Youth Performance The Book Thief Nominated
2014 Critics Choice Awards Best Young Actor/Actress The Book Thief Nominated

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