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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Two Women
2025
as Jessica
Violette and Florence no longer understand what is happening to them. Respectively, on maternity leave and off work, one is on edge, the other no long...
Irena's Vow
2024
as Irena Gut Opdyke
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is...
The Kid Detective
2020
as Caroline
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client ...
Flashwood
2020
as Rose
Shot over a period of 7 years, a group of young suburban friends get together during summertimes. They wonder about their future, their ambitions and ...
The Rest of Us
2020
as Aster
Two mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one another when the person who connects them dies.
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
2019
as Mia
Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as th...
Close
2019
as Zoe Tanner
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
Worst Case, We Get Married
2017
as Aïcha
Aïcha is a troubled teenage girl who cannot forgive her mother for kicking out the stepfather she adored. Aïcha longs for him to come back and take he...
Exode
2017
After a one-night fling, a young woman is unsure about her feelings and tries to resolve the many questions she has been facing since the start of her...
Wait Till Helen Comes
2016
as Molly
After a reconstructed family moves to a converted church in the country, 14-year-old Molly, must save her new troubled step-sister from a dangerous re...
The History of Love
2016
as Alma Singer
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's lo...
Mean Dreams
2016
as Casey Caraway
When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.
1:54
2016
as Jennifer
Tim, a shy 16-year-old athlete with a natural gift for running, is dealing with the loss of his mother, as well as his sexuality. After a personal vid...
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
as Gilly Hopkins
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins (Sophie Nélisse) devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.
Pawn Sacrifice
2015
as Young Joan
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Endorphine
2015
as Simone (13)
Twelve-year-old Simone feels painfully disconnected from the world after witnessing the brutal death of her mother. Simone, a solitary multimedia arti...
The Book Thief
2013
as Liesel Meminger
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home...
Ésimésac
2012
as Marie Gélinas
With the villagers of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton barely having enough food to survive, Ésimésac convinces them to collaborate on a community garden. Each pe...
Monsieur Lazhar
2011
as Alice L'Écuyer
During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian im...
Whistle
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A group of misfit high school students stumble upon an ancient Aztec death whistle. They find that when they blow the whistle, the terrifying sound it...
Girl in Pieces
N/A
Charlie Davis is a young woman recently released from a Minnesota psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt. After a move across the country to Tuc...
Girl in Pieces
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Producer
Charlie Davis is a young woman recently released from a Minnesota psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt. After a move across the country to Tuc...