Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse

2000-03-27 Windsor, Ontario, Canada 22 Credits

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...

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Two Women

Two Women

2025

as Jessica

Acting

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

Irena's Vow

2024

as Irena Gut Opdyke

7.4
Acting

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

The Kid Detective

2020

as Caroline

6.6
Acting

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

Flashwood

2020

as Rose

5.5
Acting

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

The Rest of Us

2020

as Aster

5.9
Acting

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

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

2019

as Mia

5.7
Acting

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...

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2019

as Zoe Tanner

6.0
Acting

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

Worst Case, We Get Married

2017

as Aïcha

6.3
Acting

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

Exode

2017

Acting

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

Wait Till Helen Comes

2016

as Molly

5.2
Acting

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

The History of Love

2016

as Alma Singer

6.4
Acting

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

Mean Dreams

2016

as Casey Caraway

6.4
Acting

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.

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1:54

2016

as Jennifer

6.7
Acting

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

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015

as Gilly Hopkins

6.6
Acting

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

Pawn Sacrifice

2015

as Young Joan

6.7
Acting

American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.

Endorphine

Endorphine

2015

as Simone (13)

5.6
Acting

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

The Book Thief

2013

as Liesel Meminger

7.5
Acting

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

Ésimésac

2012

as Marie Gélinas

5.8
Acting

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

Monsieur Lazhar

2011

as Alice L'Écuyer

7.2
Acting

During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian im...

Whistle

Whistle

N/A

Acting

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

Acting

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

N/A

Producer

Producing

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...