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Sophie Nélisse
Nélisse in 2025
Born
Marie-Sophie Nélisse

(2000-03-27) March 27, 2000 (age 26)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
RelativesIsabelle Nélisse (sister)

Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She made her film debut in the French-language drama Monsieur Lazhar (2011), for which she won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Liesel Meminger in the 2013 war drama The Book Thief, young Joan Fischer in the biographical film Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Casey Caraway in the coming-of-age drama Mean Dreams (2016), Aster in The Rest of Us (2019), and Irena Gut in Irena's Vow (2023). Since 2021, she has starred as Shauna Shipman in the Showtime psychological thriller series Yellowjackets. She also portrays Rose Landry in the Canadian sports romance series Heated Rivalry (2025–present).

Early life

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Marie-Sophie Nélisse was born in Windsor, Ontario, on March 27, 2000.[1][2][3] She is French Canadian.[4] Her family moved to Montreal when she was four.[1][5] Her mother left her job as a schoolteacher in 2013 to act as a talent manager for both Sophie and her younger sister Isabelle, who is also an actress.[6][7] Nélisse is fluent in French and English.[1]

Career

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Nélisse spent her early years training in gymnastics and signed to a talent agency to make money to pay for the training, but after getting the part of Liesel Meminger in The Book Thief (and subsequent accolades) she shifted her focus to acting.[8][9]

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.[10] She held a recurring role in the Québec sitcom The Parent Family and she also starred in the title role of the 2015 film The Great Gilly Hopkins. In May 2016, Nélisse was present on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival for the first time to present Canadian thriller movie Mean Dreams.[11][12][13]

In 2016, Nélisse was one of four actors selected by the Toronto International Film Festival, alongside Grace Glowicki, Jared Abrahamson, and Mylène Mackay for its "Rising Stars" programme, described as an "intensive professional development programme [that] immerses participants in a series of public events and industry meetings during the Festival."[3][14]

After graduating high school in June 2017,[15] Nélisse confirmed she wouldn't be enrolling in post-secondary education due to commitments shooting Close in London and Morocco.[16]

In June 2018, it was announced that she would be the face of Caroline Néron's Fall 2018 jewelry line.[17] In a L'actualité series about "Being 18 years old in 2018", Nélisse spoke about entering adulthood in the era of the Weinstein effect, and deplored that when she announced she was looking for "more mature roles", she was quickly offered multiple roles where her characters would be raped and that scenarios she receives almost always include sexual elements.[18] One of these instances was when she turned down the sexually charged lead role in Fugueuse, in which Ludivine Reding was eventually cast as Fanny, the titular teenage runaway who ends up a sex trafficking victim.[19]

In November 2019, it was announced that she was cast as Shauna Shipman in the Showtime psychological thriller series Yellowjackets.[20][21] The series debuted on Showtime on November 14, 2021.[22] The second season premiered on March 26, 2023,[23] and the third season premiered on February 14, 2025.[24]

In 2023, she starred as Irena Gut, a Polish nurse who helped to shelter and protect Jewish people during the Holocaust by hiding them in the cellar of the home where she was employed as a housekeeper by German Army officer, in Irena's Vow.[25] It premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in September.[26][27]

On April 18, 2025, the author of the book Girl in Pieces, Kathleen Glasgow, confirmed that Courtney Eaton and Sophie Nélisse bought the film rights to the book.[28][29] Nelisse portrays Rose Landry in the Canadian sports romance television series Heated Rivalry (2025–present).[30]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Monsieur Lazhar Alice L'Écuyer
2012 Ésimésac Marie Gélinas
2013 The Book Thief Liesel Meminger
2014 Pawn Sacrifice Joan Fischer
2015 Endorphine Simone de Koninck
The Great Gilly Hopkins Gilly Hopkins
2016 Mean Dreams Casey Caraway
1:54 Jennifer
Wait Till Helen Comes Molly
The History of Love Alma Singer
2017 Worst Case, We Get Married Aïcha Saint-Pierre
2019 Close Zoe Tanner
47 Meters Down: Uncaged Mia
The Rest of Us Aster
2020 Flashwood Rose
The Kid Detective Caroline
2023 Irena's Vow Irena Gut
2025 Two Women Jessica
Elli and Her Monster Team Elli (voice) English dub
Whistle Ellie Gains
2026 Lydia and the Mist Rider Lydia (voice)
TBA Stranger in Town Ruth Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Mirador [fr] Jeune fille de Ralf Episode: "Vulnérabilités"
Toute la Vérité [fr] Marie-Anne 3 episodes
2011–2016 The Parent Family Zoé Larivière-Beaudoin 36 episodes
2012 Vertige Rosalie Roussel 6 episodes
2018 Demain des hommes [fr] Roxanne Rousseau 4 episodes
2019–2020 L'Échappée [fr] Romy Lalonde N/a
2020 Amours d'occasion [fr] Florence Episode: "Avenue Greene – Rue Notre-Dame Ouest"
2021–present Yellowjackets Shauna Shipman 29 episodes
2022 Transplant Hannah Miller Episode: "Jasmine"
2023 Aller Simple Fanny Lori 6 episodes
2025 L'Indétectable Stéphanie Parent Sirois 6 episodes
2025–present Heated Rivalry Rose Landry 3 episodes
2026 Alice Catherine Calvert 2 episodes
TBA This Summer Will Be Different Lucy Ashby 10 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Genie Awards Best Supporting Actress Monsieur Lazhar Won [31]
Jutra Awards Best Supporting Actress Monsieur Lazhar Won [32]
2013 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Young Actress Monsieur Lazhar Nominated [33]
Hollywood Film Awards Spotlight Award The Book Thief Won[a] [34]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by a Youth – Female The Book Thief Won [35]
2014 Critics' Choice Awards Best Young Actor/Actress The Book Thief Nominated [36]
Satellite Awards Breakthrough Performance Award The Book Thief Won[b] [37]
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress The Book Thief Won[c] [38]
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor The Book Thief Nominated [39]
2026 Canadian Screen Awards Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Program or Series Heated Rivalry Won [40]
Radius Award Herself Won
ACTRA Awards in Montreal Outstanding Performance in Television Series Heated Rivalry Nominated [41]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Shared with David Oyelowo for The Butler and Michael B. Jordan for Fruitvale Station
  2. ↑ Shared with Michael B. Jordan for Fruitvale Station
  3. ↑ Shared with Loreta Peralta for Instructions Not Included

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Sophie Nélisse". Windsor Public Library. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2022. Sophie (Marie-Sophie) Nélisse was born in Windsor on March 27, 2000 into a family of French-Canadian descent.
  2. ↑ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1209/1210. June 1–9, 2012. p. 35.
  3. 1 2 Victoria Ahearn (September 3, 2016). "Windsor-born Sophie Nelisse a Rising Star at TIFF and beyond". Windsor Star. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Plasket, Kelli (November 27, 2013). "Meet Sophie Nélisse". Time for Kids. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Szklarski, Cassandra (March 6, 2012). "Sophie Nelisse of 'Monsieur Lazhar' takes Genie nomination in stride". Canadian Press. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Boivin, Catherine-Chantal (November 22, 2011). "Sophie Nélisse: Activités familiales pour les vacances des fêtes: jouer en famille" [Sophie Nélisse: Family activities for the holidays: playing among family]. Voir. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Pilon-Larose, Hugo (April 6, 2015). "Sophie Nélisse et sa mère Pauline Belhumeur, la double vie d'une maman gérante" [Sophie Nélisse and her mother Pauline Belhumeur, the double life of a manager mother]. La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Casey (March 11, 2014). "How Sophie Nélisse Went From Olympic-Bound Gymnast to 'Book Thief' Star in Two Seconds Flat". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ Wilkinson, Amy (November 7, 2013). "Why Sophie Nelisse Gave Up Her Olympic Dream For 'Book Thief'". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Sophie Nélisse à Cannes dimanche avec Mean Dreams - Festival de Cannes". La Presse. May 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ ""Mean Dreams" dans lequel joue Sophie Nélisse, présenté à Cannes". May 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Quebecers to watch at Cannes 2016". Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  14. ↑ "TIFF Rising Stars Revealed for 2016 Toronto International Film Festival" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. August 3, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Découvrez la robe de bal de finissants de Sophie Nélisse". En Vedette. June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
  16. ↑ Duchesne, André (August 22, 2017). "Sophie Nélisse tourne avec Noomi Rapace". La Presse. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019 – via Cyberpresse.
  17. ↑ HollywoodPQ (July 17, 2018). "Sophie Nélisse sera le visage des bijoux Caroline Néron cet automne". HollywoodPQ. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  18. ↑ Mercier, Noémie (December 8, 2017). "Passer à l'âge adulte en temps troublés" [Entering adulthood in troubled times]. L'actualité. Being 18 years old in 2018 (French: Avoir 18 ans en 2018) (in French). Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017. Quand je me suis mise à dire que je voulais des rôles plus « matures », je pense que j'ai reçu cinq scénarios où je me faisais violer. C'est rare, les scénarios où il ne faut pas que je couche avec quelqu'un ou que j'embrasse quelqu'un.
  19. ↑ "Sophie Nélisse aurait refusé le rôle de Fanny dans Fugueuse pour cette raison". Showbizz.net. April 25, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  20. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 19, 2019). "Juliette Lewis & Christina Ricci Among Eight Cast In Showtime Drama Pilot Yellowjackets". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  21. ↑ Porter, Rick (November 19, 2019). "Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci Board Showtime Drama Yellowjackets". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  22. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (August 24, 2021). "Yellowjackets: Showtime Survival Drama Starring Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci Gets Premiere Date & Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  23. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (December 7, 2022). "Yellowjackets Season 2 Pushed to 2023". TVLine. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  24. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 19, 2024). "'Yellowjackets' Sets Season 3 Premiere Date On Paramount+ With Showtime With Eerie Teaser". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  25. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (May 9, 2022). "Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott to star in Quiver's wartime drama 'Irena's Vow', as WestEnd launches sales". Screen Daily.
  26. ↑ "Irena's Vow". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  27. ↑ Hazelton, John (August 10, 2023). "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily.
  28. ↑ "Instagram". Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Instagram.
  29. ↑ "'It's weird to see us evolve at the same time': Yellowjackets' Sophie Nélisse on how her life mirrors Shauna's". Cosmopolitan. April 11, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  30. ↑ Colangelo, B. J. (December 19, 2025). "Heated Rivalry's Best Episode Yet Will Shut Down Any Haters". /Film. Archived from the original on December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Stars shine at the 32nd Genie Awards". CityNews. March 8, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  32. ↑ "2012 Jutra Award nominees and winners". Global News. March 6, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  33. ↑ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  34. ↑ Tinoco, Armando (October 22, 2013). "Hollywood Film Awards 2013: Sandra Bullock Wins First 'Gravity' Award Of The Season". Latin Times. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  35. ↑ Pond, Steve (December 8, 2013). "2013 Critics' Awards Winners: The Complete List – Utah, Nevada, Florida". TheWrap. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  36. ↑ "Complete list of winners for the 19th Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  37. ↑ "2013". International Press Academy. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  38. ↑ "35th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  39. ↑ Goldberg, Matt (February 26, 2014). "The Saturn Award Nominees 2014 include GRAVITY and THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG". Collider. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  40. ↑ McLean, Kayla (May 31, 2026). "Heated Rivalry wins big at Canadian Screen Awards, taking top prizes for best dramatic actor and drama series". CBC News. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  41. ↑ Casemore, Jamie (June 17, 2026). "Francois Arnaud, Kaniehtiio Horn win at ACTRA Montreal awards". Playback. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
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