Sophie Nélisse
| Sophie Nélisse | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marie-Sophie Nélisse March 27, 2000 [1] Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Montréal, Quebec |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–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 mother, Pauline Belhumeur, left her job as a schoolteacher in 2013 to act as a talent manager for both Sophie and her younger sister, actress Isabelle Nélisse, best known for her role in Mama.[2][3] Nélisse is fluent in both French and English.
Her family moved to Montréal, Québec when she was four.[4][5]
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.[6][7] 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.[8] She held a recurring role the Québec sitcom fr 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.[9][10][11]
Filmography
| 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 |
| 2012 | fr | Marie Gélinas | |
| 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[12] Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actor/Actress |
| 2014 | Pawn Sacrifice | Young Joan | |
| 2015 | Endorphine | Simone de Koninck | |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Gilly Hopkins | |
| 2016 | Mean Dreams | Casey Caraway | Chosen for Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight |
| 2016 | Wait Till Helen Comes | Molly | Also stars her sister Isabelle Nélisse |
| 2016 | The History of Love | Alma | Post-Production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | fr | Jeune fille de Ralf | 1 episode |
| 2010 | fr | Fille de Violaine | 1 episode |
| 2011-2016 | fr | Zoé | Recurring |
| 2012 | Vertige | Rosalie Roussel | Main cast |
| 2015 | Les Dieux de la Danse | Herself | Dance competition (1 episode) |
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 |
References
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- ↑ http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/festivals-de-cinema/festival-de-cannes/201605/15/01-4981750-sophie-nelisse-a-cannes-dimanche-avec-mean-dreams.php
- ↑ http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/15/mean-dreams-sophie-nelisse-cannes_n_9981416.html
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebecers-cannes-69th-1.3575874
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