Sophie Nélisse

Birthday: 27 March 2000, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Height: 160 cm

Sophie Nélisse was born in Windsor, Ontario, but moved to Montreal with her family when she was just age 4.She began her career at the age of seven in commercials, then made her movie debut at age 10 ...Show More

Sophie Nélisse was born in Windsor, Ontario, but moved to Montreal with her family when she was just age 4.She began her career at the age of seven in commercials, then made her movie debut at age 10 in the 2012 French-Canadian film Monsieur Lazhar. For her performance in the film, she won a Genie and a Jutra award for Best Supporting Actress.Sophie then went on to play a role in Luc Picard's 2012 feature Esimésac before being asked to audition for the lead role of a German girl in the English-language feature film The Book Thief. She landed the part and starred alongside Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.When not working, Sophie enjoys gymnastic classes. Her younger sister, Isabelle, is also an actress, who, among other credits, played a lead role in the 2013 horror movie Mama. Hide