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Marie-Sophie Nélisse 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 Leading Young Actress in an International Feature Film. She also had roles in the film Ésimésac and in a Québec sitcom called Les Parent. Her sister is actress Isabelle Nélisse.

47 Meters Down: Uncaged ( 2019) | IMDb: 5

Horror , Thriller

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 they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

Starring:

Sophie Nélisse , Corinne Foxx , Brianne Tju , Sistine Rose Stallone , Brec Bassinger , John Corbett

Directed by:

Andrea Bamford , James Nunn , Faz Buffery

Produced by:

Kate Glover , Jay Benedict , Mike Runagall

The History of Love ( 2016) | IMDb: 6.3

Drama , Romance , War

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 loneliness.

Starring:

Derek Jacobi , Sophie Nélisse , Gemma Arterton , Elliott Gould , Torri Higginson , Mark Rendall

Directed by:

Radu Mihăileanu

Produced by:

The Great Gilly Hopkins ( 2015) | IMDb: 6.5

Comedy , Drama , Family

Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins (Sophie Nélisse) devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.

Starring:

Sophie Nélisse , Kathy Bates , Glenn Close , Bill Cobbs , Octavia Spencer , Julia Stiles

Directed by:

Scott Lazar , Stephen Herek

Produced by:

Avy Kaufman

Pawn Sacrifice ( 2015) | IMDb: 7

Drama , Thriller

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

Starring:

Tobey Maguire , Peter Sarsgaard , Liev Schreiber , Michael Stuhlbarg , Lily Rabe , Sophie Nélisse

Directed by:

Silver Butler , Darin Rivetti , Lorette Leblanc

Produced by:

Marie-Elaine Bailly , Jamal Bilal , Christopher Wilkinson

The Book Thief ( 2013) | IMDb: 7.5

Drama

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, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

Starring:

Geoffrey Rush , Sophie Nélisse , Emily Watson , Nico Liersch , Ben Schnetzer , Heike Makatsch

Directed by:

Elizabeth West , Phil Booth , Tom Rye

Produced by:

Bettina Brenner , Ken Blancato , Christin Geigemüller

Sophie Nélisse Movies: Top 5 Performances by a Successful Actor

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