Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She is
known for her Genie Awardâ€"winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar,
and as Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling
novel The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak. Her sister Isabelle
Nélisse is also an actress, best known for her roles in Mama and
HBO's controversial film The Tale; the sisters also played together in
Mirador [fr], Wait Till Helen Comes and Worst Case, We Get
Married.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. Nélisse is
fluent in both French and English. Her family moved to Montreal,
Quebec when she was four.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. Additionally, Nélisse formed and still maintains a
close friendship with her co-star from The Book Thief, Nico Liersch.
known for her Genie Awardâ€"winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar,
and as Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling
novel The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak. Her sister Isabelle
Nélisse is also an actress, best known for her roles in Mama and
HBO's controversial film The Tale; the sisters also played together in
Mirador [fr], Wait Till Helen Comes and Worst Case, We Get
Married.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. Nélisse is
fluent in both French and English. Her family moved to Montreal,
Quebec when she was four.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. Additionally, Nélisse formed and still maintains a
close friendship with her co-star from The Book Thief, Nico Liersch.
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