Awards & Winners

Sophie Nélisse

Date of Birth 27-March-2000
Place of Birth Ontario
(Canada)
Nationality Canada
Also know as Sophie Nelisse
Profession Actor
Marie-Sophie Nélisse is a Canadian teen actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar and for her starring role in The Book Thief. Nélisse was born in Windsor, Ontario, but moved to Montreal, Quebec,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 Quebec sitcom called Les Parent. She portrayed Liesel Meminger in the film version of the best-selling novel The Book Thief, which was released on November 8, 2013 and has received very good reviews. The plot is about the effects of World War II on many lives. Her sister is actress Isabelle Nélisse.

Awards by Sophie Nélisse

Check all the awards nominated and won by Sophie Nélisse.

2013


Satellite Special Achievement Award for Breakthrough Performance Award
Honored for : The Book Thief

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer The Book Thief

2012


Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Honored for : Monsieur Lazhar

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Monsieur Lazhar