ABOUT SOPHIE NELISSE
Actress who starred in The Book Thief . She went on to receive a Genie Award and a Jutra Award for her performance in the 2011 drama Monsieur Lazhar. In 2021, she began playing young Shauna in Showtime's Yellowjackets .
She was born in Quebec, Canada, and is of French Canadian and Puerto Rican descent.
Her performance in Monsieur Lazhar earned her a nomination for the Young Artists Award for Best Young Actress in an International Feature Film.
Her sister is actress Isabelle Nelisse .
She co-starred with Geoffrey Rush in the 2013 drama The Book Thief. She also played Melanie Lynskey 's characters younger self in Yellowjacklets.
