Sophie Nélisse

Personal context

Summary

Sophie Nélisse is a Canadian actor known for Monsieur Lazhar, The Book Thief, Irena’s Vow, and Yellowjackets. Her roles include young people facing war, trauma, and survival, with Yellowjackets following a girls’ soccer team stranded in the wilderness. In interviews, she has welcomed more diverse, layered roles for women and said female characters should not exist just to serve or elevate male characters. She has also spoken about the value of LGBTQ characters viewers can relate to. No public party campaigning or activist affiliations are on record.