Sophia Lillis

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Sophia Lillis
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Lillis at the premiere of Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase in 2019
Born (2002-02-13) February 13, 2002 (age 22) [1] [2]
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. [3]
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Sophia Lillis (born February 13, 2002) is an American actress. She starred as Beverly Marsh in the horror films It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019), as well as Sydney Novak in the Netflix drama series I Am Not Okay With This (2020). Lillis has also appeared in the HBO psychological thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018) and the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).

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Career

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Lillis in 2018

Lillis made her film debut starring in the 2016 film 37. [4] Previously, she had a minor role in Julie Taymor's stage production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream , which was also filmed for live showings.

In 2017, she rose to prominence after co-starring as one of the lead characters, Beverly Marsh, in the horror film It , an adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Andy Muschietti, It also starred Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Bill Skarsgård, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Chosen Jacobs. [5] [6] [7] Later that year, she played one of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's children in Sia's music video "Santa's Coming for Us". [8]

In 2018, Lillis appeared in the HBO television miniseries Sharp Objects , in which she played the younger version of Camille Preaker, played by Amy Adams as an adult. [9] In 2019, Lillis starred as teenage sleuth Nancy Drew in the Warner Bros. film adaptation of Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase. While the film received mixed to positive reviews, Lillis's performance was singled out for praise. [10] [11] Later in 2019, she reprised her role as Beverly Marsh in It: Chapter Two . [12]

In 2020, Lillis portrayed Gretel in Gretel & Hansel , a re-imagining of the German fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". [13] [14] The film grossed $22 million worldwide against a budget of $5 million and received generally positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised the film for its acting and cinematography. [15] [16] The following month, Lillis played the lead role in the Netflix original series I Am Not Okay with This . [17] Later that same year, she appeared with Paul Bettany in Uncle Frank , an independent film by True Blood and Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball, which premiered on Amazon Prime in November 2020.

Lillis is set to star alongside Naomi Watts in Claire McCarthy's The Burning Season. [18] She will also appear in Before I Sleep. [19] She appeared in the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves . [20] Lillis is part of an ensemble cast, including Scarlett Johansson, Jeff Goldblum, and Tom Hanks, who appear in the Wes Anderson film Asteroid City . [21]

In October 2022, Lillis performed in Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Studio Theatre in Washington, DC. [22]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
201637Debbie Bernstein
2017 It Beverly Marsh
2019 Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Nancy Drew
It Chapter Two Young Beverly Marsh
2020 Uncle Frank Elizabeth Bledsoe
Gretel & Hansel Gretel
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Doric
The Adults Maggie
Asteroid City Shelly Borden
TBA Trap House TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Real Housewives of New York City Herself [23]
2018 Sharp Objects Young Camille PreakerMiniseries
2020 I Am Not Okay with This Sydney NovakMain role
Acting for a Cause HelenEpisode: "Jane Eyre"

Music videos

YearArtistTitleNotes
2017 The War on Drugs "Nothing to Find"
Sia "Santa's Coming for Us"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
TBA OD TBA [24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2017
New Mexico Film CriticsBest Young Actor/Actress It Won [25]
San Diego Film Critics Society Breakthrough Artist Nominated [26]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Youth Performance Nominated [27]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [28]
2018
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Youth PerformanceNominated [29]
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated [30]
2020
Music City Film Critics AssociationBest Young Actress It Chapter Two Nominated [31]

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