A Canadian teen actress, Sophie Nelisse, began her career by working in commercials at the age of seven. Her movie debut was at the age of 10 in the French Canadian film Monsieur Lazhar in 2012. She managed to make her presence felt strongly with her first movie itself by winning a Genie and a Jutra award for Best Supporting Actress. Her 2016 projects include The Great Gilly Hopkins, Endorphine, Mean Dreams, The History of Love and Nelly. Her other releases include 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) and The Kid Detective (2020).