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Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse, Canadian actress

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Born
March 27, 2000
Age in 2026
26
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
2000

About Sophie Nélisse

Marie-Sophie Nélisse is a Canadian actress. She made her film debut in the French-language drama Monsieur Lazhar (2011), for which she won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Liesel Meminger in the 2013 war drama The Book Thief, young Joan Fischer in the biographical film Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Casey Caraway in the coming-of-age drama Mean Dreams (2016), Aster in The Rest of Us (2019), and Irena Gut in Irena's Vow (2023). Since 2021, she has starred as Shauna Shipman in the Showtime psychological thriller series Yellowjackets. In May 2016, Nélisse was present on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival for the first time to present Canadian thriller movie Mean Dreams. 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.

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Sophie Nélisse timeline

  1. She made her film debut in the French-language drama Monsieur Lazhar (2011), for which she won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress.
  2. In May 2016, Nélisse was present on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival for the first time to present Canadian thriller movie Mean Dreams.
  3. Since 2021, she has starred as Shauna Shipman in the Showtime psychological thriller series Yellowjackets.

The world when Sophie Nélisse was born

Sophie Nélisse was born in 2000. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2000

  • #1 song"Breathe" – Faith Hill
  • Top movieGladiator
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentTiger Woods wins 3 consecutive major championships
  • Top headlineContested US presidential election — Bush vs. Gore goes to Supreme Court
  • Technology milestoneDot-com bubble bursts
  • Defining fadReality TV (Survivor premieres)
  • Notable inventionUSB flash drive
  • World population6.09 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population282.2M

2000 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sophie Nélisse's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20002026
Gas$1.51$3.45/gal
Average home$139,000$435,000
Average income$52,500$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.39$11.95
Postage stamp$0.33$0.73
Population282.2M341 million

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