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Sophia Lillis
American actress (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sophia Lillis (born February 13, 2002) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her roles as Beverly Marsh in the horror films It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019), and as a teenager with telekinesis 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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Early life
Sophia Lillis was born on February 13, 2002, along with her fraternal twin brother, Jake.[4]
Career
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Early work
In 2012, Lillis appeared on an episode of the fifth season of The Real Housewives of New York City, as herself.[5]
Lillis made her film debut starring in the 2016 film 37.[6] 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.
Breakthrough
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.[7][8][9] Later that year, she played one of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's children in Sia's music video "Santa's Coming for Us".[10]
In 2018, Lillis appeared in the HBO television miniseries Sharp Objects, in which she played a young Camille Preaker.[11] 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.[12][13] She reprised her role as Beverly Marsh in It: Chapter Two in 2019.[14]
In 2020, Lillis portrayed Gretel in Gretel & Hansel, a re-imagining of the German fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel".[15][16] 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.[17][18] The following month, Lillis played the lead role in the Netflix original series I Am Not Okay with This.[19] In November, 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 October 2022, Lillis performed in Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Studio Theatre in Washington, DC.[20]
Lillis appeared in the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.[21] She was cast as the younger sister of Michael Cera's character, Eric, in the Dustin Guy Defa film The Adults. Lillis is part of an ensemble cast, including Scarlett Johansson, Jeff Goldblum, and Tom Hanks, who appear in the 2023 Wes Anderson film Asteroid City.[22]
In July 2024, she was cast in the Peacock television series All Her Fault.
Upcoming roles
She is set to star alongside Dave Bautista in an upcoming action film titled Trap House.
At the Game Awards 2023, video game producer Hideo Kojima and comedian Jordan Peele presented the trailer for their upcoming horror game, OD, which stars Lillis.
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Filmography
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Films
Television
Music videos
Video games
Awards and nominations
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