Sophia Lillis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sophia Lillis
Lillis at the premiere of Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase in 2019
Born	(2002-02-13) February 13, 2002 (age 22) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–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 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).

Early life

Sophia Lillis was born on February 13, 2002, along with her fraternal twin brother, Jake.

Career

Lillis made her film debut starring in the 2016 film 37. 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. Later that year, she played one of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's children in Sia's music video "Santa's Coming for Us".

Lillis in 2018

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. 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. Later in 2019, she reprised her role as Beverly Marsh in It: Chapter Two.

In 2020, Lillis portrayed Gretel in Gretel & Hansel, a re-imagining of the German fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". 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. The following month, Lillis played the lead role in the Netflix original series I Am Not Okay with This. 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. She will also appear in Before I Sleep. She appeared in the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Lillis is part of an ensemble cast, including Scarlett Johansson, Jeff Goldblum, and Tom Hanks, who appear in the Wes Anderson film Asteroid City.

In October 2022, Lillis performed in Heroes of the Fourth Turning at Studio Theatre in Washington, DC. In July 2024, she was cast in the Peacock television series All Her Fault/

Filmography

Key

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Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	37	Debbie Bernstein
2017	It	Beverly "Bev" Marsh
2019	Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase	Nancy Drew
	It Chapter Two	Young Beverly "Bev" Marsh
2020	Uncle Frank	Elizabeth "Beth" Bledsoe
	Gretel & Hansel	Gretel
2023	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	Doric
	The Adults	Maggie
	Asteroid City	Shelly Borden
TBA	Trap House	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	The Real Housewives of New York City	Herself
2018	Sharp Objects	Young Camille Preaker	Miniseries
2020	I Am Not Okay with This	Sydney Novak	Main role
	Acting for a Cause	Helen	Episode: "Jane Eyre"
TBA	All Her Fault	Carrie	In Production

Music videos

Video games

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Sophia Lillis para niños