Sophia Lillis
Biography
Sophia Lillis (born February 13, 2002) is an American actress from Crown Heights in Brooklyn, New York City. She gained prominence portraying Beverly Marsh in the horror films It (2017) and its sequel It: Chapter Two (2019). Lillis starred as a telekinetic teenager in the Netflix drama series I Am Not Okay with This, released in 2020. She also appeared in the HBO psychological‑thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), playing the younger version of the character portrayed by Amy Adams in flashback scenes. As of the latest data, she has accumulated thirty‑one credited roles. Lillis is identified as female in industry records.
Career overview
Sophia Lillis was born on February 13, 2002, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. She began her acting career in the mid‑2010s and quickly became recognized for her work in genre film and television. Lillis’s first widely noted role was as Beverly Marsh in the 2017 horror adaptation of Stephen King’s novel It, a performance she reprised in the sequel It: Chapter Two released in 2019. These films established her as a prominent young actress in contemporary horror cinema and contributed to a growing list of credited appearances that now totals thirty‑one.
Following her success in the It franchise, Lillis expanded into television, portraying the younger version of the central character in the 2018 HBO psychological thriller miniseries Sharp Objects, appearing in flashback sequences that explored the protagonist’s past. In 2020 she took on a leading role in the Netflix drama series I Am Not Okay with This, playing a teenage girl who discovers telekinetic abilities. Across film and television, Lillis has consistently been credited for her acting work, building a career that spans both major studio releases and premium cable productions while maintaining a focus on complex, youthful characters.
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- IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) as Beverly Marsh
- All Her Fault (2025) as Carrie Finch
- The Chair Company (2025) as Natalie Trosper
- Trap House (2025) as Deni Matthews
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) as Doric
- Asteroid City (2023) as Shelly
- The Adults (2023) as Maggie
- I Am Not Okay with This (2020) as Sydney Novak
- Acting for a Cause (2020) as Helen
- Gretel & Hansel (2020) as Gretel
- Jane Eyre (2020) as Helen Burns
- Uncle Frank (2020) as Beth
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- It Chapter Two (2019) as Young Beverly Marsh
- The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends (2019) as Self
- The Summers of It – Chapter One: You'll Float Too (2019) as Self
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) as Nancy Drew
- Sharp Objects (2018) as Young Camille Preaker
- It (2017) as Beverly Marsh
- Tiny Mammals (2017) as Sophia
- The Losers' Club (2017) as Beverly Marsh
- The Garden (2016) as Luc
- 37 (2016) as Debbie Bernstein
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014) as Rude Elemental
- The Lipstick Stain (2013) as Addie
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- The Nutcase
- Knight's Camp
- Ancient History
- The Burning Season
- Traum