Isabelle Nélisse (born December 3, 2003) is a Canadian actress. The younger sister of actress
Sophie Nélisse, she is most noted for her roles in the films ''
Mama
Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to:
Roles
*Mother, a female parent
* Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
*Maternal uncle, in some parts of South Asia
Places
* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement in the Mam ...
'', ''
Wait Till Helen Comes'' and ''
The Tale
''The Tale'' is a 2018 American drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox (documentary filmmaker), Jennifer Fox and starring Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabelle Nélisse, Common ...
''.
[Emily Buder]
"The Tale Is a Powerful, Messy Story About Abuse"
. ''The Atlantic
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It was founded in 185 ...
'', February 3, 2018.
Biography
She has also appeared in the films ''
Whitewash
Whitewash, calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, asbestis or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime ( calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) or chalk (calcium carbonate, CaCO3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes ...
'', ''
Mommy'', ''
Worst Case, We Get Married (Et au pire, on se mariera)'' and ''
The Far Shore (Dérive)'', the television series ''
The Strain
''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire literature, vampire horror fiction, horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by ''The Fall (del Toro and Hogan novel), The Fal ...
,'' ''Mirador and
It: Chapter One.''
Filmography
Film
*
Mama
Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to:
Roles
*Mother, a female parent
* Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
*Maternal uncle, in some parts of South Asia
Places
* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement in the Mam ...
(2013) as Lilly
*
Whitewash
Whitewash, calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, asbestis or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime ( calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) or chalk (calcium carbonate, CaCO3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes ...
(2013) as Child - Cottage
*
Mommy (2014) as Fille de Kyla
*
Wait Till Helen Comes (2016) as Heather
*
Worst case, We Get Married (2017) as Aïcha (enfant)
*
It (2017) Girl in the bathroom
*
The Tale
''The Tale'' is a 2018 American drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox (documentary filmmaker), Jennifer Fox and starring Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabelle Nélisse, Common ...
(2018) as Jenny
*
The Far Shore (2018) as Mélanie
Television
*
The Strain
''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire literature, vampire horror fiction, horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by ''The Fall (del Toro and Hogan novel), The Fal ...
(2014) as Emma Arnot. 3 episodes
* Mirador (2011 – 2016)
References
External links
*
2003 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian actresses
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian child actresses
Actresses from Windsor, Ontario
Franco-Ontarian people
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