Sophia Lillis
American actress (born 2002)
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), the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), and the HBO comedy thriller series The Chair Company (2025).
Early life
Sophia Lillis was born on February 13, 2002, along with her fraternal twin brother, Jake. Lillis and her parents appeared in a 2012 episode of The Real Housewives of New York City in which Jake, a bilateral above-knee amputee, was presented with hybrid running legs by Aviva Drescher.
Career
Early work
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. She is an alumna of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
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.
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