Sophia Lillis is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Beverly Marsh in the 2017 supernatural horror film ‘It’; the film was an adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name. Starting with a role in her step-father’s short film at the age of seven, she went on to work in the NYU student film ‘The Lipstick Stain’ in 2013. In 2014, she had a short role in Julie Taymor's live theatrical adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’, which was also released as a film. Her other theatrical credits include ‘The Music Man’ and ‘Kids on Strike’. In 2016, she appeared in the feature length drama film ‘37’ and the short mystery film ‘The Garden’. She is all set to appear alongside Amy Adams in HBO’s TV adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s ‘Sharp Objects’, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, which is scheduled to air later in 2017.
