Sophia Lillis

ACTOR

Lillis has had quite the year with the role of Beverly Marsh in the big screen adaptation of “It” and small-screen adaptation of “Sharp Objects.” The actress, who has studied her craft at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, is deeply focused on the collaboration between directors and actors and is always looking for a role that is “a little challenging but something that I can grow and learn from.” She counts Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek among some of her acting inspirations, the latter whom she notes went to the same acting school and “learned the same things as me in the same way,” which inspires her that someday she’ll have as storied a career as Spacek. Lillis is also passionate about drawing and says she is never without a pad on set, which helps her focus, whether she’s working on a genre piece like the sequel to “It” or lighter fare such as “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase,” both of which she has coming out soon.