Meet Sophia Lillis, who plays nanny Carrie Finch in Peacock’s hit thriller series All Her Fault
The actress is only 23, but she’s already played a younger Amy Adams and acted in a Wes Anderson movie – now she’s starring opposite Dakota Fanning
Meanwhile, Finch – played by 23-year-old actress Sophia Lillis – is on a journey of revenge. This unfolds in the finale, delivering one of the most satisfying TV plot twists of the year. Lillis is also earning high praise for her powerful performance on the show.
So what else do we know about Sophia Lillis?
Her family is closely involved with her career
Sophia Lillis hails from Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She is close to her mother Juliana Mellevold, who has been an integral part of her career and arranged interviews when she was younger, and her filmmaker stepfather Christopher Mellevold, per The Guardian. She also has a stepbrother as well as a fraternal twin brother, Jake, who went to one audition and decided he did not want to act, per W Magazine.
How did she get into acting?
Lillis’ stepdad, who is a photographer and filmmaker himself, inspired her to pursue acting when she was only seven, per WWD. She acted in a short film he made, and later enrolled in Manhattan’s Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She also attended Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts in New York. While studying acting, her teacher recommended her for a role in a New York University student film – and she hasn’t looked back since.