Former child star who played Michelle Williams’ daughter passes away

Sophie Nyweide, a former child star who was most famous for playing Michelle Williams’ on-screen daughter in the 2009 movie Mammoth, passed away at the age of 24.

According to her family’s online obituary, the actress, who starred in seven films before turning ten, died on April 14.

“Sophie was a trusting and kind girl.” This frequently made her vulnerable to exploitation by others. Her loved ones wrote, “She wrote and drew a lot, and a lot of this art shows the depth she had and the pain she suffered.”

They went on: “A lot of her writings and artwork serve as road maps for her traumas and struggles.” Those closest to her, as well as therapists, law enforcement, and others who attempted to assist her, are devastated that their efforts were insufficient to prevent her from meeting her fate, despite those plans, diagnoses, and her own disclosures.

Nyweide’self-medicated to deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside,’ according to her loved ones, and this’resulted in her death.’

They described how she was forced to turn down the treatment that could have saved her life despite her repeated assurances that she would “handle it” on her own.

The precise cause of Nyweide’s death is currently unknown.

Her family claimed that the young star “dreamed (more like demanded) to do from a young age, ‘without ever knowing her mother was an actor.'” Her obituary emphasized her lifelong love of acting.

On a movie set, she appeared to be most content, changing into a different person. Her loved ones explained that it was a safe place for her and that she enjoyed the support of the cast and crew, who fostered her talent and well-being.

New York City Serenade, And Then Came Love, Margot at the Wedding, and Law & Order all featured Nyweide after she landed her first acting role in the 2006 film Bella.

What Would You Do, Mistakes Were Made, Born Again, and Shadows & Lies are some of her other credits.

Nyweide “should have a glowing future,” according to film critic Jeannette Catsoulis, after she costarred with Jessica Alba in the 2010 film An Invisible Sign.

Nyweide was born on July 8, 2000, in Burlington, Vermont.

Her mother, Shelly Gibson, is well-known for her parts in All My Children (1970), Dust to Malibu, and St. Elsewhere (1982).

In a 2010 interview, Gibson recalled how her daughter’s love of movies began when she was four years old and watched Nancy Meyers’ Something’s Gotta Give at the Village Picture Shows Cinema in Manchester.

Gibson remarked, “She grew up in this movie theater, slept there, had a little bed in the projection booth, and watched a lot of movies.”

Gibson posted a touching remembrance and a lovely picture of her daughter over the weekend.

“My Sophie, rest in peace.” Her time with us was far too brief. For everyone who encountered her, my daughter was a beacon. We who were genuinely close to Sophie are devastated and will take a long time to move on from her death. I’m certain I never will. I adore my daughter, thank God. I want her to return. “You always could, sweetheart,” she wrote.

Fans expressed their support and condolences beneath Gibson’s post.

“Shelly.” Nothing to say. I sincerely apologize for your loss. One wrote, “Much, much love.”

“Holding you in my thoughts, you’ve been on my mind all week,” said another commenter. I’m not able to imagine. I’m sending you as much peace as I can right now and even more in the future.

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