Sophie Nyweide dead at 24 as Michelle Williams' former co-star dies with family paying tribute
Sophie Nyweide, the American actress who rose to fame for her role as the daughter of Michelle Williams and Gael García Bernal's characters in the 2009 romantic drama Mammoth, has tragically passed away at the age of 24. Having appeared in numerous films by the age of 10, Sophie's family remembered her as "a kind and trusting girl" in a paid obituary announcing her death.
The family's tribute read: "Sophie was a kind and trusting girl. Often this left her open to being taken advantage of by others. She wrote and drew voraciously, and much of this art depicts the depth she had, and it also represents the pain she suffered. Many of her writings and artwork are roadmaps of her struggles and traumas.
"Even with those roadmaps, diagnoses and her own revelations, those closest to her, plus therapists, law enforcement officers and others who tried to help her, are heartbroken their efforts couldn't save her from her fate. She self-medicated to deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside, and it resulted in her death. She repeatedly said she would 'handle it' on her own and was compelled to reject the treatment that might possibly have saved her life."
Sophie also starred in the 2010 film Invisible Sign, playing the role of a young girl whose mother was battling cancer, alongside Jessica Alba. Born on July 8, 2000, Sophie had been drawn to acting from a young age, inspired by the movies her mother, Shelly Gibson, also an actress, would buy for her to watch.
Her mother, a former cast member of Dust to Malibu, once revealed: "She grew up in this movie theatre and slept in the movie theatre and had a little bed in the projection booth and watched many movies.", reports the Mirror.
It's reported that Sophie was so inspired by the 2003 film, Something's Gotta Give, that she "begged" her grandmother to let her pursue acting.
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