Sophie Nyweide, Child Actress in Noah and An Invisible Sign, Dead at 24

A rising star has been lost too soon.

Sophie Nyweide—who, as a child, acted in movies including Mammoth, Noah and An Invisible Sign alongside actors such as Michelle Williams and Russell Crowe—died on April 14, her loved ones confirmed in an obituary. She was 24.

“Creative, athletic and wise beyond her years, Sophie accomplished so much in the time she danced upon earth,” the online obituary, which did not include a cause of death, read. “Literally – she danced as she moved!”

Her loved onespraised Sophie for her dedication to competitive snowboarding, which she began at the of age of 5, and the ease with which she began acting.

“She seemed happiest on a movie set, becoming someone else,” her obituary read. “It was a safe place for her,” acknowledging the casts and crews “who nourished her talent and her well being.”

Sophie’s loved ones noted her ability to see “the good in everyone,” adding her “‘family’ wasn’t just her immediate family,” but instead included the families of her those closest to her.

And while her obituary didn’t include details around Sophie’s passing, it did acknowledge some of the struggles she’d faced in life.