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Sophie Nyweide, the former child actor who appeared in Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” and played the daughter of Michelle Williams’ character in “Mammoth,” has died, according to an obituary her family published on Legacy. She was 24.

Nyweide also played a small role in Noah Baumbach’s 2007 film “Margot at the Wedding.” Her obituary says she died April 13 and does not specify the exact cause, though her family wrote that she “self-medicated to deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside, and it resulted in her death.”

Her mother, the actress Shelly Gibson who appeared on “St. Elsewhere” and “Law & Order,” posted a photo of her daughter on Instagram over the weekend, writing: “Rip, my Sophie. She graced us for far too short a time. My daughter was a light for all who met her. For those us of who were truly close with Sophie, we are gutted...

Sophie Nyweide, the former child actor who made appearances in the films Mammoth, Noah Baumbach’s Margot at the Wedding and Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, died April 14. She was 24.

In a paid obituary, her family wrote that the former actor “self-medicated to deal with all the trauma and shame she held inside, and it resulted in her death.”

“Sophie was a kind and trusting girl,” her family writes. “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.

Sophie Nyweide, who portrayed the daughter of Michelle Williams and Gael García Bernal’s characters in the 2009 romantic drama Mammoth, has died. She was 24.

Nyweide, who appeared in seven films by age 10, died April 14, her family announced in a paid obituary. She died in Bennington, Vermont, her mother, former actress Shelly Gibson, told The Hollywood Reporter, and “police there are investigating.”

“Sophie was a kind and trusting girl,” her family wrote. “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.