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Pouring her heart out: Sophie Nélisse, 14, clings to Oscar-winner Kathy Bates while filming tearful scene for The Great Gilly Hopkins

Published: 11:17 EST, 13 June 2014 | Updated: 14:11 EST, 13 June 2014

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She received critical acclaim for her role in the 2013 drama The Book Thief.

And now 14-year-old Sophie Nélisse has landed another challenging role, this time as a foster child in search of her exotic birth mother in The Great Gilly Hopkins.

On Thursday the teen was spotted shedding tears as she filmed an emotional scene opposite Oscar-winner Kathy Bates in New York.

Working together: Sophie Nelissse and Kathy Bates join forces while filming The Great Gilly Hopkins in New York on Thursday

Sophie was dressed in a green trench coat and blue ballet flats with her blonde locks worn down and sporting slight curls on the end.

To play her dowdy character, Kathy was decked out in a shapeless maroon cardigan over a blue housedress and a pair of flat sandals.

The 65-year-old sported a wavy short bob style haircut with no makeup as they filmed on the streets of the Big Apple.

Hug it out: The 14-year-old plays the title character and Bates portrays her foster mother

Dressing the part: Sophie wore a green trench coat and blue ballet flats

In the scene, the duo could be seen having an intense conversation as Kathy held Sophie's face with her hands and appeared to start to cry.

Afterwards Bates pulled the child star towards her as they hugged and embraced sharing a tender moment.

The pair are working on the film adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson.

It tells the story of a wise-cracking young girl in foster care who longs to be reunited with her mysterious and exotic birth mother.

Intense: The 65-year-old Oscar winner teared up filming the emotional scene

Rising star: Sophie plays the wise-cracking teen in the film adaptation of the children's novel by Katherine Paterson

Sophie plays the title character of Gilly, while Bates portrays her new unorthodox foster mother.

The movie also stars Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer and Julia Stiles and is set to be released later this year.

Nélisse is a rising star having garnered rave reviews for her performance in the 2013 World War II drama The Book Thief.

She received several accolades including a Satelite Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and was nominated for a Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Young Actress.

Accolades: She received several awards for her performance in the 2013 World War II drama The Book Thief

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constance43, manchester, 14 hours ago

Sadly The Book Thief was a very beautiful but dull movie. Sophie Nelisse has a huge future ahead of her.

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lana, london, 15 hours ago

I would watch anything with kathy bates in - first rate actress.

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Julie, Leicester, United Kingdom, 15 hours ago

Her sister Isabelle was the younger girl in 'Mama' and is also a fine young actress.

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Tilly, Losang, United States, 16 hours ago

Kathy Bates is the best actress of out time- however Hollywood has turned me off with cramming their political agenda down my throat when I hate politics, so I no longer watch movies of any kind....just reality shows.