India, April 22 -- Sophie Nyweide, who played the daughter of Gael Garcia Bernal and Michelle Williams in the love drama Mammoth (2009), passed away at the age of 24.

Nyweide, the former child artist, died on April 14, her family confirmed in a paid obituary. She appeared in at least seven movies by the age of 10.

As for the cause of her death, her family stated that the former actress "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. 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 a...