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Sophie Marceau

born 1966

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Sophie Marceau is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress. She became a film star in Europe with a string of successful films, including L'Étudiante (1988), Pacific Palisades (1990), Fanfan (1993) and Revenge of the Musketeers (1994). She became an international film star with her performances in Braveheart (1995), Firelight (1997), Anna Karenina (1997) and as Elektra King in the 19th James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999). Some of her later films tackle critical social issues such as Arrêtez-moi (2013), Jailbirds (2015) and Everything Went Fine (2021).

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
November 17, 1966
Paris
Citizenship

France

Occupations & fields
actorsingerscreenwriterwriterstage actorfilm actor
Awards & honours
César Award for Best Female RevelationOfficer of Arts and LettersOrdre des Arts et des LettresJupiter AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Field and occupation
francouzská herečka
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