Sophie Marceau
Biography
Sophie Marceau is a French actress who became popular as a teenager with La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), winning a César Award for Most Promising Actress. She grew into a European film star with Fort Saganne (1984), L'étudiante (1988), Fanfan (1993), and D'Artagnan's Daughter (1994). International fame came with Braveheart (1995), Firelight (1997), Anna Karenina (1997), and The World Is Not Enough (1999), where she played Elektra King. Later roles included Female Agents (2008), LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008), Don't Look Back (2009), Jailbirds (2015), and Everything Went Fine (2021). Marceau has also written a novel and directed the films Speak to Me of Love, Trivial, and Mrs Mills. She won a Molière Award for her theater work in Eurydice. She was made an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2003.
59years old
Turns 60 on November 17in 47 days
- Born 15th arrondissement of Paris
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu (birth name)Also credited as Sophie Daniele Sylvie Maupu
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 41 years1980 to 2021
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First role
Françoise Menidrey, who cast Claude Pinoteau's La Boum (1980), approached modeling agencies to find a new teenage actress. Alain Poiré, Gaumont's director, watched the rushes and gave Marceau a long-term contract.
Behind the camera
Marceau made her directorial debut with the feature Speak to Me of Love in 2002 and was named Best Director at the Montreal World Film Festival for it.
Beyond film
In 2014, Marceau sang "La Vie en rose" in China with Liu Huan for the CCTV New Year gala, which more than 700 million people watched.
Sophie Marceau movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Claude Pinoteau directed three of these films, Jean-Paul Salomé two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Claude Brasseur's page
Gérard Depardieu's page
Philippe Noiret's page
Hippolyte Girardot's page
François Levantal's page
Claude PinoteauDirector, 3 films, 1980 to 1988
Jean-Paul SaloméDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2008
Also two films together7 more actors
- Sami FreyAnthony Zimmer (2005) and D'Artagnan's Daughter (1994)
- Brigitte FosseyThe Party 2 (1982) and The Party (1980)
- Denise GreyThe Party 2 (1982) and The Party (1980)
- Robin RenucciFemale Agents (2008) and Fort Saganne (1984)
- Sheila O'ConnorThe Party 2 (1982) and The Party (1980)
- Alexandra GoninThe Party 2 (1982) and The Party (1980)
- Alexandre SterlingThe Party 2 (1982) and The Party (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Sophie Marceau's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$649 million
10 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 15 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 15Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$362M55.7% of the total
- 2$213M32.8% of the total
- 3$31M4.8% of the total
- 4$16M2.5% of the total
- 5$15M2.4% of the total
- 6$6.6M1.0% of the total
- 7$2.7M0.4% of the total
- 8$859K0.1% of the total
$1.1 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1983 to 2003.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2003 | Officer of Arts and Letters | Won | |
| 1983 | César Award for Best Female Revelation | La Boum 2 | Won |
| Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
| Jupiter Awards | Won | ||
| Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
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