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| Sophie Marceau |
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"It's great that American cinema poses such a threat. In France we have all these pseudo-auteurs who don't have a new idea in their heads."
| Date of Birth: November 17, 1966 |
| Birthplace: Paris, France |
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| Sophie Marceau appeared in the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, Braveheart and Lost and Found. She is also France's most popular actress. |
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| She combines smart acting with smart looks, to create the veritable powerhouse of a glamorous movie starlet. |
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Sophie Marceau (née Sophie Maupu) was born November 17, 1966, in Paris, France. While growing up with her father -- who was a truck driver -- in the Parisian suburbs, Sophie was always far removed from the big movie studios of France.
When she was 14, a friend of hers informed her that French director Claude Pinoteau was casting fresh talent for his film, La Boum. Sophie was cast in the teenage film, released in 1980. The film was a huge hit and led to the sequel, La Boum 2, released 2 years later.
Sophie was honored with the Cesar (French Oscar) for Most Promising Actress, in 1983. Legally tied to her contract with Gaumont, the movie studio she had worked with, Sophie paid one million French francs to buy back her contract when she was 16 years old -- of course, she had to borrow the money to pay the large sum, but it was worth it for a newly independent Sophie.
Sophie then broke away from the mold of a teenage star and moved onto more dramatic parts, in films such as 1984's Fort Saganne, and Joyeuse Pâques (Happy Easter); 1985's L'Amour Braque (directed by her long-time boyfriend, Andrzej Zulawski) and Police; 1986's Descente aux Enfers (Descent Into Hell); 1988's L'Etudiante (The Student) and Chouans!; and 1989's Mes Nuits Sont Plus Belles Que Vos Jours (My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days), also directed by Andrzej Zulawski.
Thanks to her role in Chouans!, she was named Best Romantic Actress at the 1988 International Festival of Romantic Movies.
After a role in Pacific Palisades in 1990 and La Note Bleue, her third film by her companion, Sophie opted for lighter, fluffier roles, such as the comedy Fanfan in 1993 and La Fille de D'Artagnan a year later. She even ventured into theater with her role in Eurydice in 1991, which garnered her a Marceau a Moliere Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She took to the stage again in 1994, as Eliza Dolittle in Pygmalion. |
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