Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu 17 November 1966 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 LÉtudiante 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 Arrêtezmoi 2013 Jailbirds 2015 and Everything Went Fine 2021 Marceau has appeared on more than 300 magazine covers worldwide and been the face of numerous luxury brands She was made Officer Officier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Minister of Culture of France in 2003 and in 2015 it was revealed that she had refused the Legion of Honour Ordre national de la Légion dhonneur She was born 17 November 1966 in Paris the second child of Simone née Morisset who was a shop assistant and Benoît Maupu a truck driver Her parents divorced when she was nine years old In February 1980 Marceau and her mother came across a model agency looking for teenagers Marceau had photos taken at the agency but did not think anything would come of it At the same time Françoise Menidrey the casting director for Claude Pinoteaus La Boum 1980 asked modeling agencies to recommend a new teenager for the project After viewing the rushes Alain Poiré the director of the Gaumont signed Marceau to a longterm contract La Boum was a hit film with 4378500 tickets sold in France In 1981 Marceau made her singing debut with French singer François Valéry on record Dream in Blue written by Pierre Delanoë She rejected the main role in a soontobe controversial film Beaupère in which she would have played as a teenage girl who seduces her stepfather for a sexual relationship The role was eventually played by Ariel Besse In 1982 at age 16 Marceau bought back her contract with Gaumont for one million French francs She borrowed most of the money After starring in the sequel film La Boum 2 1982 Marceau focused on more dramatic roles including the historical drama Fort Saganne in 1984 with Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve Joyeuses Pâques Happy Easter in 1984 Lamour braque and Police in 1985 and Descente aux enfers Descent into Hell in 1986 In 1988 she starred in LÉtudiante The Student and the historical adventure film Chouans That year Marceau was named Best Romantic Actress at the International Festival of Romantic Movies for her role in Chouans Source Article Sophie Marceau from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA