Sofia Boutella

Sofia Boutella

actress, soundtrack

Sofia Boutella was born on Apr 03, 1982 in Algeria. Sofia Boutella's big-screen debut came with Le défi directed by Blanca Li in 2002. Sofia Boutella is known for SAS Rogue Heroes directed by Tom Shankland, Connor Swindells stars as David Stirling and Jack O'Connell as Paddy Mayne. Sofia Boutella has got 1 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Sofia Boutella achieved is CinemaCon, USA. The upcoming new movie Sofia Boutella plays is Rebel Moon which will be released on Dec 22, 2023.

Sofia Boutella is an Algerian actress, dancer and model. She was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers in Algeria, the daughter of composer and jazz musician Safy Boutella, and an architect mother. She started classical dance education when she was five years old. In 1992, at age 10, she left Algeria with her family and moved to France, where she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18. Sofia started hip hop and street dance, and was part of a group called the Vagabond Crew. She also participated in a group called Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites. She has been rehearsing since age 17 with choreographer Blanca Li, and danced in several film and television appearances, as well as commercials and concert tours.In 2007, her breakthrough arrived when she was picked for the Jamie King choreography for Nike as a role model of femininity and hip-hop. This was a major boost to her career and led to more work alongside stars like Madonna in her Confessions Tour, and Rihanna. Sofia successfully auditioned for Michael Jackson's This Is It Tour, but could not attend due to the extension of Madonna's tour, whose dates coincided with Jackson's residency. In February 2011, she was the main character in Michael's last music video Michael Jackson: Hollywood Tonight (2011).Sofia played the lead character Eva in the drama film StreetDance 2 (2012), she starred as the assassin Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), an alien warrior named Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond (2016), the main antagonist, Princess Ahmanet, in Universal's Dark Universe film The Mummy (2017), and an undercover French agent in Atomic Blonde (2017) alongside Charlize Theron, and many other great movies since then.

  • Birthday

    Apr 03, 1982
  • Place of Birth

    Bab El Oued, Algeria
  • Also known

    소피아 부텔라, โซเฟีย โบเทลล่า, Софія Бутелла

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 2 nominations

CinemaCon, USA
2017
Female Star of Tomorrow
Winner - CinemaCon Award

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