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Sofia Boutella (Arabic: صوفيا بوتلة; born 3 April 1982)[1] is an Algerian actress, model and dancer.[2][3][4][5]

Sofia Boutella
Boutella in 2017
Born	(1982-04-03) 3 April 1982 (age 40) Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria
Nationality	Algerian
Alma mater	Berklee College of Music
Occupation	Actress model dancer
Years active	1998–present
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Parent	Safy Boutella (father)

Early life

Boutella was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers, Algeria,[6] to an architect mother and a jazz musician father, Safy Boutella.[7] Her brother, Seif, works as a visual effects artist in the entertainment industry.[8][9] Her surname means "the men of the mountains".[10] She was raised in a fairly secular household that cultivated artistic expression and creativity.[10] Boutella described her childhood as a happy one, stating that she was "blessed to be born into a family that allowed me to express myself, to be myself and let out all sorts of colours that were living in my imagination and in my heart."[10]

With her family's encouragement, Boutella started classical dance education when she was five years old. In 1992, at the age of 10, she left Algeria with her family in the midst of the Algerian Civil War and moved to France.[11] Shortly thereafter, she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18.[12][13][14]

Dancing career

Growing up in Paris, Boutella was exposed to many more forms of dance, particularly hip hop and street dance, which intrigued her for offering more "freedom" compared to the more disciplined styles of ballet and gymnastics.[10] She joined a group called the Vagabond Crew, which won the Battle of the Year in 2006, and participated in a spin-off group called "Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites".

Her breakthrough as a dancer came in 2007, when she was picked for the Jamie King choreography for Nike Women's "Keep Up" campaign, serving as a role model of femininity and hip-hop.[15][10] This was a major boost to her career and led to more work alongside stars like Madonna, in her Confessions Tour, and Rihanna.[14][15] She credits her work with Madonna for helping her learn English.[16]

Boutella successfully auditioned for the Michael Jackson This Is It concerts but could not attend due to the extension of the Madonna tour, whose dates coincided with the Jackson tour.[17] She was the main character in the music video for "Hollywood Tonight" by Michael Jackson in February 2011.[18][17]

Acting career

Beginning at age 17, Boutella rehearsed with famed Spanish choreographer Blanca Li. She began dancing in film and television shows, as well as in commercials and concert tours.[14][15]

She played the lead character Eva in the drama film StreetDance 2 (2012),[19] the sequel to StreetDance 3D (2010).

In 2014, after 12 years as a dancer, Boutella sought a career in acting.[3] Initially, she purposefully avoided auditioning for lead roles, wishing to play supporting characters so as to learn from more experienced actors.[3] In 2015, she appeared in her first major film, Kingsman: The Secret Service, which jump-started her career as an actress.[20] One year later, she appeared as the alien warrior Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond, released on 22 July 2016.[21]

In 2017, she portrayed a French secret agent in the David Leitch film Atomic Blonde, which also featured Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman and Toby Jones. The same year, she played the titular role in The Mummy, along with Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Annabelle Wallis.

Beginning in 2018, Boutella's profile rose, and she began to appear in more central roles. That year, she appeared in the Gaspar Noé dark psychological horror film Climax, starred alongside Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon in the HBO drama film Fahrenheit 451,[22] and portrayed French contract killer 'Nice' in the near-future action crime thriller Hotel Artemis, alongside Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum, and Dave Bautista.

In October 2019, she starred in episode 5 of the first season of Amazon Prime's Modern Love.

In November 2021, Boutella was cast in the sci-fi adventure film Rebel Moon directed by Zack Snyder for Netflix.[23]

Personal life

Boutella has cited Fred Astaire, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Daniel Day-Lewis and Bob Fosse as artistic influences.[24]

Although she has lived mostly in France since age 10, Boutella maintains strong ties to her Algerian roots and identity:

Algeria is a country that is dear to me, because it's where I'm from, where my family is from, it's my home. That will never leave me. I feel very worldly. But leaving a place like that when you're so young doesn't come without missing a sense of identity and belonging to one place. I think I've been blessed with the ability to travel, because I'm fearless to go anywhere, but I miss a sense of home, which was originally Algeria. But I feel Algerian, I'm proud to be Algerian and I carry that with me wherever I go.[10]

From March 2014 until October 2018 Boutella was in a relationship with Irish actor Robert Sheehan.[25][26]

Music videos

Filmography

Film and television performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002	Le Défi			[27]
2004	Les Cordier, juge et flic	Maya	Episode: "Temps mort"	[29]
2005	Permis D'Aimer	Lila		[27]
2006	Azur et Asmar	La Fée des elfes	Voice role	[29]
	Megatánc (Megadance)			[30][31]
2007	Supermodelo
	The Confessions Tour: Live from London		Dancer
2010	Dancing with the Stars		Episode: "Macy's Stars of Dance"
2012	StreetDance 2	Eva		[32]
2014	Monsters: Dark Continent	Ara		[33]
2015	Kingsman: The Secret Service	Gazelle		[34]
2016	Star Trek Beyond	Jaylah		[21][35]
	Tiger Raid	Shadha
	Jet Trash	Vix
2017	The Mummy	Princess Ahmanet	Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress	[36][37]
	Atomic Blonde	Delphine Lasalle	Nominated – ALOS Award for Best Supporting Actress	[38]
	Kingsman: The Golden Circle	Gazelle	Archive footage
2018	Fahrenheit 451	Clarisse	Television film	[39]
	Climax	Selva
	Hotel Artemis	Nice		[40]
2019	Love, Antosha	Herself	Documentary	[41]
	Modern Love	Yasmine	Television series; 2 episodes
2021	Prisoners of the Ghostland	Bernice
	Settlers	Ilsa
2022	Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities	Dr. Zahra
	SAS: Rogue Heroes	Eve	Miniseries	[42]
2023	Cuckoo		Post-production
	Rebel Moon	Kora	Filming	[43]

References

Further reading

• H. W. Wilson (2017). Current Biography Yearbook 2017 (78 ed.). Ipswich, Massachusetts: Grey House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61925-848-8.

External links

• Sofia Boutella at IMDb
• Talent Portfolio for Sofia Boutella at AMCK Management
• Model Portfolio at IMG Models

На других языках

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[de] Sofia Boutella

Sofia Boutella (arabisch صوفيا بوتلة; * 3. April 1982 in Bab El Oued) ist eine algerische Tänzerin (Hip-Hop und Breakdance) und Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Sofia Boutella

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[es] Sofia Boutella

Sofia Boutella (Bab El Oued; 3 de abril de 1982) es una bailarina y actriz argelina. Como bailarina trabajó para la cantante Madonna en dos giras mundiales y varios de sus videoclips. También apareció en algunas campañas publicitarias de la marca Nike. Incursionó en la pantalla grande al interpretar a Eva en la película StreetDance 2 (2012), Ara en Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), Gazelle en Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), Jaylah en Star Trek Beyond (2016), a la princesa Ahmanet en La momia (2017),[1] a la espía francesa Delphine Lasalle en Atómica (Atomic Blonde, 2017) y protagonizando la película Clímax (2018) del director Gaspar Noé.

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[ru] Бутелла, София

Софи́я Буте́лла (фр. Sofia Boutella, араб. صوفيا بوتلة‎) — алжирская и французская танцовщица, модель и актриса.

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