Sofia Boutella

Sofia Boutella
Boutella in May 2017
Born (1982-04-03) April 3, 1982
Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality
  • French
  • Algerian
Occupation
Years active 1998–present
Partner(s) Robert Sheehan (2015-2018)

Sofia Boutella (Arabic: صوفيا بوتلة‎; born April 3, 1982) is a French-Algerian[1] dancer, model and actress. Boutella has starred as Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), an alien warrior named Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond (2016), and the main antagonist, Princess Ahmanet, in Universal's Dark Universe film The Mummy (2017).[2] Also in 2017, she starred alongside Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde, the film adaptation of the graphic novel The Coldest City, as undercover French agent Delphine Lasalle.[3]

Early life

Boutella was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers, the daughter of jazz musician Safy Boutella. Her mother is an Algerian architect.[4] She started classical dance education when she was five years old. At the age of 10 in 1992, she left Algeria with her family and moved to France, where she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18.[5]

Career

Boutella took up hip hop and street dance, and was part of a group called the Vagabond Crew, which won the Battle of the Year in 2006. She also participated in a group called "Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites" created by Momo from the Vagabond Crew.

Sofia's father, Safy Boutella, is a jazz pianist and composer and graduate (1979) of the Berklee College of Music.[6]

Boutella had been rehearsing since age 17 with choreographer Blanca Li. She has danced in several film and television appearances, as well as commercials and concert tours.[5][7]

Her breakthrough arrived in 2007, when she was picked for the Jamie King choreography for Nike as a role model of femininity and hip-hop.[7] This was a major boost to her career and led to more work alongside stars like Madonna, in her Confessions Tour, and Rihanna.[5][7]

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 residency.[8] In February 2011, she was the main character in the music video for "Hollywood Tonight" by Michael Jackson.[9][10]

Boutella played the lead character Eva in the drama film StreetDance 2,[11] the sequel to StreetDance 3D, and appeared in Kingsman: The Secret Service.[12] She appeared as the alien warrior Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond, released on July 22, 2016.[13] 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.

In May 2018, Boutella appeared in the HBO drama film Fahrenheit 451, which stars Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon.[14] In July 2018, she portrayed French contract killer 'Nice' in the near-future action crime thriller Hotel Artemis alongside Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum and Dave Bautista. She is barely seen darting across the screen in a one second mid-credits ending scene hinting at a possible return in a sequel.

Personal life

Boutella has cited some of her influences which include Fred Astaire, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Bob Fosse.[15]

She has been in a relationship with actor Robert Sheehan since 2015.[16]

Music videos

Filmography

Film and television performances
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002Le Défi[17]
2004Les Cordier, juge et flicMayaEpisode: "Temps mort"[20]
2005Permis D'AimerLila[17]
2006Azur et AsmarLa Fée des elfesVoice role[20]
2006Megatánc (Megadance)[21][22]
2007Supermodelo
2010Dancing with the StarsEpisode: "Macy's Stars of Dance"
2012StreetDance 2Eva[23]
2014Monsters: Dark ContinentAra[24]
2015Kingsman: The Secret ServiceGazelle[25]
2016Star Trek BeyondJaylah[13][26]
2016Tiger RaidShadha
2016Jet TrashVix
2017The MummyPrincess Ahmanet[27][28]
2017Atomic BlondeDelphine LasalleNominated - ALOS Award for Best Supporting Actress[29]
2017Kingsman: The Golden CircleGazelleArchive footage
2018Fahrenheit 451ClarisseTelevision film[30]
2018ClimaxSelva
2018Hotel ArtemisNice[31]

References

  1. ↑ AlloCine. "Sofia Boutella". AlloCiné.
  2. ↑ Adam Chitwood. "'The Mummy': New Set Photos Reveal Sofia Boutella as the Resurrected Monster". Collider.
  3. ↑ "Atomic Blonde (2017)" – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ↑ "IndieLondon: Streetdance 2 – Sofia Boutella interview - Your London Reviews". indielondon.co.uk.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sofia Boutella Biography". Sofia Online. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Berklee Today" (PDF). www.berklee.edu. 1993.
  7. 1 2 3 "Biography of Sofia Boutella". African Success. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Vogel, Joe (March 14, 2011). "Exclusive: Inside Michael Jackson's "Hollywood"". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Michael Jackson - Hollywood Tonight". YouTube. michaeljacksonVEVO. March 9, 2011.
  10. 1 2 Vogel, Joe (2011-03-14). "Exclusive: Inside Michael Jackson's "Hollywood"". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  11. ↑ "All Street Dance Streetdance 2 (3D) Vertigo Films official press release". All Street Dance.
  12. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr. "Matthew Vaughn's 'The Secret Service' Gets A Femme Fatale In Sofia Boutella". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (2015-04-10). "'Kingsman's Sofia Boutella Lands Lead In 'Star Trek 3'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  14. ↑ "'Mummy' Star Sofia Boutella Joins Michael B. Jordan in 'Fahrenheit 451'". Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. ↑ Gamboa, Shéyen (September–October 2009). Gamboa, Shéyen, ed. "Sofia Boutella, la force et la beauté" [Sofia Boutella, strength and beauty] (PDF). Juste Debout (in French). Paris (24): 14–18. ISSN 1772-189X. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  16. ↑ https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-features/robert-sheehan-on-girlfriend-sofia-boutella-youre-staring-at-five-months-apart-but-it-always-works-out-35414996.html
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sofia BOUTELLA" (in French). AgencesArtistiques.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  18. ↑ Smith, Ryan (2015-01-13). "Take That become dapper Secret Service spies in the newly unveiled video for their track Get Ready For It". Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  19. ↑ Furdyk, Brent (June 12, 2018). "Paris Jackson Gets Emotional In Thirty Seconds To Mars' New Video For 'Rescue Me'". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  20. 1 2 Leonard, Frédéric. "Sofia Boutella - Curiculum Vitae". In English via Google Translate (in French). EN TETE - Agence Artistique. Archived from the original on 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  21. ↑ "Sofia Boutella: a múltad a jövõd!". In English via Google Translate (in Hungarian). Megatánc. 2006-11-24. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  22. ↑ Barna, Marthy (2006-11-24). "TV2.hu exkluzív: Sofia Boutella titkai". In English via Google Translate (in Hungarian). Megatánc. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  23. ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (2011-05-14). "Vertigo ramps up StreetDance, Monsters sequels". Screen International. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  24. ↑ "Monsters: Dark Continent". Protagonist Pictures. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  25. ↑ Failes, Ian (2015-02-16). "Kingsman: not so secret effects". Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  26. ↑ Yamato, Jen (2015-12-15). "‘Star Trek Beyond’ Director on Avoiding Plot Overlap with ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.'" TheDailyBeast.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  27. ↑ Kroll, Justin (January 21, 2016). "Tom Cruise's 'The Mummy' Gets New Release Date". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  28. ↑ Kit, Borys; Ford, Rebecca (December 8, 2015). "'Kingsman' Actress Sofia Boutella in Talks to Star in 'The Mummy' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  29. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 26, 2015). "'Kingsman' Breakout Sofia Boutella Joins Charlize Theron in Spy Thriller 'The Coldest City' (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  30. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2017-06-07). "Sofia Boutella Joins HBO Films' 'Fahrenheit 451'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  31. ↑ Kroll, Justin (2017-04-28). "'The Mummy' Star Sofia Boutella in Talks to Join Jodie Foster for 'Hotel Artemis' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-26.

Further reading

  • H. W. Wilson (2017). Current Biography Yearbook 2017 (78 ed.). Ipswich, Massachusetts: Grey House Publishing. ISBN 9781619258488.
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