Sophie Marceau

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sophie Marceau
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Nov 17, 1966(1966-11-17)
Age	58
Birthplace	Paris
Country	France
Birth City	Île-de-France
Horoscope	Scorpio

Sophie Marceau Biography

Sophie Marceau is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on November 17, 1966 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Actress who gained notoriety for her role on Braveheart in 1995 as well as The World Is Not Enough in 1999. One of her most famous role as a lead actress was in the film of 1997, The Firelight.

She was a co-star with She acted opposite Mel Gibson in the classic war film Braveheart. in the iconic war film Braveheart.

Sophie Marceau (French: [sɔfi maʁso] ; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress, director, screenwriter, and author. As a teenager, Marceau 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 L’Étudiante (1988), Pacific Palisades (1990), Fanfan (1993), and Revenge of the Musketeers (1994). Marceau became an international film star with her performances in Braveheart (1995), Firelight (1997), and the 19th James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999).

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 Pinoteau’s 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 Film Company, signed Marceau to a long-term contract. La Boum was a hit movie, not only in France, where 4,378,500 tickets were sold, but also in several other European countries. 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 soon-to-be controversial film, Beau-père, in which she would have played as a teenage girl who seduces her step-father for a sexual relationship. The role was eventually played by Ariel Besse.

She was the mother of her first child, Vincent, with longtime lover Andrzej Zulawski. After their split, she started being with Jim Lemley and they welcomed the birth of a child, Juliette. Then she began dating Christopher Lambert from 2007 until their breakup in 2014.

Sophie Marceau Net Worth

Sophie Marceau is one of the richest Movie Actress from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sophie Marceau 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was given a long-term modeling contract when she was a teenager during her time in France.

She appeared in 1994’s starred on screen in The Revenge of the Musketeers.

She was born 17 November 1966 in Paris, the second child of Simone (née Morisset), a shop assistant (d. 2016), and Benoît Maupu, a truck driver. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sophie Marceau height 5 ft 8 in Sophie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sophie Marceau Dating?

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Marceau achieved international recognition in 1995 playing the role of Princess Isabelle in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. That year, she was part of an ensemble of international actors in the French film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and Wim Wenders, Beyond the Clouds. In 1997, she continued her string of successful films with William Nicholson’s Firelight, filmed in England, Véra Belmont’s Marquise, filmed in France, and Bernard Rose’s Anna Karenina, filmed in Russia. In 1999, she played Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the villainess Bond girl Elektra King in The World Is Not Enough. In 2000, Marceau teamed up again with her then-boyfriend Andrzej Zulawski to film Fidelity, playing the role of a talented photographer who takes a job at a scandal-mongering tabloid and becomes romantically involved with an eccentric children’s book publisher.

Facts & Trivia

Sophie Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Sophie Marceau celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.

In 2002, Marceau made her directorial debut in the feature film Speak to Me of Love, for which she was named Best Director at the Montreal World Film Festival. The film starred Judith Godrèche. It was her second directorial effort, following her nine-minute short film L’aube à l’envers in 1995, which also starred Godrèche. In 2007, she directed Trivial, her second feature film.

Who is Sophie Marceau husband?

Sophie Marceau
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1980–present
Known for| La Boum Braveheart The World Is Not Enough
Partner(s)| Andrzej Żuławski (1985–2001) Jim Lemley (2001–2007) Christopher Lambert (2007–2014) Cyril Lignac (2014–2016)

What nationality is Sophie Marceau?

French

Is Sophie Marceau related to Marcel Marceau?

Ms. Marceau, by the way, is no relation to the famous mime. Any notion that she is stems from one of Mr. Gibson’s legendary on-set pranks.

Who played the Princess of Wales in Braveheart?

A sultry French actress, Sophie Marceau gained no small degree of popularity in her native country before earning wide exposure as the French Princess of Wales in Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning blockbuster, “Braveheart” (1995).

Is female agents a true story?

“Female Agents” from 2007 is the true story of Lise Villameur (here Louise Desfontaines, played by Sophie Marceau), an agent who worked against the Nazis during World War II.