Sophie Marceau

Birthday: 17 November 1966, Paris, France

Birth Name: Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu

Height: 172 cm

Sophie Marceau was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu in Paris, France, to Simone (Morisset), a shop assistant, and Benoît Maupu, a truck driver. She grew up far from the studio spotlights. When she was 14 she was living in the Paris suburb of Gentilly with her father. She learned from friends that director Claude Pinoteau was looking for new faces for a movie about teenagers called La boum (1980). She auditioned for the role, got it, and the film was a success. She played in La boum 2 (1982), then bought back her contract with Gaumont when she was 16 years old for one million French francs. She is a critically acclaimed actress, having received the Cesar for Best Feminine Hope for "La Boum 2" in 1983. She was elected Romantic actress for Chouans! (1988) at the Festival International du Film Romantique (International Festival of Romantic Movie) of Cabourg in 1988, and was awarded the Moliere of the Best Theatrical Revelation for "Eurydice et Pygmalion" in 1994. Show less «

[after hearing that Leonardo DiCaprio is a big fan] What is he, 13 or 11? Perhaps I could play his n...Show more »

[after hearing that Leonardo DiCaprio is a big fan] What is he, 13 or 11? Perhaps I could play his nanny. Show less «

I hate those kisses, you know, American kisses, with the tongues out. They're disgusting. I can't lo...Show more »

I hate those kisses, you know, American kisses, with the tongues out. They're disgusting. I can't look, it's like porno! Show less «

[about writing an autobiographical novel, "Telling Lies", in 2001] It's so attractive, too attractiv...Show more »

[about writing an autobiographical novel, "Telling Lies", in 2001] It's so attractive, too attractive. Your writing becomes more real than your reality. Acting is contained--you act for three months, then leave it--but writing is the act of creation. Writing is dangerous. Show less «

Acting is wonderful therapy for people. Instead of suffering for yourself, someone will do it for yo...Show more »

Acting is wonderful therapy for people. Instead of suffering for yourself, someone will do it for you. Show less «

And that's how you have to be smart, are you believable in this part or aren't you believable. And i...Show more »

And that's how you have to be smart, are you believable in this part or aren't you believable. And it has nothing to do with your talent. Show less «

I need the seasons to live to the rhythm of rain and sun. In town, It's like you can hardly make the...Show more »

I need the seasons to live to the rhythm of rain and sun. In town, It's like you can hardly make the difference between night and day. Show less «

And that's how the world, I think, imagines French women--you know, like very womanly and seducing m...Show more »

And that's how the world, I think, imagines French women--you know, like very womanly and seducing men and that's how they like to imagine them. Show less «

Sophie Marceau

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