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Sofia Boutella

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Algerian and French actress, dancer and former rhythmic gymnast

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DZ
Active from
1950-01-06

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Name: Sofia Boutella Date of Birth: April 06, 1982 Place of Birth: Algeria French of algerian origin, she’s the daughter of Safy Boutella, composer and choreographer. She began dancing at a very young age and studied classic dance in Algeria. Her parents moved to France when she was 10… she then started gymnastics. At 16 she left school and decided to devote herself to sports. She worked with Bianca Li, famous choreographer who was the choreographer of daft Punk’s video: “Around the world”. <

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  • I don’t believe in doing everything and being mediocre at all of them. I believe in being good at one thing.
  • I love the experiences I’m having with amazing actors. The more you learn, the more you realize how much more you have to learn. But I love the position I’m in right now. I’m at school. That’s how I feel in this profession: I’m in kindergarten.
  • I used to love being part of dance companies that were obscure and different and outside the box and then I danced with Madonna, you know what I mean? Having variations in my choices is very important, and it’s all character-driven, relationship-driven within the story and story-driven.
  • Acting has always been a strong force in my life, but it was hard to change direction. I didn’t make a paycheck for two years.

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Born
( 1982-04-03 ) 3 April 1982 (age 44) , Bab El Oued, Algiers , Algeria
Alma mater
Berklee College of Music
Occupations
Actress dancer model
Years active
1998–present
Father
Safy Boutella

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name in native language
صوفيا بوتلة
date of birth
1982-04-03
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Sofia Boutella
start of work period
1998-00-00
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birth name
صوفيا بوتلة
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Sofia Boutella (Arabic: صوفيا بوتلة; born 3 April 1982) is an Algerian actress, dancer and model. Born in Algiers, she emigrated to Paris at the age of 10. Shortly thereafter, she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at the age of 18. She began dancing in film and television shows, as well as in commercials and concerts. She was one of Madonna's backup dancers for six years, performing in numerous music videos and at the 2012 Super Bowl. As an actress, her breakthrough role came in 2012 in the British film, StreetDance 2.

She went on to appear in the well-received films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Star Trek Beyond (2016), Atomic Blonde (2017), Climax (2019), Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021), and the Rebel Moon duology (2023, 2024), among others. In 2017, she portrayed the titular character in the American fantasy action-adventure film The Mummy. As a model, Boutella has featured in a series of Nike ads and videos, choreographed by creative director Jamie King.

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