Sophie Marceau is a French actress, director, author and screenwriter. With the intention of earning some money as a model on the side, she decided at the age of 14 to respond to an ad asking teenage girls to take photos with a casting agency. It was 1980 and Sophie was a fourth year student at Curie College at the time. A few months later, she was noticed and chosen by director Claude Pinoteau’s casting director, who wanted to hire a new face for the film La Boum (1980).

Born name

Sophie Daniele Sylvie Maupu

nickname

Flat fusion

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Paris, France

Residence

Paris, France

nationality

training

Sophie was a working-class student who paid little attention to her studies.

Sophie later went to Curie College .

Sophie later trained at the world famous Cours École Florent drama school in Paris.

occupation

Actress, Author, Director, Screenwriter

family

• Father – Benoît Maupu (Truck Driver)
• Mother – Simone Morisset (Retail Assistant; expired 2016)
• Siblings – Sylvain Maupu (Older Brother) (French Actor)

Manager

• Dominique Besnehard (Sophie’s agent becomes producer)
• Artmedia, France
• Time Art Talent Agency, Paris, France

Genre

Pop

instruments

Life

labels

Pathé Marconi EMI

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 7 inches or 172 cm

weight

57 kg or 126 lbs

friend/spouse

Sophie dated –

1. Andrzej Zulawski (1984–2001) – Sophie started dating the Polish film director at the age of 18 when she teamed up with him to make the first of three films to be named together. L’Amour Braque (1984). Andrezej was 24 years older than Sophie, but that didn’t seem to worry the actress. They married in 1985 and their relationship lasted 17 years during which she gave birth to Andrzej’s son Vincent in July 1995. The couple separated in 2001. Andrzej dated in February 2016.
2. Jim Lemley (2001–2007) – Jim is an American television and film producer based in Paris, the son of the famous American engineer Jack Lemley. He met Sophie on the set of Anna Karenina (1997) in 1996 because he was one of the film’s financiers. They had a long-standing acquaintance before they began dating in 2001. Sophie gave birth to his daughter Juliette in June 2002. The couple separated after almost 7 years together.
3. Christopher Lambert (2007–2014) – Sophie’s agent Dominique Besnehard played a dating agency by introducing her to French-American actor Christopher Lambert. Sophie cast him in the lead role in her directorial project Trivial / La disparue de Deauville (2007) and the two bonded over their creative sensibilities. The couple married in 2012 but announced their separation in July 2014.
4. Cyril Lignac (2016) – Sophie officially announced it on her Twitter report that she was dating popular French chef Cyril Lignac, who was 11 years her junior. However, their relationship only lasted a year. Sophie justified the breakup by saying she doesn’t believe in the attraction between opposites, implying too many opposing differences with Cyril.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Has maintained the forehead covered hair bangs throughout her life as a signature style
• Deep-set eyes with an intense gaze
• Sharp facial features (sharp nose, sharp chin on a slim, slender face)

brand promotion

It’s not possible to list all the brands that Sophie Marceau has endorsed in her nearly four-decade career.

Below are some of the most famous ad campaigns that have starred Sophie.

• Nichi-Spo
• Debon South Korean Cosmetics (1989)
• Kagome Saft, Japan
• Maxell Video Cassette, Japan
• Guerlains Perfume, Champs-Elysées (1996)
• Chaumet Paris Jewelers (2009)
• Mandarin Oriental Group of Hotels (2011)
• Morgan Bags (2013)
• Villebois ballet shoes (2015)
• Bolon Chinese Glasses (2015)
• Citroën / DS Automobiles (2013–2016)

Religion

Your religious beliefs are not confirmed.

Known for

Although Sophie’s French films are very popular in East Asia worldwide, she is known for her commercially successful Hollywood projects, namely;

• Brave Heart (1995)
• Anna Karenina (1997)
• Firelight (1997)
• Her most memorable role was as the villain Elektra King in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999).

First album

• She made her singing debut in 1981 when she recorded a duet with French singer François Valéry on Dreams in Blue.
• Their debut 9-track album was titled Safety (1986).

first movie

In 1980, she was cast as Vic Beretton in the comedy film La Boum (1980).

First TV show

1980 war sie Gast in einer Talkshow names Les nouvelles Rendez-Vous .

Personal trainer

• Sophie has been physically active since childhood, so staying slim is not difficult for her.
• She goes to the gym regularly and focuses on strengthening her hips and abs.
• She also swims and jogs, but cannot sustain these activities on a daily basis due to the monotony.
• Sophie avoids eating animal meat and consumes as many vegetables as possible.
• She believes in portion control and eating everything in moderation.
• She occasionally indulges in chocolates, but does not eat fried food, bread, or bananas.
• She has a light breakfast, no lunch, and ends her day with a heavy dinner in the early evening hours.
• Her personal fitness advice: never eat in a hurry or on the go, and never go to bed late.

Sophie Marceau favorite things

Not available

Sophie Marceau Facts

1. Her parents divorced when she was 9 years old.
2. At the age of 14 she became a star. Her debut film was a huge commercial success and she was chosen from over a thousand candidates for the role.
3. When she was 15, Sophie borrowed money and somehow put together a million francs to buy back her contract with Gaumont Film Company because the studio controlled her professional decisions too much and she felt startled and suffocated when she worked for it.
4. In 1995, Sophie wrote a semi-autobiographical novel Menteuse . The English translation Telling Lies was published in 2001.
5. For professional reasons, Sophie changed her surname Maupu to Marceau. She took the surname after Marceau Avenue, which led to her agency Artmédias office.
6. Sophie has worked not only in Hollywood and French cinema, but also acted in Polish, English and Italian films.
7. She was made an Officer of Arts and Letters by France in 2003, the second-highest civilian honor in the country.
8. In 2015, Sophie became one of the jurors at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
9. Aware of her mortality, Sophie was motivated to become a writer and director in order to leave behind self-made artworks in this world.
10. She was named best director for her directorial debut. Speak to Me of Love (2002) at the Montreal World Film Festival .
11. As an animal lover, she often works with charities dedicated to animal welfare.
12. Sophie has for many years sponsored the charity Arc en Ciel (Rainbow), an organization dedicated to fulfilling the wishes of children with serious illnesses.
13. Sophie insured her breasts for several million Swiss francs, justifying that she “… loveliest part of her body . “
14. She is infamous and repeatedly in the news for encountering some sort of wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.
15. To learn more about the actress, follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.