Sophie Marceau Overview

Sophie grew up in the Paris suburb of Gentilly with her working-class parents. When she was 14, she heard that Claude Pinoteau (a French movie director) was looking for new faces for a movie called La Boum, and she went to the audition and got a role in the film, which turned out to be a great success. The sequel, La Boum 2 (1982), won her the 1983 César for Most Promising Actress. As she matured on-screen, her public image changed from the French cinema's little sweetheart to the lovely... See All