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Sofia Boutella
صوفيا بوتلة
Boutella in May 2017.
Boutella in May 2017.
Born (1982-04-03) April 3, 1982 (age 42)
Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian
EducationBerklee College of Music
Occupations
Years active1987–present
Style
Relatives

Sofia Boutella[A] (born on April 3, 1982 in Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria) is an Algerian dancer, actress, model and musician. As a dancer, she toured with Madonna and featured in Nike's Women Advertising campaigns; as an actress, she landed parts in Kingsman: The Secret Service, Star Trek Beyond and 'The Mummy'.

Life and career edit

Early life (1982–2000) edit

We were always in nature. In our family home we had a big, dishevelled garden, with deer, dogs, chickens and cats. There was a rundown old carriage that we would pretend had horses attached to it. I grew up in a very beautiful way, in a family that always encouraged me, and my calling to be artistic. We were raised to be open-minded, creative, to use our imaginations.

— Boutella on her childhood for Harper's Bazaar Arabia (published June 2017).[1]

Sofia Boutella was born on April 3, 1982, in Bab El Oued district of Algiers – the capital city of Algeria.[1] She is the daughter of music composer Safy Boutella and an architect mother.[1][2] She raised in her family home, with her family encouraging her to be artistic.[1] At the age of five, she begins her classical dance education.[3] At the age of ten, and following the Algerian Civil War, she and her family leave Algeria and move to France; a move she credits for furnishing her with an early ease of adaptability, alongside a visceral connection to her roots.[1][3] "I feel very worldly. But leaving a place like that when you're so young doesn't come without missing a sense of identity and belonging to one place. […] But I feel Algerian, I'm proud to be Algerian and I carry that with me wherever I go," she says.[1] In Paris, she starts rhythmic gymnastics, earning herself a spot in the French team for the Olympics at age 18.[3] Sport becomes very important to her, she also takes up swimming and begins at age 17 her education at a sports academy. She does her graduation from Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts, U.S.

Career beginnings and breakthrough (2000–2006) edit

Having a striking strength and flexibility, Boutella gets interested in breakdance since her teenager years. While performing a freestyle dance session in Los Angeles, U.S., Boutella attracts the attention of Spanish choreographer Blanca Li, who recruits her for his film The Challenge (2002), and she lands her first role as Samia, a girlfriend of David. The film is a musical comedy, inspired by the great American tradition and is set in today's world of France's hip hop movement. She then appears on the television series Les Cordier, juge et flic (2004) and does two more films: Permis d’aimer (2005) and Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006, voice-over).

After joining the 'Vagabonds Crew' and then its spin-off team called 'Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites', Boutella's dance career takes a high spin in 2006 as she wins the Battle of the Year (Saint-Denis). She receives fame through 2005 Nike Women's Advertising campaign Take Sport, Add Music, a one minute during commercial that is entirely dedicated to her. In this compaign targeting young European women, she demonstrates a fusion of breakdance, hip hop and freestyle, and succeeds to convince people of her talent. She joins up with choreographer Jamie King who mentors her in Nike's next two commercials: Nike Rockstar Workout and Gear Up & Dance (2006), as a role model of femininity and hip hop.[4] Boutella's popularity is higher than ever, as she travels trough Europe with the Rockstar Workout.

Music videos and touring (2006–2011) edit

King introduces Boutella to Madonna, and she gets roles in her next two music videos: "Hung Up" (2005) and "Sorry" (2006). From May 21 to September 21, 2006, she gets to travel around the world with Madonna's Confessions Tour. As part of the crew, she takes part of Madonna for H&M compaign, appearing on billboards all over the world for this international clothing brand. She later revealed in an interview with Access Hollywood that Madonna "taught her so much".[5] In 2007, Nike dedicates an exclusive six-episode biography titled You Are Your Own Limit. Every month, the audience is treated to a clip where Boutella reveals an episode of her life, sharing her favorite spots while introducing her family and friends. In 2009, she auditions for a spot in Michael Jackson's This Is It! residency show, and succeeds to convince him to hire her for his series of 50 concerts to be held at The O2 Arena in London, U.K. But unfortunately, Boutella is still under contract for Madonna's Confessions Tour which is travelling through Europe, and she can't get out of it, ultimately missing out on the experience.[B] In 2011, she pays homage to Jackson in his posthumous video "Hollywood Tonight", which paints the story of a young, ambitious girl trying to make it in Hollywood without being swallowed by its trappings and illusions.

Rise to prominence (2011–present) edit

In 2011, Boutella lands herself a film role in the sequel to U.K. box office dance smash StreetDance 2, which would be released a year later. She stars as Eva, a salsa dancer. In 2015, she was cast as an alien scavenger called Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond, a film directed by Justin Lin and released in July 2016.[6] In 2017, she portrayed the character of the ancient Egyptian princess Ahmanet, whose ambitions of ruling are put aside in favor of a male heir, as the title role in The Mummy.[7][1] The film, which is the first official installment in the Dark Universe franchise, proved her most significant entrée.[1] In June 2017, she joins the cast of Fahrenheit 451, an upcoming television film on HBO directed by Ramin Bahrani.[8] Boutella appears on the September 2017 issue of Asif Magazine.

Artistry edit

It came about for me because I was sort of rebelling against all the rules. I was a teenager and I’d done ballet and gymnastics and everything was so strict and disciplined that I wanted a sense of freedom. I wanted to be left alone to dance freely, to dance the way that I felt and the way that I wanted. So I went and explored and came across some breakdancers and freestylers one day and it just spoke to me. There are no rules to it.

— Boutella on hip hop dance for Harper's Bazaar Arabia (published June 2017).[1]

Boutella describes her dancing as intuitive, not planned.[1] "I’m extremely sensitive and I’m driven by what I feel in my heart,” which is what makes her performances mesmerising.[1]

Personal life edit

Religion didn't play a big role in Boutella's childhood, and her parents weren't particularly strict but they did place value on manners. "Being polite was very important, having manners and respecting other people," she says.[1]

Filmography edit

Cinema edit

List of cinema performances sorted by year, showing role and director(s)
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
2002 Dance Challenge Samia Blanca Li Plays the role of David's girlfriend. [9]
2006 Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest La fée des Elfes Michel Ocelot Voice-over. [9]
2012 StreetDance 2 Eva
  • Max Giwa
  • Dania Pasquini
 Stars as a salsa/latin dancer and a romantic interest. [10][9]
2014 Monsters: Dark Continent Ara Tom Green [9]
Kingsman: The Secret Service Gazelle Matthew Vaughn [9]
2016 Tiger Raid Shadha Simon Dixon [9]
Star Trek Beyond Jaylah Justin Lin Stars as an alien scavenger. [6]
Jet Trash Vix Charles Henri Belleville [9]
2017 Atomic Blonde Delphine Lasalle David Leitch Stars as an undercover French agent and a lover. [9]
The Mummy Ahmanet Alex Kurtzman Plays the title role, with Tom Cruise. [7]
Atomic Blonde: Spymaster Delphine Lasalle Josh Oreck Short. [9]
Atomic Blonde: Welcome to Berlin Delphine Lasalle Josh Oreck Short. [9]
TBA Hotel Artemis TBA Drew Pearce Upcoming film. [9]

Television edit

List of television performances sorted by year, showing role and director(s) or producer(s)
Year Title Role Director(s) / Producer(s) Notes Ref.
2004 Les Cordier, juge et flic Maya
  • Gilles Béhat
  • Bertrand Van Effenterre
  • Christiane Lehérissey
  • Eric Summer
 Television series on TF1. One episode. [9]
2005 Permis d'aimer Lila Rachida Krim Television film on France 2. [9]
2006 Madonna: The Confessions Tour Live from London Herself (dancer)
Television film documentary [11]
2007 Supermodelo 2006 Herself
  • Floren Abad
  • Pablo del Pozo Gómez
  • Alberto Olivas
 Television series. One episode. [11]
2009 Michael Jackson Forever Herself Julien Bocher Television film. [11]
2012 Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show Herself (dancer) Hamish Hamilton Television special. [11]
Salut les Terriens Herself Didier Froehly Television series. One episode. [11]
On n'est pas couché Herself Serge Khalfon [11]
2015 Made in Hollywood Herself Cleveland O'Neal III Syndicated television series. One episode. [11]
2017 The 89th Annual Academy Awards Herself Glenn Weiss Television special on ABC. Presenter of Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing categories. [11]
Last Call with Carson Daly Herself
  • Rich Bond
  • Michael A. Hammeke
 Television series on NBC. One episode. [11]
Celebrity Page Herself Jade Brooke Delgado* Television series. Two episodes. [11]
El hormiguero Herself (guest)
  • Pablo Motos
  • Jorge Salvador
 Television series. One episode. [11]
Días de cine Herself (interviewee) Gerardo Sánchez Television series. One episode. [11]
C à vous Herself Pierre-Antoine Capton* Television series. One episode. [11]
Entertainment Tonight Herself Jack Conway* Television series. Four episodes. [11]
Extra Herself Erik Larson Television series. Three episodes. [11]
The Insider Herself Ryan Neary Television series. One episode. Archive footage only. [11]
2018 Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse Ramin Bahrani Television film on HBO. [8]

Home videos edit

List of home video performances sorted by year, showing role and director(s)
Year Title Role Director(s) / Producer(s)* Notes Ref.
2009 Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection Dancer
Collection of music videos. Segments: "Hung Up", "Sorry" and "Celebration". [9]
2010 Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour Herself (performer)
Video documentary. [11]
2011 Michael Jackson: Hollywood Tonight Lead dancer Wayne Isham Video short. [9]
2015 Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed Herself Jon Mefford* Video documentary. [11]
2017 The Mummy: Inside Look Herself
  • Brett Levisohn*
  • Steven Smith*
 Video documentary short. [11]

Commercials edit

List of advertising spots sorted by year, showing supported brand
Year Spot Brand Notes Ref.
2005 Désirable Peugeot 206 CC
Take Sport, Add Music Nike Women A one minute entirely dedicated to Boutella, targeting young woman in Europe.
Keep Up [1]
2006 Tell Me I'm Not an Athlete
The Nike Rockstar Workout Mentored by choreographer Jamie King.
Gear Up & Dance
2007 Fitness Comes a Standard Mazda 2
Sofia Nike+
You Are Your Own Limit Nike Women Online 6-episode biography about Boutella.
Madonna for H&M H&M A collaboration between H&M and Madonna.
2008 Viera P906i Mobile TV Phone Panasonic
NIKEiD NIKEiD
Sofia Boutella in Motion Nike Sportswear
Sofia Sitting
2009 Men vs. Women Nike+
2010 R U Bot or Not Svedka
Hyperwarm Women's Hoodie Nike Pro
2011 "Make Yourself" Nike Women It also features Allyson Felix and Julia Mancuso. [12]

Music videos edit

List of music videos sorted by year, showing artist and director
Year Title Artist Director Ref.
2001 "Nutridinha" Cesária Évora
"Little L" Jamiroquai
2004 "Showbiz (The Battle)" M. Pokora
2005 "I Like the Way (You Move) BodyRockers
"Feel the Vibe (Til the Morning Comes) Axwell featuring Tara McDonald
"Hung Up" Madonna Johan Renck [9]
2006 "Sorry" Jamie King [9]
"SOS" (Nike Version) Rihanna Chris Applebaum
2007 "Wall to Wall Chris Brown
  • Chris Brown
  • Erik White
2008 "Dangerous" M. Pokora featuring Timbaland and Sebastian
2009 "Celebration" Madonna Jonas Åkerlund [9]
"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" Usher featuring Plies Chris Robinson
2010 "Jump II" Beat Freaks and Geminiz
"Beautiful Monster" Ne-Yo
"Champagne Life" Ne-Yo
2011 "Hollywood Tonight" Michael Jackson Wayne Isham [13][9]

Award edit

List of received distinctions, showing year; category and work
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 CinemaCon Female Star of Tomorrow The Mummy and Atomic Blonde Won

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sofia's surname "Boutella" (Arabic: بوتلة) translates as "the one of the mountain".[1]
  2. ^ Michael Jackson dies less than three weeks before the first concert date of the show.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Baxter, Emily (June 1, 2017). "Meet Sofia Boutella: Bazaar's June Cover Star". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Streetdance 2 – Sofia Boutella interview - Your London Reviews". Indie London. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Biography". Sofia Boutella Online. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Biography of Sofia Boutella". African Success. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Evans, Scott (June 5, 2017). "'The Mummy's' Sofia Boutella On Dancing For Madonna: 'She Taught Me So Much'". Access Hollywood. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Fleming Jr, Mike (April 10, 2015). "'Kingsman's Sofia Boutella Lands Lead In 'Star Trek 3′ – Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Kit, Borys; Ford, Rebecca (December 8, 2015). "'Kingsman' Actress Sofia Boutella in Talks to Star in 'The Mummy' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Ford, Rebecca (June 6, 2017). "'Mummy' Star Sofia Boutella Joins Michael B. Jordan in 'Fahrenheit 451'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Sofia Boutella's Filmography as an Actress". IMDB. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  10. ^ "Algerians outraged at Sofia Boutella's nude scenes". Arabs Today. May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Sofia Boutella Filmography As Herself". IMDB. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Nike Women - Make Yourself featuring Allyson Felix, Julia Mancuso, and Sofia Boutella". YouTube. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "Watch The Making of Hollywood Tonight". MichaelJackson.com. March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.

External links edit

Category:21st-century Algerian actresses Category:21st-century dancers Category:Actresses of Algerian descent Category:African dancers Category:Algerian actresses Category:Algerian female dancers Category:Algerian film actresses Category:Algerian television actresses Category:Breakdancers Category:Dancers Category:Expatriate actresses in France Category:Expatriate actresses in the United States Category:Female dancers Category:Female models Category:Film actresses Category:Hip hop dancers Category:Models (profession) Category:Soap opera actresses Category:Television actresses Category:Voice actresses

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