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Sophie Marceau

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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 The Party (1980). She auditioned for the role, got it, and the film was a success. She played in The Party 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.
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Was an official model for Marianne, a national emblem of France.
Was in a relationship with Andrzej Żuławski from 1984 to 2001. They have a son together.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 28, a son Vincent Zulawski on July 24, 1995. Child's father is her now ex-boyfriend, Andrzej Żuławski.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 35, a daughter Juliette Lemley on June 13, 2002 in London. Child's father is her now ex-boyfriend, Jim Lemley.
(July 11, 2014) Separated from her boyfriend of 7 years Christopher Lambert from 2007.

Acting is wonderful therapy for people. Instead of suffering for yourself, someone will do it for you.
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.
I hate those kisses, you know, American kisses, with the tongues out. They're disgusting. I can't look, it's like porno!
[after hearing that Leonardo DiCaprio is a big fan] What is he, 13 or 11? Perhaps I could play his nanny.
[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.