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- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Sofia Boutella is an Algerian actress, dancer and model. She was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers in Algeria, the daughter of composer and jazz musician Safy Boutella, and an architect mother. She started classical dance education when she was five years old. In 1992, at age 10, she left Algeria with her family and moved to France, where she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18. Sofia started with hip hop and street dance, and was part of a group called the Vagabond Crew. She also participated in a group called Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites. She has been rehearsing since age 17 with choreographer Blanca Li, and danced in several film and television appearances, as well as commercials and concert tours.
In 2007, her breakthrough arrived when she was picked for the Jamie King choreography for Nike as a role model of femininity and hip-hop. This was a major boost to her career and led to more work alongside stars like Madonna in her Confessions Tour, and Rihanna. Sofia successfully auditioned for Michael Jackson's This Is It Tour, but could not attend due to the extension of Madonna's tour, whose dates coincided with Jackson's residency. In February 2011, she was the main character in Michael's last music video Michael Jackson: Hollywood Tonight (2011).
Sofia played the lead character Eva in the drama film StreetDance 2 (2012), she starred as the assassin Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), an alien warrior named Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond (2016), the main antagonist, Princess Ahmanet, in Universal's Dark Universe film The Mummy (2017), and an undercover French agent in Atomic Blonde (2017) alongside Charlize Theron, and many other great movies since then.
- IMDb mini biography by: Akram gus
- ChildrenNo Children
- Parents
- RelativesShirine Boutella(Cousin)
- Her mother is an architect and her father Safy Boutella is a jazz musician. In 1992, the family departed Algeria in the middle of the Algerian Civil War and moved to France. She was raised in a household that cultivated artistic expression and creativity.
- Michael Jackson was so impressed with her dancing that while she was touring with Madonna, he offered her a spot on his "This Is It" tour. Although the tour never happened on account of Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, she appeared as the lead in the music video of his posthumously released song "Hollywood Tonight" (2011).
- She was one of Madonna's backup dancers for six years, performing into numerous music videos, her Confessions Tour, her Sticky & Sweet Tour and the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show on February 5, 2012.
- In 2007, her breakthrough as a dancer came when she was chosen for the Jamie King choreography for Nike's Women "Keep Up" campaign, serving as a role model of femininity and hip-hop. This was a major boost in her career and lead to more work alongside stars like Madonna and Rihanna. She credits her work with Madonna for helping her learn English.
- When I was a dancer, I was acting.
- I truly believe the discipline I have honed as a dancer will bring me more opportunities as an actor.
- I wanted a choker, and couldn't find one I liked, so I thought, "I'll just make it".
- Working with Madonna, she always told me the meaning behind the steps and why I was doing these steps--she treated us like actors. So I feel like I've always been an actor, truly.
- When I was dancing, whether it was the music or the story, the question was, "Why am I doing this piece, and why am I dancing?" It is exactly the same when you are acting. You have a very close relationship with your body movement. You have to find the physicality of your character.
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