10 Fascinating Facts about Sophie Marceau

10 Fascinating Facts about Sophie Marceau

The French actress was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu in November 1966. The actress rose to fame at a young age and thus has had a successful career in the entertainment industry. Her popularity has even gone international because of the several films she has featured in. Being in the acting career for more than 40 years means that she is flexible in adopting the changing trends that are popular in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, this article will explore ten fascinating facts about the actress that will increase the reader’s knowledge base. Furthermore, the article will be critical in ensuring that the reader has all the facts about the actress and not only the popular facts.

1. Her early life

A picture of Sophie by Georges Biard-Wikimedia

The actress was the second child of Simone and Benoît Maupu. Her parents were from the middle-class and thus means that they did not have many luxuries. With her mother being a shop assistant and her father being a truck driver, the family were not living an extravagant life.

Her parents later divorced when she was nine years old and she continued living with her mother. Therefore, this means that the actress had a pretty normal life.

2. She started her acting career as a teenager

Sophie and her mother came across a modelling agency in February 1980 that was scouting for teenagers. However, the two did not think much would come out of it but a casting director for a film known as La Boum asked the modelling agency to suggest a teenage actress be part of the project.

The actress then signed a long-term contract for the movie. The film was a hit in France and other European countries and thus made the actress rose to fame.

3. She wrote an autobiographical novel

The actress has other talents in that she published a semi-autobiographical novel known as Menteuse which translates to Telling Lies in English. The actress says that the book delves into how the actress explored her female identity.

The book is therefore ideal for women who are enthusiastic and keen on rediscovering themselves and understanding what being a female means.

4. Advertising

A billboard of Sophie advertising Chaumet by Matthias v.d. Elbe-Wikimedia

The actress was featured in several television commercials and national magazine covers. The offers were mostly based in Japan and Korea since she gained popularity in the country after the release of La Boum.

Furthermore, the actress has been the brand ambassador for Chaumet which is a jeweller brand that is based in Paris since 2008. She was also the brand ambassador for the PSA Group from 2010 to 2016 for their DS4, DS5 and DS6 cars. This shows that the actress is well-liked by the public and thus gets a lot of ambassadorial offers and corporate organisations want to use someone that will sell their products well to the public. Her fans will buy the product that she is advertising as they want to be associated with her.

5. She is popular in Asian countries

A picture of Sophie. Photo sourced from Wikimedia-Wikimedia

Sophie Marceau is one of the most popular celebrities from the western region in Asian countries like China, Japan and Korea. This means that her public image is good in those countries compared to any other place. Her popularity can also be attributed to the fact that she has appeared in a lot of television commercials in those countries and thus making her familiar to the public.

Furthermore, she has been a cultural ambassador of France to Asian countries for a long time. She was even invited to sin ‘La Vie en rose’ with Liu Huan in China for the CCTV New Year Gala that happened in 2014.

6. She is also a director

It seems that Sophie Marceau does not limit herself to one job in that she is also a director. The actress made her directorial debut in a feature film known as ‘Speak to Me of Love’. The film performed well in the entertainment industry and was well accepted by the public that she was made the Best Director at the Montreal World Film Festival.

7. Awards and Honours

Sophie Marceau at the Cannes by Georges Biard-Wikimedia

The actress has won so many awards and honours since she entered the entertainment industry. Some of them include the César Awards for the Most Promising Actress in 1983 for her role in La Boum. In 1988 she won the Best Actress for her role in Chouans in the Cabourg Award. Furthermore, she won Best Actress in 1988 and 1991 for the Jupiter Award and the Moliére Awards.

Other awards that the actress has won include the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Montreal World Film Festival, Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival and the Montréal World Film Festival Grand Prix Special des Amériques.

8. She is a trained cellist

Sophie Marceau seems to love art from the roles and work that she does. The actress is a trained cellist and thus added the skill to her long list of talents. Her abilities were shown in the film Lost and Found which was released in 1999.

The skills are critical in ensuring that the actress advances in her career in that she has a higher chance of being picked to play a role because she has skills that fellow actresses do not possess.

9. She was made a knight

The actress has received decorations from the French government in that she was promoted to officer in the ‘Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ in 2003 by the Minister of Culture. During the decorations, the actress was described as a role model to many in the country and also abroad and she embodies the image of a French woman perfectly.

10. Her personal life

The actress has two children the first one being Vincent who was born in 1995. The son came from a relationship the actress had with the Polish director known as Andrzej Żulawski. The couple separated and Sophie Marceau had another six-year relationship with an American producer known as Jim Lemley and they had a daughter called Juliette in 2001.