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Sara Martins
Actor
Born August 19, 1977 (47 years)
Sara Martins (born 19 August 1977) is a Portuguese-born French actress of Cape Verdean descent. She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre. She also appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in the joint British-French crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise, filmed in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department. Sara was born in Faro, in the Portuguese region of Algarve, and is of Cape Verdean descent. She moved to France at the age of three. She studied ballet in her youth and was the first person of African descent to join the Lyon Opera. She learned that she would be unable to advance to the Paris Opera, where the corps was expected to look alike and there were no other black dancers. Instead, she received her Baccalauréat with a theatre option. After receiving a DEUG in law, at age 20 she studied at the École de théâtre Les Enfants Terribles in Paris. Then, she completed an acting degree at the extremely selective French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. She learned English through U2 lyrics as a teenager.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Those About to Die (TV Series) · as Cala |
| 2023 | Coup de Chance · as Julia |
| 2023 | Citadel (TV Series) · as Sandra |
| 2023 | French Wedding, Caribbean Style · as Cousin |
| 2022 | Un alibi · as Lucie |
| 2021 | Flowing Home · as Thao (voice) |
| 2021 | This Is Us (FR) (TV Series) · as Estelle Bassembo |
| 2020 | Grand Hôtel (FR) (TV Series) · as Camille Sargass |
| 2020 | Réunions (TV Series) · as Victoire |
| 2018 | I Love My Mum · as Shannelle |
| 2018 | Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening · as Josephine Baker (voice) |
| 2018 | Kiss & Tell · as Serena |
| 2018 | Children of the Lie · as Carole Levasseur |
| 2018 | Alexandra Ehle (TV Series) · as Diane Dombres |
| 2017 | Perfect Crimes (TV Series) · as Marion |
| 2017 | Missing Child · as Luisa Castelli |
| 2017 | Her Word Against His · as Anna |
| 2016 | Mars (2016) (TV Series) · as Louise Varda |
| 2016 | Murder in Martinique · as Léna Valrose |
| 2016 | Sam (2016) (TV Series) · as Déborah |
| 2015 | American Odyssey (TV Series) · as Serena |
| 2014 | Captain Marleau (TV Series) · as Irène Ruff |
| 2014 | La loi de... (TV Series) · as Sonia Dubois |
| 2013 | Captain Sharif (TV Series) · as Isabelle Vanier |
| 2013 | Detectives (TV Series) · as Nora Abadie |
| 2013 | Murders in… (TV Series) · as Léna Valrose |
| 2013 | Father Brown (2013) (TV Series) · as Lisandra Flambeau |
| 2012 | Detective Cain (TV Series) · as Barbara Simon |
| 2011 | Above Suspicion · as Julie |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Camille Bordey |
| 2011 | The Marquis · as Commandant Gilbert |
| 2011 | Signature (TV Series) · as Hélène |
| 2010 | Leila · as Serena |
| 2010 | Little White Lies · as La Copine Lesbienne De Marie |
| 2010 | I'm Keeping the Dog! · as Elsa |
| 2009 | Mensch · as Helena |
| 2009 | Pigalle, la nuit (TV Series) · as Fleur |
| 2009 | The Concert · as Secretaire Duplessis |
| 2009 | Garimpeiro: The Gold Forest · as Yann |
| 2008 | Belleville tour · as Aline |
| 2008 | Summer Hours · as Atachée De Presse |
| 2007 | Autopsy · as Sarah Ouaziz |
| 2007 | Fragile(s) · as Sara |
| 2006 | Tell No One · as L'amie De Bruno |
| 2006 | J'invente rien · as Stéphanie |
| 2006 | Beyond the Ocean · as Olga |
| 2006 | Paris, Je T'aime · as Sara (parc Monceau) |
| 2006 | Girlfriends · as Shaheen |
| 2006 | The Rookies (2006) (TV Series) · as Mathilde Forestier |
| 2005 | In Your Dreams · as La Femme De Keuj |
| 2004 | Ne quittez pas! · as La Réceptionniste De L'hotel |
| 2003 | Amateurs · as Maya |
| 2000 | Police District (TV Series) · as Julie |
| 1998 | Avocats & Associés (TV Series) · as La Juge Garnier |
| 1997 | P.J. (TV Series) · as Estelle |
| 1991 | Maigret (1991) (TV Series) · as Jojo |