Sophie Marceau

About Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau (born November 17, 1966) is a French actress, director and writer.

Sophie was born in Paris, France the second child of Simone (née Morisset), a shop assistant (d. 2016), and Benoît Maupu, a truck driver. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old.

As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress. She became a film star in Europe with a string of successful films, including L'Étudiante (1988), Pacific Palisades (1990), Fanfan (1993), and Revenge of the Musketeers (1994). Marceau became an international film star with her performances in Bravehart (1995) with Mel Gibson, Firelight (1997), and the 19th James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999) with Pierce Brosnan (as "Bond Girl" Elektra King).

In her personal life, Sophie Marceau is currently single. She was in a relationship with Christopher Lambert from 2012 to 2014. She also dated Jim Lemley from 2001 to 2006 and Andrzej Zulawski from 1984 to 2001. She has two children, Vincent Żuławski, born in July 1995, and Juliette Lemley, born in June 2002.