Sara Martins

Sara Martins

actress, editor, soundtrack

Sara Martins was born on Aug 19, 1977 in Portugal. Sara Martins's big-screen debut came with Ne quittez pas! directed by Arthur Joffé in 2004. Sara Martins is known for Death in Paradise directed by Richard Signy, Elizabeth Bourgine stars as Catherine Bordey and Don Warrington as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson. The most recent award Sara Martins achieved is Luchon International Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Sara Martins plays is Grand Hôtel - Season 1 which will be released on Sep 03, 2020.

Sara Martins 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.

  • Birthday

    Aug 19, 1977
  • Place of Birth

    Faro, Portugal
  • Also known

    Sarah Martins

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Luchon International Film Festival
2003
Par amour (2003)
Winner - Best Young Actress
Par amour (2003)

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