Sophie Quinton
Sophie Quinton | |
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Born | Villedieu-les-Poêles, France | 31 August 1976
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000–present |
Sophie Quinton (born 31 August 1976) is a French actress. She has played in a number of short films directed by , and starred in the 2003 film Who Killed Bambi?.[1]
Life and career[]
Born into a farming family in Villedieu-les-Poêles, Lower Normandy, Sophie Quinton studied drama at the Millet high school in Cherbourg. The films and La nuit americaine inspired her love of cinema. After leaving school, Quinton joined a small street-theatre group.
She first came to the attention of critics in two short films by Gerald Hustache-Mathieu: (for which she won the award for Best Performance at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival) and .
Quinton was introduced to a wider audience when she played the heroine in Qui a tué Bambi ? which earned her a César nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.
In 2005 she joined forces with for his first feature film, Avril.
Sophie Quinton has two sons.
Selected filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2003 | Who Killed Bambi? | Isabelle aka "Bambi" | Gilles Marchand |
2003 | Lightweight | Claire | Jean-Pierre Améris |
2006 | April in Love | April | |
2008 | Mark of an Angel | Laurence | Safy Nebbou |
2011 | Nobody Else But You | Candice | Gérald Hustache-Mathieu |
2011 | Le Skylab | Aunt Clémentine | Julie Delpy |
2012 | One Night | Louise Morvand | Lucas Belvaux |
2012 | Queen of Montreuil | Laurent's mistress | Sólveig Anspach |
2013 | Ouf | Anna | Yann Coridian |
2016-17 | Capitaine Marleau | Young Katel / Corinne Vidal | Josée Dayan |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Title of work | Award | Category | Result |
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2002 | Lutins du court métrage | Best Actress | Won | |
2003 | Who Killed Bambi? | César Award | Most Promising Actress | Nominated |
2003 | Lutins du court métrage | Best Actress | Won |
References[]
- ^ "Sophie Quinton". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sophie Quinton. |
- 1976 births
- Living people
- French film actresses
- People from Manche
- 21st-century French actresses
- French film actor stubs