Sofia Boutella
Born: 1982-04-03 in Bab El-Oued, Alger, Algérie
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sofia Boutella (born April 3, 1982) is an Algerian dancer, model, and actress. She is known mainly for her hip-hop and street dance, and for appearing in Nike Women's advertising campaigns. Boutella has starred as Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), an alien warrior named Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond (2016), and the main antagonist, Princess Ahmanet, in Universal's Dark Universe film The Mummy. Also in 2017, she starred alongside Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde, the film adaptation of the graphic novel The Coldest City, as undercover French agent Delphine Lasalle. Sofia Boutella was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers, Algeria, to an architect mother and a jazz musician father, Safy Boutella. Her brother, Seif, works as a visual effects artist in the entertainment industry. Her surname means 'the men of the mountains'. She was raised in a fairly secular household that cultivated artistic expression and creativity. In 1992, at the age of 10, she left Algeria with her family in the midst of the Algerian Civil War and moved to France. Shortly thereafter, she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18.
Filmography
2024
- The Killer's Game as Maize Arnaud
- Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver as Kora
- Argylle as Saba Al-Badr
- Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon as Self
2023
2022
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Dr. Zahra
- SAS Rogue Heroes as Eve Mansour
2021
- Settlers as Ilsa
- Prisoners of the Ghostland as Bernice
2019
- Modern Love as Yasmine
- Madonna: World of Madame X as Self
- Love, Antosha as Self
2018
- Climax as Selva
- Hotel Artemis as Nice
- Fahrenheit 451 as Clarisse McClellan
2017
- The Mummy as Ahmanet
- Atomic Blonde as Delphine Lasalle
- The Mummy: Ahmanet Reborn as Ahmanet
2016
- Star Trek Beyond as Jaylah
- Tiger Raid as Shadha
- Jet Trash as Vix
2015
- Kingsman: The Secret Service as Gazelle
- Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed as Self
2014
- Monsters: Dark Continent as Ara
2012
- StreetDance 2 as Eva
2010
- Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour as Self - Performer
2006
- Madonna: The Confessions Tour as Self - Dancer
- Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest as La Fée des elfes (voice)
2005
- Permis d'aimer as Lila
2002
- Dance Challenge as Samia