French-Algerian dancer, model, and actress, Sofia Boutella is an undeniable talent in Hollywood. She is best known for playing the role of Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015). She started her acting career in 1998 and till the date, she has appeared in dozen of films and some of her popular screen credit includes Atomic Blonde, Fahrenheit 451, The Mummy, and Climax.
Early Life Of Sofia Boutella
Sofia Boutella was born on April 3, 1982, in the Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria to jazz musician Safy Boutella and architect mother. She has a brother, Seif Boutella. At the age of 5, she started cla s sical dance education.
In 1992, she left Algeria with her family and moved to France where she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18.
Sofia Boutella's Career
Sofia Boutella started her career as a street dancer and was a part of a group named, Vagabond Crew which won the Battle of the Year 2006. She also participated in a group named "Chienne de Vie and Aphrodite" formed by Vagabond Crew.
By the age of 17, Boutella has danced in a number of films, TV shows, commercials, and concert tours. She got her breakthrough in 2007 when she was picked for Jamie King choreography for Nike commercial as a role model of femininity and hip-hop. Then she worked with Madonna, in her Confessions Tour, and Rihanna.
Boutelle was selected for Michael Jackson's This Is It concerts but could not attend due to the extension of the Madonna tour. In February 2011, she featured in the music video for "Hollywood Tonight" by Michael Jackson. The following year, she played the role of Eva in the drama film, StreetDance 2 followed by StreetDance 3D.
Some of her screen credit include Kingsman: The Secret Service, Star Trek Beyond, Atomic Blonde, John Goodman, Fahrenheit 451, Hotel Artemis and others.
Sofia Boutella's Net Worth
Sofia Boutella is one of the rising Hollywood stars who started her career as a dancer. She earns an impressive sum of the amount from her career, her estimated net worth is $4 million. She earned more than $300-$350k from her appearances in TV series.
Boutella has appeared in a number of box-office success movies and some of them are enlisted below;
Year | Movie | Budget (US Dollar) | Box-office Collection (US Dollar) | IMDb rating | Starring |
2014 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | $94 million | $414.4 million | 7.7 stars | Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton |
2016 | Star Trek Beyond | $185 million | $343.5 million | 7.1 stars | John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto |
2017 | The Mummy | $195 million | $409.2 million | 5.5 stars | Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance |
2017 | Atomic Blonde | $30 million | $100 million | 6.7 stars | Charlize Theron, James McAvoy |
Sofia Boutella's Personal Life
Sofia Boutella is in a relationship with an Irish actor, Robert Sheehan. The couple started dating in 2015 after falling in love during the shoot for the gritty low-budget flick, Jet Trash in Goa. Since then their relationship is going stronger and stronger.
The duo often spotted together at public events holding hands. She is quite active on Instagram where she has more than 346k+ followers as of September 2018.
She has a tattoo of an inverted cross on her arm. As of 2018, she resides in Los Angeles, California.
Body Measurement
- Age: As of 2018, she is 36 years old.
- Height: She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches.
- Weight: She weighs 54kg.
- Zodiac sign: Aries
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by Jyoti, 26 Oct, 2018