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The basics
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French actress
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
4 October 1986(France)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Sara Forestier (born 4 October 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a French actress and director.
Life and career
Forestier began her film career in 2001.
She received a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in Games of Love and Chance (2003). She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2011 for her performance in Le Nom des gens (2009).
Forestier resides in Paris.
Selected filmography
As actress
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Games of Love and Chance | Lydia | Abdellatif Kechiche | César Award for Most Promising Actress |
| 2005 | Le courage d'aimer | Salomé | Claude Lelouch | |
| How Much Do You Love Me? | Muguet | Bertrand Blier | ||
| Hell | Hell | Bruno Chiche | ||
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings | Abba (voice) | Stefan Fjeldmark | |
| A Few Days in September | Orlando | Santiago Amigorena | ||
| Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Jeanne | Tom Tykwer | ||
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema (sketch Cinéma érotique) | The Cinema's Till Girl | Roman Polanski (sketch) | |
| 2008 | Sandrine in the Rain | Sandrine | Tonino Zangardi | |
| 2009 | Humains | Nadia | Jacques-Olivier Molon | |
| Wild Grass | Élodie | Alain Resnais | ||
| Victor | Alice | Thomas Gilou | ||
| 2010 | The Names of Love (Le Nom des gens) | Bahia Benmahmoud | Michel Leclerc | César Award for Best Actress Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress |
| Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) | France Gall | Joann Sfar | ||
| 2012 | Paris by Night | Laurence Deray | ||
| Télé gaucho | Clara | Michel Leclerc | ||
| 2013 | Suzanne | Suzanne Merevsky | Katell Quillévéré | Nominated—César Award for Best Actress |
| Love Is the Perfect Crime | Annie | |||
| Love Battles | Elle | Jacques Doillon | ||
| 2015 | Standing Tall | Séverine | Emmanuelle Bercot | Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2017 | Primaire | Florence Mautret | Hélène Angel |
Filmmaker
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 2008 | Un, deux, toi | Yes | Short film | |
| 2009 | T Moi | Yes | Short film | |
| 2016 | M. | Yes | Yes | |
Other awards
- 2004: Prix Suzanne Bianchetti
- 2004: Best Actress for L'Esquive at Mons International Festival of Love Films
- 2005: Shooting Stars Award
- 2005: Best Female Newcomer for L'Esquive at Étoiles d'or