Sophie Desmarais
Sophie Desmarais (born July 24, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in the 2013 film Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course), written and directed by Chloé Robichaud.
Sophie Desmarais
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- Name
- Sophie Desmarais
- Born
- 24 July 1986
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Canada
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• Name — Sophie Desmarais • Born — 24 July 1986 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec • Occupation — Actor
Career
Career
Desmarais began her career with a small roles in John Duigan's Head in the Clouds in 2004. In 2010 she had a small role in Heartbeats, directed by Xavier Dolan, followed by Benoît Pilon's Trash (Décharge) in 2011. In 2013 she played the lead role in Sarah Prefers to Run which went on to play in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The following year, she appeared in Julie Hivon's film What Are We Doing Here? (Qu'est-ce qu'on fait ici?).
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — Stan et ses stars — Véro-Nat • 2009 — Un tueur si proche — Friend of Jeremy — One episode • La galère — Chanel — Five episodes • 2010 — Dakodak — Laura Valiquette — Six episodes • 2011-15 — Yamaska — Suzie Castonguay — 18 episodes • 2015-16 — Mon ex à moi — Amélie Boutet — 32 episodes • 2016 — Prémonitions — Liliane Jacob — 10 episodes • 2016-17 — L'Imposteur — Gaïa Maheux — 18 episodes • 2018-19 — District 31 — Charlène Baribeau — 28 episodes • 2018-20 — Can You Hear Me (M'entends-tu?) — Amélie — 10 episodes • 2018-20 — En tout cas — Sophie — 27 episodes • 2020 — Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime) — Marie-Josée Bolduc — 20 episodes • 2022 — Pour toi Flora — Sister Émilie — Five episodes
Two of TIFF's 2014 Rising
Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada · CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser 2014
2014 TIFF Rising Stars Shannon Kook and Sophie Desmarais interview at the CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser. Photos by: Janis Rees/Tom Sandler Photography
Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada · CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser 2014
Life and career
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Life and career
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1986
Sophie Desmarais born at Montreal.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Head in the Clouds — Élodie • 2008 — Barbe et charisme — Joannie • Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand départ) — Myriam • Sans titre (La jeune fille au matelas) — Captive • Victoria — Suzanna • 2009 — Heat Wave (Les Grandes chaleurs) — Naomie • Polytechnique — Female student, 3rd floor corridor • 2010 — Curling — Isabelle • L'Épitaphe — Patricia • Exit 67 (Sortie 67) — Lola • Heartbeats (Les Amours imaginaires) — Rockabill • Nature morte — Maryline • Vodka canneberge — Marilyn • 2011 — Funkytown — Kiki • Trash (Décharge) — Eve • 2012 — For Shakespeare with Love (Pour le meilleur et pour Shakespeare) — Juliette • Wintergreen (Paparmane) — Camille • 2013 — The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) — Frédérique Gagnon • Hunting the Northern Godard (La Chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi) — Marie • Je ne suis pas un grand acteur — Florence • Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course) — Sarah • La tête en bas • 2014 — Gurov and Anna — Mercedes • Henri Henri — Hélène Guérin • Un parallèle plus tard — Eve • La trilogie du canard (Élise, Gédéon, Sofia) — Mia • What Are We Doing Here? (Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici?) — Lily • 2015 — The Forbidden Room — Jane Lanyon • 2018 — My Boy (Mon Boy) — Marilyn • To Live Here (Pour vivre ici) — Sylvie • La Version nouvelle • 2019 — Be Yourself — Noémie • 2020 — Don't Read This on a Plane — Jovana Fey • Pink Lake — Sophie • Vacarme — Karine • 2022 — Nut Jobs (Les pas d'allure) — Angie • The Switch (La Switch) — Julie • 2023 — Days of Happiness (Les Jours heureux) — Emma • 2024 — Who by Fire — Émilie — Premiere at 74th Berlin International Film Festival • 2026 — Redemptions (Rédemptions)
Awards
For Sarah Prefers to Run, she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2013. She was named a Rising Star at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. She has been a two-time Jutra Award and Prix Iris nominee for Best Supporting Actress, receiving nods at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) and at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021 for Vacarme.
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- 1.Chloé Robichaud is heading to Cannes with Sarah préfère la course - Concordia grad lives the dream By T'Cha Dunlevy, GAZETTE Film Critic 18 April 2013.
- 2.http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tag/sarah-prefere-la-course Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Sarah Prefers to Run’ Cannes Film Festival By Shaun Munro on 22 May 2013
- 3.Brendan Kelly, "Review: Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici?". Montreal Gazette, September 25, 2014.
- 4."The Dirties cleans up in Vancouver; Film critics give top prizes to Matt Johnson, 12 Years a Slave". Edmonton Journal, January 9, 2014.
- 5.Parker, Odessa Paloma. TIFF Rising Star Sophie Desmarais on stylists, red carpets and Canadian design. The Globe and Mail. 4 September 2014.
- 6.Manon Dumais, "Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr". Voir, March 23, 2014.
- 7.Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
- 8.Economou, Vassilis. Berlin unveils the entirety of its Generation line-up. Cineuropa. 18 January 2024.
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