Sofia Boutella is a French-Algerian actress, dancer, and model. Algerian born Sofia got her big breakthrough as a dancer. She first performed for Nike Campaign and then became a dancer for the music video of pop Queen Madonna. After that, she has appeared in several music videos.
As an actress, she has debuted in the entertainment industry from the movie “StreetDance 2” in 2012. Before that, she has appeared in some series and also gave her voice to animated films. Apart from this, she is famous for her sexy feet. Let us scroll down to know more details on topics like personal life, dating, and net worth.
Sofia Boutella: Bio, Family, Education
The dancer was born on 3 April 1982, in Bab El Oued, Algiers, Algeria. She was born to the father Safy Boutella who is a jazz musician. And her mother is an Algerian architect. Further, there is no information on her siblings. She belongs to the ethnicity of Algerian. and holds the nationality of Algeria and France.
Looking at her education, it seems that she has completed her basic education. However, she has not shared much information on her education.
Sofia Boutella: Career & Achievements
From an early age of 5, she has built an interest in dancing. But her childhood has been interrupted by the Algerian war and had to move France with the entire family. At the age of 18, she joined the French national team as rhythmic gymnastics. Later Boutella became the part of the group “the Vagabond Crew” and won the Battle of the year in 2006. And also participated in the group “Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites” which was created by Momo from Vagabond Crew.
In 2007, she got a breakthrough when she has picked up by the choreographer Jamie King for Nike. Then she toured with the pop Queen Madonna’s confession tour. In 2011, she played in the music video of Michael Jackson “Hollywood Tonight” as the main character. And has appeared in several music videos like:
- Cesaria Evora- “Nutridinha”(2001)
- Matt Pokora- “Showbiz”(2004)
- Madonna- “Hung Up”(2006)
- Rihanna- “SOS(Nike Version)”
- Chris Brown- “Wall to Wall”(2007)
- Take That- “Get Ready For It” (2015)
- Thirty Seconds to Mars- “Rescue Me”(2018), among others
She has appeared in the movies and dramas including “Star Trek Beyond” as alien warrior Jaylah, “Atomic Blonde” as a French secret agent. In 2018, she has played in the HBO drama film “Fahrenheit 451” and an action crime thriller “Hotel Artemis”. Also, she has been part of the movie “The Mummy” as a princess Ahmanet. The movie has made over $400 million against the budget of $160 million.
Sofia Boutella: Personal Life & Boyfriend
Regarding her personal life, she has not shared much information. However, when it comes to her love life, she is romantically linked with fellow actor Robert Sheehan. He is best known for the roles in TV shows “Misfits” and “Love/Hate”. The duo first met during the filming of “Jet Trash” around 2014 in India.
However, couples have to face problems because of their busy schedules. Additionally, Sheehan said that “the longest time they ever had spent was of six weeks”. Previously, the report says that she has been in a relationship with Matt Pokora. Also, in 2016, she has been rumored to have a relationship with Star Trek Beyond actor Chris Pine.
Lovely @RobMSheehan & @Sofisia at the #TigerRaid premiere, 25 June 2016. © G Shepherd #EIFF https://t.co/6zXccZbvEz pic.twitter.com/UyZpIIMMNS
— Robert Sheehan Daily (@RobSheehanOrg) June 26, 2016
Sofia Boutella: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
Boutella has earned an impressive amount from her career. Her income source includes the commercial of brands like Nike, Addidas, Puma, and Reebok. Also, she gathered the income from her acting career. Therefore, she has a net worth over $1 million.
She is highly active on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. She has the handle @sofia7 on Instagram with 396K followers. On Twitter, she has the account @sofisia with 66.4K followers. Also, she has an unofficial account @SofiaBoutellaDaily on Facebook with around 41.800 followers.
Sofia Boutella: Body Measurements
The versatile dancer has a slim body build which weighs to 54 kg or 119 lbs. She stands to a height of 5 feet 5 inch or 1.65 meters. She has a black eye color and dark brown hair color. There is no further information on her body statics.