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, written and directed by Chloé Robichaud.[1]

Sophie Desmarais
Born1986 (age 34–35)
Montreal, Quebec
NationalityCanada
OccupationActor

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.

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.[2] The following year, she appeared in Julie Hivon's film What Are We Doing Here? (Qu'est-ce qu'on fait ici ?).[3]

She was named a Rising Star at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

She played the lead in the 2014 movie Hunting the Northern Godard (La Chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi).

In 2018 and 2019, she had a key role in the Montreal-based TV series Can You Hear Me, shown on Netflix in 190 countries.

She played the lead in the 2019 Australian feature film Don't Read This on a Plane, acting opposite Saverio Fabbri among others.

References
  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. Parker, Odessa Paloma. "TIFF Rising Star Sophie Desmarais on stylists, red carpets and Canadian design". Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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