Sara Forestier | |
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 Sara Forestier at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 4 October 1986 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Sara Forestier (born 4 October 1986) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter.
Forestier was born in Denmark to French parents working there as ambassadors for the French Foreign Legion. She 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Les Fantômes de Louba | Girl #2 | |
| 2002 | La Guerre à Paris | ||
| 2003 | Quelques jours entre nous | Alice | TV movie |
| 2004 | Games of Love and Chance | Lydia | César Award for Most Promising Actress |
| À cran, deux ans après | TV movie | ||
| 2005 | Le courage d'aimer | Salomé | |
| How Much Do You Love Me? | Muguet | ||
| Hell | Hell | ||
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings | Abba | Voice |
| A Few Days in September | Orlando | ||
| Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Jeanne | ||
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | The Cinema's Till Girl | Sketch Cinéma érotique |
| 2008 | Sandrine in the Rain | Sandrine | |
| Revivre | Hannah Goldenberg | TV miniseries | |
| 2009 | Humains | Nadia | |
| Wild Grass | Élodie | ||
| Victor | Alice | ||
| 2010 | The Names of Love | Bahia Benmahmoud | César Award for Best Actress Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress |
| Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | France Gall | ||
| 2012 | Paris by Night | Laurence Deray | |
| Pirate TV | Clara | ||
| 2013 | Suzanne | Suzanne Merevsky | Nominated—César Award for Best Actress |
| Love Is the Perfect Crime | Annie | ||
| Love Battles | Elle | ||
| 2014 | Yellowbird | Delf | |
| 2015 | Standing Tall | Séverine | Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2017 | Primaire | Florence Mautret | |
| M | Lila | Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress | |
| 2019 | Disparition inquiétante | Maya Rosetti | TV movie |
| Oh Mercy! | |||
| The Border | |||
| 2020 | Working Girls | ||
| 2021 | Playlist | Sophie |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 2008 | Un, deux, toi | Yes | Short film | |
| 2009 | T Moi | Yes | Short film | |
| 2017 | M | Yes | Yes | |
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