Sara Martins

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Sara Martins
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Sara Martins at 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1977-08-19) 19 August 1977 (age 47)
Faro, Portugal
Nationality French
Occupation Actress
Years active2000–present
Known for Death in Paradise

Sara Martins (born 19 August 1977) is a French actress. [1] [2] She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre. [3] She also appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in the joint British-French crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise , filmed in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department. She left the show halfway through series 4 (January 2015). She later returned to Season 10 E6 to reprise her role temporarily, and again in Series 13 Episode 1, in a video call with Neville.

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Early life

Martins was born in Faro, in the Portuguese region of Algarve, and is of Cape Verdean descent. [4] She moved to France at the age of three. [5] She studied ballet in her youth and was the first person of African descent to join the Lyon Opera. She learned that she would be unable to advance to the Paris Opera, where the corps was expected to look alike and there were no other black dancers. Instead, she received her Baccalauréat with a theater option. [5] After receiving a DEUG in law, [5] at age 20 she studied at the École de théâtre Les Enfants Terribles in Paris. [6] Then, she completed an acting degree at the extremely selective French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. [1] [5] She learned English through U2 lyrics as a teenager. [7]

Career

Early work

Shortly after graduating from high school, Martins was hired by Roger Planchon for a local production of Le Radeau de la Méduse at the Théâtre National Populaire in Villeurbanne. [5] She appeared in a play at the Young Vic in London called Le Costume (The Suit) and in a French-language production of David Mamet’s Race . [7]

Martins' television debut was in 2001, in the French police series Maigret [8] and Police District. [1] She appeared in the series Pigalle, la nuit as Fleur. While filming Death in Paradise, Martins worked on the French TV crime series Détectives in lead role of Nora Abadie. [7]

She appeared in the film Paris, je t'aime (2006) in the segment Parc Monceau, the 17th arrondissement.

Death in Paradise

In April 2011, BBC One announced that Martins would appear in the crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise , co-produced with France Télévisions. [9] The series was Martins' debut in both comedy and on British television. [10] Martins did have experience playing a police officer. [11] Death in Paradise premiered on 25 October 2011. Martins played Camille Bordey, a detective sergeant on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie. Camille and other local officers help British Detective Inspector Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller in the first two series) solve murders. During a stunt for a first series episode, Martins tore her achilles tendon. [10] She has said that during the production of Death in Paradise she discovered that some of her mannerisms are distinctly French. [12]

The third series killed off Inspector Poole in the first episode and he was replaced by another British Detective Inspector, Humphrey Goodman (played by Kris Marshall). The fourth episode of the fourth series "Until Death Do You Part", was Martins' last; her character was written out as moving to Paris. Of her departure from the show, she is quoted as saying: "I’ve loved everything about the show. But the only way to grow in life is to take risks, even if it means losing something you love, or leaving a place that’s comfortable". [13] In 2021, she and Miller returned for a two-part episode.

Later appearances

Sara Martins appeared in two French detective shows, La Loi d'Alexandre, first episode ("Comme des frères"), and Capitaine Marleau, episode 2 ("La mémoire enfouie") in Series 2. She appeared in the British series Father Brown in 2018 as the wife of criminal Flambeau.

In 2018, she had the role of police inspector in the television movie Un Mensonge Oublié, English title Children of the Lie. She also appeared in Kiss & Tell (Voyez Comme On Danse) and the British TG movie, I Love My Mum.

In 2020, she played the police detective in the French television series of 8 episodes, Grand Hôtel. She appeared as Victoire in Réunions, a French television series set on La Réunion, for 6 episodes. She played Diane Dombre in the French television series Alexandra Ehle, about a persistent coroner in Bordeaux.

She is slated to appear in Citadel , expected to air on Prime Video in 2023. [14] [ needs update ]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Les Amateurs (Amateurs)MayaFeature film
Merguez, panini, kebab, jambon-beurreShort film
2004ne quittez pas! (Local Call)Feature film
Dans tes rêvesFeature film
2006 Tell No One L'amie de BrunoFeature film
Beyond the Ocean Olga
Paris, je t'aime SaraFeature film
Girlfriends ShaheenFeature film
J'invente rienFeature film
Fragile(s) (By the Way)SaraFeature film
2007Rumeurs, commérages, on dit queShort film
La SolutionShort film
2008l"Heure d'été ( Summer Hours )Press agentFeature film
Après l'océan OlgaFeature film
Orpailleur (Garimpeiro, The Gold Forest)YannFeature film
2009MenschHelenaFeature film
2010Les Petits Mouchoirs ( Little White Lies )Marie's girlfriendFeature film
Last BloodShort film
Non Compliant ProfileShort film
The MarquisFeature film
2013Une Ideé en l'air (Just an Idea)Short film
2024 Coup de Chance JuliaFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 & 2003Police districtJulieSeason 1 and 3
2001MaigretJojoSeason 10: episode 2
2003Par amourMariaTelevision film
2005DisparitionKarineTelevision film
Le ProcVirginie DesplatSeason 2: episode 3
2006Les TricheursSophieSeason 1: episode 1; season 2: episode 1, season 3: episode 1
Les bleus: premiers pas dans la policeMathilde ForestierSeason 1: episode 1
Les Secrets du volcanJasmine MahéSeason 1: 4 episodes
2006–07P.J. (C.I.D.)EstelleSeasons 10–12: 9 episodes
2007Merci, les enfants vont bien!JeanneSeason 4: episodes 1, 2, 3, 4
2008La Veuve tatouéeSylvieTelevision film
Les tricheursSophie DevaillySeason 1: episode 1, season 2: episode 1, season 3: episode 1
2009Pigalle, la nuitFleurSeason 1: 8 episodes (as regular)
2011CaïnBarbara SimonSeason 1: episode 2
SignatureHélèneSeason 1: episodes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
InsoupçonnableJulieTelevision film
2013–14DétectivesNora AbadieSeasons 1–2: 16 episodes (as regular)
2011–15, 2021, 2024 Death in Paradise Camille Bordey Series 1–4: 28 episodes (as regular) Series 13: (video call)
2015 American Odyssey SerenaSeason 1: episodes 5, 6, 11
The law of Alexandre Sonia DuboisSeason 2: episode 1
2017 Capitaine Marleau Irène RuffSeason 2: episode 3
2018 Father Brown Lisandra FlambeauEpisode 6.10 "The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau"
2024 Those About to Die CalaMain cast

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sara Martins: A estrela portuguesa que brilha em série de sucesso da BBC". Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Camille – Death in Paradise". BBC One. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sara Martins: du Cap Vert à la France star sans frontières" (in French). United Fashion for Peace. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Ahanda, Danielle (22 February 2012). "Rencontre avec Sara Martins" (in French). Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Biographie de Sara Martins". Télé Loisirs (in French). Prisma Media. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "My France Interview – Sara Martins". completefrance.com. Complete France. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sara Martins IMDB". IMDB entry of Maigret TV series episode Mon ami Maigret.
  9. ↑ Wightman, Catriona (5 April 2011). "Ben Miller, Sara Martins join BBC drama". Digital Spy . Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  10. 1 2 Morgan Jeffery (24 October 2011). "'Death in Paradise' Sara Martins interview: 'Ben Miller is my hero'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Sara Martins: 'I'd love to do more Death in Paradise'". What's on TV . 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Interview with Sara Martins". BBC. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Sara Martins Interview". whatsontvuk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "AGBO Citadel Page". AGBO. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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