Sofia Boutella

In October 2019, she was the co-star of Amazon Prime's Modern Love, season 1, episode 5.

Beginning in 2018, Boutella's profile rose, and she began to appear in more central roles. She starred alongside Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon in the HBO drama film Fahrenheit 451, and portrayed French contract killer 'Nice' in the near-future action crime thriller Hotel Artemis, alongside Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum, and Dave Bautista.

Since 2017, Boutella has been recognized as "the best new action star" of the year and a "breakout action star." She has subsequently appeared in more leading roles, including Princess Ahmanet in The Mummy (2017), an international assassin in Hotel Artemis (2018) and as the leader of a dance troupe in Climax (2018).

In 2017, she portrayed a French secret agent in the David Leitch film Atomic Blonde, which also featured Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman and Toby Jones. The same year, she played the titular role in The Mummy, along with Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Annabelle Wallis.

In 2014, after 12 years as a dancer, Boutella sought a career in acting. Initially, she purposefully avoided auditioning for lead roles, wishing to play supporting characters so as to learn from more experienced actors. In 2015, she appeared in her first major film, Kingsman: The Secret Service, which jump-started her career as an actress. One year later, she appeared as the alien warrior Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond, released on July 22, 2016.

In March 2014, she began a relationship with Irish actor Robert Sheehan; in October 2018, Sheehan revealed they had broken up.

She played the lead character Eva in the drama film StreetDance 2 (2012), the sequel to StreetDance 3D.

Boutella successfully auditioned for the Michael Jackson This Is It concerts but could not attend due to the extension of the Madonna tour, whose dates coincided with the Jackson residency. In February 2011, she was the main character in the music video for "Hollywood Tonight" by Michael Jackson.

Her breakthrough as a dancer came in 2007, when she was picked for the Jamie King choreography for Nike Women's "Keep Up" campaign, serving as a role model of femininity and hip-hop. This was a major boost to her career and led to more work alongside stars like Madonna, in her Confessions Tour, and Rihanna. She credits her work with Madonna for helping her learn English.

Growing up in Paris, Boutella was exposed to many more forms of dance, particularly hip hop and street dance, which intrigued her for offering more "freedom" compared to the more disciplined styles of ballet and gymnastics. She joined a group called the Vagabond Crew, which won the Battle of the Year in 2006, and participated in a spin-off group called "Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites".

With her family's encouragement, Boutella started classical dance education when she was five years old. In 1992, at the age of 10, she left Algeria with her family in the midst of the Algerian civil war and moved to France. Shortly thereafter, she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18.

Sofia Boutella (Arabic: صوفيا بوتلة ‎; born April 3, 1982) is an Algerian-French dancer, model and actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in Hollywood action films, most notably as Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Jaylah in Star Trek Beyond (2016), and Delphine Lasalle in Atomic Blonde (2017).