Sophie Quinton (born 31 August 1976) is a French actress. She has played in a number of
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
s directed by
Gérald Hustache-Mathieu Gérald is a French male given name, a variant of the old Géraud and more common Gérard, both equivalent to Gerald in English.
People with the name include:
* Gérald Mossé
* Gérald de Palmas
* Gérald Leblanc
Less frequently the French name ...
, and starred in the 2003 film ''
Who Killed Bambi?''.
Life and career
Born into a farming family in
Villedieu-les-Poêles
Villedieu-les-Poêles is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny.Lower Normandy
Lower Normandy (french: Basse-Normandie, ; nrf, Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Lower and Upper Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.
Geography
The region included three departme ...
, Sophie Quinton studied drama at the Millet high school in Cherbourg. The films ''
Peau d' Ane'' and ''
La nuit americaine'' inspired her love of cinema. After leaving school, Quinton joined a small street-theatre group.
She first came to the attention of critics in two short films by Gerald Hustache-Mathieu: ''
Peau de Vache'' (for which she won the award for Best Performance at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival) and ''
La Chatte Andalouse''.
Quinton was introduced to a wider audience when she played the heroine in ''
Qui a tué Bambi ?'' which earned her a César nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.
In 2005 she joined forces with ''
Gérald Hustache-Mathieu Gérald is a French male given name, a variant of the old Géraud and more common Gérard, both equivalent to Gerald in English.
People with the name include:
* Gérald Mossé
* Gérald de Palmas
* Gérald Leblanc
Less frequently the French name ...
'' for his first feature film, ''
Avril
Avril means April in French and other languages. It may also refer to:
Places
* Mont Avril, a mountain on the Swiss-Italian border
* Avril, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a commune of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, France
People
* Avril (name)
* ...
''.
Sophie Quinton has two sons.
Selected filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
1976 births
Living people
French film actresses
People from Manche
21st-century French actresses
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