Sara Martins
Actor
Born August 19, 1977 in Faro, Portugal
Sara Martins (born 19 August 1977) is a Portuguese-French actress. She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre. 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. Martins was born in Faro, in the Portuguese region of Algarve, and is of Cape Verdean descent. She moved to France at the age of three. 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. After receiving a DEUG in law, at age 20 she studied at the École de théâtre Les Enfants Terribles in Paris. Then, she completed an acting degree at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. She learned English through U2 lyrics as a teenager.
Filmography
Comme une ombre
Claire Legende
Those About to Die
Cala
Coup de chance
Julia
Citadel
Sandra
An Alibi
Lucie
Flowing Home
Thao (voice)
Grand Hôtel
Camille Sargass
Réunions
Victoire
I Love My Mum
Shannelle
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Josephine Baker (voice)
Kiss & Tell
Serena
Her Word Against His
Anna
Children of the Lie
Carole Levasseur
Alexandra Ehle
Diane Dombres
Crimes parfaits
Missing Child
Luisa Castelli
Meurtres en Martinique
Léna Valrose
La Loi d'Alexandre
Sonia Dubois
Capitaine Marleau
Irène Ruff
American Odyssey
Serena
Captain Sharif
Isabelle Vanier
Détectives
Nora Abadie
Murders in...
Léna Valrose
Father Brown
Lisandra Flambeau
Cain
Barbara Simon
Above Suspicion
Julie
Death in Paradise
Camille Bordey
Signature
Hélène
The Marquis
Commandant Gilbert
Leila
Serena
Little White Lies
La copine lesbienne de Marie
Un divorce de chien
Elsa
Pigalle, la nuit
Fleur
The Concert
Secretaire Duplessis
Orpailleur
Yann
Mensch
Helena
Summer Hours
Atachée de presse
The Brides of Bourbon Island
Marie Gaudin
The Rookies
Mathilde Forestier
Fragile(s)
Sara
Autopsy
Sarah Ouaziz
Tell No One
Bruno's friend
Les Tricheurs
Sophie Devailly
The Botanist
Les Secrets du volcan
Jasmine Mahé
J'invente rien
Stéphanie
Beyond the Ocean
Olga
Paris Je T'aime
Sara (Parc Monceau)
Girlfriends
Shaheen
Disparition
Karine
Merci, les enfants vont bien !
Jeanne
In Your Dreams
La femme de Keuj
Ne quittez pas !
La réceptionniste de l'hotel
Le Proc
Virginie Desplat
Les Amateurs
Maya
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
Cousin
Police District
Julie
Avocats et Associés
La juge Garnier
Louis Page
Noémie
P.J.
Estelle
Maigret
Jojo