Sara Martins
| Sara Martins | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 August 1977 Faro, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Known for | Death in Paradise |
Sara Martins (born 19 August 1977) is a French-Portuguese actress.[1] She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre.[2] She 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 season 4 (January 2015).
Early life
Martins was born in Faro, Portugal, and is of Cape Verdean descent.[3] She moved to France to study at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1] She is fluent in Portuguese, French and English.
Career
Early work
Martins trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, France’s main theatre school. 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.
Martins' television debut was in 2001, in the French police series 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 as Nora Abadie. [4]
Death in Paradise
In April 2011, BBC One announced that Martins would star in the crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise, co-produced with France Télévisions.[5] The series was Martins' debut in both comedy and on British television.[6] Martins did have experience playing a cop.[7] 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 seasons 1 and 2) solve murders. During a stunt for a first-season episode, Martins tore her achilles tendon.[6] She has said that during the production of Death in Paradise she discovered that some of her mannerisms are distinctly French.[8]
Season 3 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 season 4, "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".[9]
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Les Amateurs (Amateurs) | Maya | Feature Film |
| Merguez, panini, kebab, jambon-beurre | Short Film | ||
| 2004 | ne quittez pas! (Local Call) | Feature Film | |
| Dans tes rêves | Feature Film | ||
| 2006 | Tell No One | L'amie de Bruno | Feature Film |
| Beyond the Ocean | Olga | ||
| Paris, je t'aime | Sara | Feature Film | |
| Girlfriends | Shaheen | Feature Film | |
| J'invente rien | Feature Film | ||
| Fragile(s) (By the Way) | Sara | Feature Film | |
| 2007 | Rumeurs, commérages, on dit que | Short Film | |
| La Solution | Short Film | ||
| 2008 | l"Heure d'été (Summer Hours) | Press agent | Feature Film |
| Après l'océan | Olga | Feature Film | |
| Orpailleur (Garimpeiro, The Gold Forest) | Yann | Feature Film | |
| 2009 | Mensch | Helena | Feature Film |
| 2010 | Les Petits Mouchoirs (Little White Lies) | Marie's girlfriend | Feature Film |
| Last Blood | Short Film | ||
| Non Compliant Profile | Short Film | ||
| The Marquis | Feature Film | ||
| 2013 | Une Ideé en l'air (Just an Idea) | Short Film | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 & 2003 | Police district | Julie | season 1 and 3 |
| 2001 | Maigret | Jojo | season 10: episode 2 |
| 2003 | Par amour | Maria | TV movie |
| 2005 | Disparition | Karine | TV movie |
| Le Proc | Virginie Desplat | season 2: episode 3 | |
| 2006 | Les Tricheurs | Sophie | season 1: episode 1; season 2: episode 1, season 3: episode 1 |
| Les bleus: premiers pas dans la police | Mathilde Forestier | season 1: episode 1 | |
| Les Secrets du volcan | Jasmine Mahé | season 1: 4 episodes | |
| 2006–07 | P.J. (C.I.D.) | Estelle | seasons 10–12: 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Merci, les enfants vont bien! | Jeanne | season 4: episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 2008 | La Veuve tatouée | Sylvie | TV movie |
| Les tricheurs | Sophie Devailly | season 1: episode 1, season 2: episode 1, season 3: episode 1 | |
| 2009 | Pigalle, la nuit | Fleur | season 1: 8 episodes (as regular) |
| 2011 | Caïn | Barbara Simon | season 1: episode 2 |
| Signature | Hélène | season 1: episodes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
| Insoupçonnable | Julie | TV movie | |
| 2013–14 | Détectives | Nora Abadie | seasons 1–2: 16 episodes (as regular) |
| 2011–15 | Death in Paradise | Camille Bordey | seasons 1–4: 28 episodes (as regular) |
| 2015 | American Odyssey | Serena | season 1: episodes 5, 6, 11 |
| The law of Barbara (La loi de Barbara) | Sonia Dubois | season 2: episode 1 | |
References
- 1 2 3 "Sara Martins Bio". Premiere. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "Camille – Death in Paradise". BBC One. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sara Martins: du Cap Vert à la France star sans frontières" (in French). United Fashion for Peace. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "My France Interview – Sarah Martins". completefrance.com. Complete France. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Catriona Wightman (5 April 2011). "Ben Miller, Sara Martins join BBC drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- 1 2 Morgan Jeffery (24 October 2011). "'Death in Paradise' Sara Martins interview: 'Ben Miller is my hero'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sara Martins: 'I'd love to do more Death in Paradise'". What's on TV. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Interview with Sara Martins". BBC. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sara Martins Interview". whatsontvuk. whatsontvuk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.