Comme une ombre
2025 · Movie
as Claire Legende
Sara Martins
1977-08-19
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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. 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. 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 Maigret and Police District. 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. She appeared in the film Paris, je t'aime (2006) in the segment Parc Monceau, the 17th arrondissement. In April 2011, BBC One announced that Martins would appear in the crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise, co-produced with France Télévisions. The series was Martins' debut in both comedy and on British television. Martins did have experience playing a police officer. 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. She has said that during the production of Death in Paradise she discovered that some of her mannerisms are distinctly French. 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". In 2021, she and Miller returned for a two-part episode. ... Source: Article "Sara Martins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Those About to Die
2024 · TV Show
as Cala
Coup de chance
2023 · Movie
as Julia
Citadel
2023 · TV Show
as Sandra
An Alibi
2022 · Movie
as Lucie
Flowing Home
2021 · Movie
as Thao (voice)
Réunions
2020 · TV Show
as Victoire
Grand Hôtel
2020 · TV Show
as Camille Sargass
I Love My Mum
2019 · Movie
as Shannelle
Her Word Against His
2018 · Movie
as Anna
Children of the Lie
2018 · Movie
as Carole Levasseur
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
2018 · Movie
as Josephine Baker (voice)
Kiss & Tell
2018 · Movie
as Serena
Alexandra Ehle
2018 · TV Show
as Diane Dombres
Missing Child
2017 · Movie
as Luisa Castelli
Crimes parfaits
2017 · TV Show
Meurtres en Martinique
2016 · Movie
as Léna Valrose
Alexandre's Law
2015 · TV Show
as Sonia Dubois
American Odyssey
2015 · TV Show
as Serena
Capitaine Marleau
2015 · TV Show
as Irène Ruff
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Une idée en l'air
2014 · Movie
as Coralie
Father Brown
2013 · TV Show
as Lisandra Flambeau
Captain Sharif
2013 · TV Show
as Isabelle Vanier
Détectives
2013 · TV Show
as Nora Abadie
Murders in...
2013 · TV Show
as Léna Valrose
Cain
2012 · TV Show
as Barbara Simon
The Marquis
2011 · Movie
as Commandant Gilbert
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Last Blood
2011 · Movie
as Vérité N'Diaye
Above Suspicion
2011 · Movie
as Julie
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Profil non conforme
2011 · Movie
as Sara
Leila
2011 · Movie
as Serena
Death in Paradise
2011 · TV Show
as Camille Bordey
Signature
2011 · TV Show
as Hélène
Little White Lies
2010 · Movie
as La copine lesbienne de Marie
Un divorce de chien
2010 · Movie
as Elsa
Orpailleur
2009 · Movie
as Yann
Mensch
2009 · Movie
as Helena
The Concert
2009 · Movie
as Secretaire Duplessis
Pigalle, la nuit
2009 · TV Show
as Fleur
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La Veuve tatouée
2008 · Movie
as Sylvie
Summer Hours
2008 · Movie
as Atachée de presse
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Belleville Tour
2008 · Movie
as Aline
Autopsy
2007 · Movie
as Sarah Ouaziz
Fragile(s)
2007 · Movie
as Sara
The Rookies
2007 · TV Show
as Mathilde Forestier
The Brides of Bourbon Island
2007 · TV Show
as Marie Gaudin
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Movie
as Sara (Parc Monceau)
Beyond the Ocean
2006 · Movie
as Olga
The Botanist
2006 · Movie
Girlfriends
2006 · Movie
as Shaheen
J'invente rien
2006 · Movie
as Stéphanie
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Enceinte jusqu'aux dents
2006 · Movie
as Ambre, la réalisatrice
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Mer belle à agitée
2006 · Movie
as l'inspectrice du travail
Tell No One
2006 · Movie
as Bruno's friend
Disparition
2006 · TV Show
as Karine
Les Tricheurs
2006 · TV Show
as Sophie Devailly
Les Secrets du volcan
2006 · TV Show
as Jasmine Mahé
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Bhaï bhaï
2005 · Movie
as Lola "bonnes vacances"
In Your Dreams
2005 · Movie
as La femme de Keuj
Merci, les enfants vont bien !
2005 · TV Show
as Jeanne
Les Amateurs
2004 · Movie
as Maya
Ne quittez pas !
2004 · Movie
as La réceptionniste de l'hotel
Le Proc
2004 · TV Show
as Virginie Desplat
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Par amour
2003 · Movie
as Maria
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002 · Movie
as Cousin
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La ligne noire
2002 · TV Show
as Sandrine
No image
Malone
2002 · TV Show
as Kif Kif
Police District
2000 · TV Show
as Julie
Louis Page
1998 · TV Show
as Noémie
Avocats et Associés
1998 · TV Show
as La juge Garnier
P.J.
1997 · TV Show
as Estelle
Maigret
1991 · TV Show
as Jojo
