Sara Forestier (born 4 October 1986) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter.
Life and career Forestier was born in Denmark to French parents working there as ambassadors for the French Foreign Legion. She began her film career in 2001.
She received a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in Games of Love and Chance (2003). She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2011 for her performance in Le Nom des gens (2009).
Forestier resides in Paris.
Selected filmography
As actress Year Title Role Notes 2001Les Fantômes de LoubaGirl #22002La Guerre à Paris2003Quelques jours entre nousAliceTV movie2004Games of Love and ChanceLydiaCésar Award for Most Promising ActressÀ cran, deux ans aprèsTV movie2005Le courage d'aimerSaloméHow Much Do You Love Me?MuguetHellHell2006Asterix and the VikingsAbba VoiceA Few Days in SeptemberOrlandoPerfume: The Story of a Murderer Jeanne2007To Each His Own Cinema The Cinema's Till GirlSketch Cinéma érotique2008Sandrine in the Rain Sandrine Revivre Hannah Goldenberg TV miniseries2009HumainsNadiaWild GrassÉlodieVictorAlice2010The Names of LoveBahia BenmahmoudCésar Award for Best ActressNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best ActressGainsbourg: A Heroic LifeFrance Gall2012Paris by NightLaurence DerayPirate TVClara2013SuzanneSuzanne Merevsky Nominated—César Award for Best ActressLove Is the Perfect CrimeAnnie Love BattlesElle 2014YellowbirdDelf 2015Standing TallSéverineNominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress2017PrimaireFlorence Mautret MLilaNominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress2019Disparition inquiétanteMaya RosettiTV movieOh Mercy! The Border 2020Working Girls 2021PlaylistSophie2024Three FriendsRebecca Maillard
As filmmaker Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 2008 Un, deux, toi Short film 2009 T Moi Short film 2017 M
Other awards 2004: Prix Suzanne Bianchetti 2004: Best Actress for Games of Love and Chance at Mons International Festival of Love Films 2005: Shooting Stars Award 2005: Best Female Newcomer for Games of Love and Chance at Étoiles d'or
Decorations Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)
References
External links
Interview in FR2DAY about The Names of Love (Le Nom des gens)