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3	Sofia Boutella (born April 3, 1982 in Bab El Oued, UsefulNotes/{{Algeria}}) is an Algerian-French dancer and actress.
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5	She's the daughter of Algerian composer Safy Boutella. The family moved to UsefulNotes/{{France}} when she was 12. She practiced rhythmic gymnastics then turned to HipHop and street dance. Sportswear brand Nike noticed her and prominently featured her in their Women's advertising campaigns. She also ended up one of the dancers of Music/{{Madonna}}'s ''Sticky & Sweet Tour'' in 2008-2009.
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7	She has been acting on film and television since age 17, mostly in small roles, until her big break in that field with the role of Gazelle in ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', and she's taken on roles of increasing prominence since.
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9	Her brother Azad Boutella and her cousin Creator/ShirineBoutella are also actors.
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11	!! Works with TV Tropes pages:
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13	* ''Film/{{Streetdance}} 2'' (2012) as Eva
14	* ''[[Film/Monsters2010 Monsters: Dark Continent]]'' (2014) as Ara
15	* ''Film/{{Kingsman}}'' as Gazelle
16	** ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' (2015)
17	** ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' (2017, flashback)
18	* ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' (2016) as Jaylah
19	* ''Film/{{The Mummy\|2017}}'' (2017) as Princess Ahmanet
20	* ''Film/AtomicBlonde'' (2017) as Delphine Lasalle
21	* ''Film/{{Fahrenheit 451\|2018}}'' (2018) as Clarisse
22	* ''Film/HotelArtemis'' (2018) as Nice
23	* ''Film/{{Climax}}'' (2018) as Selva
24	* ''Series/ModernLove'' (2019) as Yasmine
25	* ''Life on Mars / Settlers'' (2021) as Ilsa
26	* ''Series/GuillermoDelTorosCabinetOfCuriosities'' (2022) as Dr. Zahra
27	* ''Series/SASRogueHeroes'' (2022) as Eve Mansour
28	* ''Film/RebelMoon'' (2023-2024) as Kora
29	* ''Film/{{Argylle}}'' (2024) as Saba Al-Badr
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31	!!Tropes & Trivia in her works:
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33	* ActionGirl: Her action roles include [[Film/{{Kingsman}} Gazelle]], [[Film/StarTrekBeyond Jaylah]], [[Film/{{The Mummy\|2017}} Princess Ahmanet]], and [[Film/RebelMoon Kora]].
34	* MsFanservice: Her roles in ''Film/{{The Mummy\|2017}}'', ''Film/AtomicBlonde'', and ''Series/SASRogueHeroes'' show off her beauty, especially the latter two with sex scenes.
35	* OlderThanTheyLook: Like a lot of trained dancers, she's managed to maintain her youthful looks despite being in her 40s.
36	* StarMakingRole: Her big break in acting was TheDragon Gazelle in ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''.
37	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]] Music/MichaelJackson himself wanted Boutella to be part of his [[Film/MichaelJacksonsThisIsIt "This Is It"]] tour in 2009, but she declined due to the extension of the Music/{{Madonna}} tour she danced in. Then [[DiedDuringProduction the King of Pop died and the "This Is It" tour died with him]]. As a tribute, Sofia played the main character in the music video for "Hollywood Tonight", one of Jackson's songs that was released posthumously.

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