Sara Martins

Sara Martins (born 19 August 1977 in Faro, Portugal) is a French-Portuguese actress.[1] She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre.[2] From 2011 she appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in the joint British-French crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise, which is filmed in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department. She played opposite Ben Miller, in the first and second series, and with Kris Marshall, in the third and fourth series. She left the show half-way through the fourth series (Jan 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 is committed to theatre and enjoys being a stage actor. 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, when she appeared in the French police series Police District.[1] While filming Death in Paradise Martins worked on the French TV crime series Détectives. She also appeared in a series called Pigalle. [4]

Death in Paradise

In April 2011 it was announced that Martins would star in the BBC One and France Télévisions co-produced crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise.[5] The show started airing on 25 October 2011. In the series, Martins plays Camille Bordey, a detective sergeant on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie. During the series, Camille and other local officers help British Detective Inspector Richard Poole (played by Ben Miller in series 1 and 2) solve murders.

This series was Martins' debut in both comedy and on British television.[6] Martins did have experience playing a cop.[7] 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]

Series 3 kills off Poole in the first episode and he is replaced by another British Detective Inspector, Humphrey Goodman (played by Kris Marshall). The fourth episode of the fourth series was Martins' last; she is written 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
2002 Merguez, panini, kebab, jambon-beurre Short Film
2004 ne quittez pas! (Local Call) Feature Film
2004 Dans tes rêves Feature Film
2006 Tell No One L'amie de Bruno
2006 Beyond the Ocean La Blanche
2006 Paris, je t'aime Sara Feature Film
2006 Mes copines Feature Film
2006 J'invente rien Feature Film
2006 Fragile(s) (By the Way) Sara Feature Film
2007 Rumeurs, commérages, on dit que Short Film
2007 La Solution Short Film
2008 l"Heure d'été (Summer Hours) Press agent Feature Film
2008 Après l'océan Feature Film
2008 Or Pailleur (Garimpeiro, The Gold Forest) Yann Feature Film
2008 Rumeurs, commérages, on dit que (Little White Lies) Marie's little friend Short Film
2009 Mensch Helena Feature Film
2010 Last Blood Short Film
2010 Non Compliant Profile Short Film
2010 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 Saison 1 & 3
2001 Maigret Jojo Saison 10, Episode 2
2003 Par amour Maria
2005 Disparition Karine Television movie
2005 Le Proc Virginie Désplat Saison 2 - Episode 3
2006 Les Tricheurs Sophie Episode 1
2006 Les Bleus Mathilde Forestier Episode 1
2006 Les Secrets du volcan Jasmine Mahé Saison 1
2006, 2007 P.J. Estelle Saisons 18-20 / 10 episodes
2007 Merci, les enfants vont bien! Jeanne Saison 3, Episodes 5-8
2008 La Veuve tatouée Sylvie Television movie
2008 Les Tricheurs Sophie Saison 1
2011 Cain Barbara Simon Saison 1, Episode 2
2011 Signature Helene Saison 1
2011 Insoupconnable Julie
2013-2014 Détectives Saisons 1 et 2 Nora Abadie
2012-2014 Meurtes au paradis, Saison 1 - 4 Camille Bordey Version francais
2011—2015 Death in Paradise Camille Bordey Series 1-4 as regular

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sara Martins Bio". Premiere. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Camille - Death in Paradise". BBC One. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sara Martins: du Cap Vert à la France star sans frontières" (in French). United Fashion for Peace. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "My France Interview – Sarah Martins". completefrance.com. Complete France. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Catriona Wightman (5 April 2011). "Ben Miller, Sara Martins join BBC drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Morgan Jeffery (24 October 2011). "'Death in Paradise' Sara Martins interview: 'Ben Miller is my hero'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sara Martins: 'I'd love to do more Death in Paradise'". What's on TV. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Sara Martins". BBC. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sara Martins Interview". whatsontvuk. whatsontvuk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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