Sara Martins
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1977-08-19 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Faro, Portugal
- Also known as
- Sarah Martins · سارا مارتینز
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (31)
Death in Paradise
2011
as Camille Bordey
Citadel
2023
as Sandra
Father Brown
2013
as Lisandra Flambeau
Murders in...
2013
as Léna Valrose
Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Irène Ruff
Maigret
1991
as Jojo
Those About to Die
2024
as Cala
American Odyssey
2015
as Serena
Avocats et Associés
1998
as La juge Garnier
P.J.
1997
as Estelle
Alexandra Ehle
2018
as Diane Dombres
Captain Sharif
2013
as Isabelle Vanier
Crimes parfaits
2017
Cain
2012
as Barbara Simon
Détectives
2013
as Nora Abadie
Grand Hôtel
2020
as Camille Sargass
Merci, les enfants vont bien !
2005
as Jeanne
Pigalle, la nuit
2009
as Fleur
The Rookies
2007
as Mathilde Forestier
Police District
2000
as Julie
Réunions
2020
as Victoire
Disparition
2006
as Karine
Signature
2011
as Hélène
The Brides of Bourbon Island
2007
as Marie Gaudin
Louis Page
1998
as Noémie
La Loi d'Alexandre
2015
as Sonia Dubois
Malone
2002
as Kif Kif
Le Proc
2004
as Virginie Desplat
Les Secrets du volcan
2006
as Jasmine Mahé
La ligne noire
2002
as Sandrine
Les Tricheurs
2006
as Sophie Devailly
Movies (41)
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Sara (Parc Monceau)
Tell No One
2006
as Bruno's friend
Coup de Chance
2023
as Julia
Little White Lies
2010
as La copine lesbienne de Marie
Girlfriends
2006
as Shaheen
The Concert
2009
as Secretaire Duplessis
Above Suspicion
2011
as Julie
Summer Hours
2008
as Atachée de presse
In Your Dreams
2005
as La femme de Keuj
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
2018
as Josephine Baker (voice)
Autopsy
2007
as Sarah Ouaziz
An Alibi
2022
as Lucie
Fragile(s)
2007
as Sara
The Marquis
2011
as Commandant Gilbert
Ne quittez pas !
2004
as La réceptionniste de l'hotel
I Love My Mum
2019
as Shannelle
J'invente rien
2006
as Stéphanie
Children of the Lie
2018
as Carole Levasseur
Les Amateurs
2004
as Maya
Leila
2011
as Serena
Kiss & Tell
2018
as Serena
Mensch
2009
as Helena
Her Word Against His
2018
as Anna
Flowing Home
2021
as Thao (voice)
Missing Child
2017
as Luisa Castelli
Meurtres en Martinique
2016
as Léna Valrose
Beyond the Ocean
2006
as Olga
Comme une ombre
2025
as Claire Legende
French Wedding, Caribbean Style
2002
as Cousin
Par amour
2003
as Maria
Mer belle à agitée
2006
as l'inspectrice du travail
Orpailleur
2009
as Yann
La Veuve tatouée
2008
as Sylvie
The Botanist
2006
Belleville Tour
2008
as Aline
Un divorce de chien
2010
as Elsa
Bhaï bhaï
2005
as Lola "bonnes vacances"
Last Blood
2011
as Vérité N'Diaye
Profil non conforme
2011
as Sara
Une idée en l'air
2014
as Coralie
Enceinte jusqu'aux dents
2006
as Ambre, la réalisatrice
About Sara Martins
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 Portugues… With 72 credits spanning from 1991 to 2025, Sara Martins has appeared in 41 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sara Martins Movies
- Paris Je T'aime (2006) — as Sara (Parc Monceau)
- Tell No One (2006) — as Bruno's friend
- Coup de Chance (2023) — as Julia
- Little White Lies (2010) — as La copine lesbienne de Marie
- Girlfriends (2006) — as Shaheen
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