Sofia Boutella

'Sofia Boutella' (qv) is an Algerian actress, dancer and model. She was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers in Algeria, the daughter of composer and jazz musician 'Safy Boutella' (qv), and an architect mother. She started classical dance education when she was five years old. In 1992, at age 10, she left Algeria with her family and moved to France, where she started rhythmic gymnastics, joining the French national team at age 18. Sofia started hip hop and street dance, and was part of a group called the Vagabond Crew. She also participated in a group called Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites. She has been rehearsing since age 17 with choreographer 'Blanca Li' (qv), and danced in several film and television appearances, as well as commercials and concert tours.In 2007, her breakthrough arrived when she was picked for the 'Jamie King' (qv) choreography for Nike as a role model of femininity and hip-hop. This was a major boost to her career and led to more work alongside stars like 'Madonna' (qv) in her Confessions Tour, and 'Rihanna' (qv). Sofia successfully auditioned for 'Michael Jackson' (qv)'s This Is It Tour, but could not attend due to the extension of 'Madonna' (qv)'s tour, whose dates coincided with Jackson's residency. In February 2011, she was the main character in Michael's last music video 'Michael Jackson' (qv): Hollywood Tonight (2011).Sofia played the lead character Eva in the drama film _StreetDance 2 (2012)_ (qv), she starred as the assassin Gazelle in _Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)_ (qv), an alien warrior named Jaylah in _Star Trek Beyond (2016)_ (qv), the main antagonist, Princess Ahmanet, in Universal's Dark Universe film _The Mummy (2017)_ (qv), and an undercover French agent in _Atomic Blonde (2017)_ (qv) alongside 'Charlize Theron' (qv), and many other great movies since then.::Akram gus