Personal Info
Birth date
1984-08-06 (40 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Casablanca, Morocco
Also known as
-Sofia Essaïdi
Biography
Sofia Essaïdi (Arabic: صوفيا السعيدي, born 6 August 1984) is a French-Moroccan singer and actress. She was born in Casablanca, to a Moroccan father, Lhabib Essaïdi, and a French mother, Martine Adeline Gardelle. From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she participated in the show Star Academy France's third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She eventually finished second to Elodie Frégé. From 12 March to 7 August 2004, she participated in the Star Academy tour, going to Morocco, and Papeete, Tahiti, where she celebrated her 20th birthday. She released her first album called Mon cabaret. Later, she starred in the musical Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte choreographed by Kamel Ouali which opened in "le Palais des Sports" in Paris on 29 January 2009. In 2011, She appeared in the first season of the French version of Dancing with the Stars. She placed as the runners up with her partner, Maxime Dereymez with 38% of the public votes. This table shows the route of Sofia Essaïdi and Maxime Dereymez in Danse Avec Les Stars. In the final, the freestyle wasn't rated. Source: Article "Sofia Essaïdi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Murders in...
7.429
Overview:
Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.Star Academy
6.4
Overview:
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.Women at War
7.042
Overview:
France, 1914. The destinies of four women intersect : Marguerite, a mysterious Parisian prostitute, Caroline, propelled to the head of the family factory, Agnes, Mother Superior of a requisitioned convent and Suzanne, a feminist nurse.Insoupçonnable
6.7
Overview:
Criminologist Chloé Fisher is sent to Lyon to investigate the murder of Adeline Moreau, the daughter-in-law of a local lawmaker.The Promise
6.7
Overview:
What's the worst that can happen to a police officer? Definitely an unresolved investigation. This is what happens on Boxing Day 1999. Charlotte Meyer, an 11-year-old girl, disappears without a trace. Captain Pierre Castaing, in charge of the investigation, fails to find her. Where did she go? The mystery remains intact ... A few hundred kilometers away, a young investigator finds herself confronted with a similar disappearance ...Kepler(s)
6.7
Overview:
Kepler is a cop who suffers from a multiple personality disorder. Posted in Calais, he tries to put his life back together with his wife and daughter. When the body of a young student is found in a migrant camp, Kepler pairs up with a young local cop named Alice, who is both his guide and a witness to his downfall.The Squad: Home Run
6.2
Overview:
Former Antigang legend Niels Cartier, known for his muscular and unconventional methods, left the force following an intervention that went wrong and led to the death of his wife. When the gang of bank robbers responsible for her death reappears eight years later, Niels won't let anyone stand in his way to seek revenge. Even if it means forming an explosive duo with his temperamental 14-year-old daughter.Overdose
6.6
Overview:
Captain Sara Bellaiche, from Toulouse Judiciary Police branch, is investigating a go-fast linked to the murder of two teenagers, an investigation led by Richard Cross, from the Paris Criminal Brigade. Forced to collaborate in order to find the murderer and stop the bloody go-fast, Sara and Richard are both thrown in a breathless race against the clock on the roads of Spain and France.Mea Culpa
6.363
Overview:
Franck and Simon are both good cops. They work as partners. But their lives take a tailspin when Simon, driving drunk, causes a tragic car wreck. A few years later, out of the police, he is forced to take matters into his own hands when his family is in danger.Iznogoud
3.952
Overview:
In Baghdad the Magnificent reigns Haroun al Plassid, who is the Caliph. There also dwells Iznogoud, who wants to be the Caliph. The irascible Grand Vizier hatches plot after plot to remove his ruler and take his place—melting Djinn, invisibility spell, cursed diamond, voodoo doll… But no amount of cunning or obstinacy can make up for sheer, hilariously bad luck.Nostalgia
6.852
Overview:
Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.What's Wrong with My Family?
6.3
Overview:
Céline and Mathieu, a couple in their thirties who are farmers, are fighting relentlessly to adopt a child without any progress in their file. One day, they meet Darius and Julien, a homosexual couple who have started the process of GPA in Canada. The idea made its way, why not them? They ask themselves many questions, they hesitate. But despite their family's hostility to surrogate motherhood, they decided to go ahead.Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
7.8
Overview:
In January 2023, the Enfoirés performed at La Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon. True to the caused started by Coluche in 1985, forty-seven renowned artists responded, in a festive and warm atmosphere. The Enfoirés are back with the public after two years of absence. Beautiful moments of emotion and laughter are on the agenda.Sex, Lies and Surgery
5.6
Overview:
John - conscientious and romantic - and Michael - thoughtless and unfaithful - are surgeons at their father’s private hospital. John felt madly in love with Priscilla, a wonderful nurse. But he is betrayed by Michael who decides to marry her. Shattered by his loss, John moves to Canada. But Michael’s new project to dedicate the clinic to plastic surgery leads them to bankruptcy, forcing John to come back in the hope of saving the clinic...Les Héritiers
5.7
Overview:
A yacht, drifting aimlessly off the shores of Brittany. Empty. Diane Granger, managing director of a renowned crisis management consultancy, had gone out sailing alone. What happened? The firm's young consultants, the "heirs", find themselves left to their own devices, forced to confront a pitiless competition alone, without Diane.Tel Aviv Beirut
5.7
Overview:
In 2000, as the Hezbollah organization takes over Lebanon, Yossi, a Lebanese soldier, helps his friend Fouad to flee the country in order to avoid punishment, as he’s been working against them for 16 years. Fouad takes refuge in Israel with his daughter, Tanya. A few years later, a new war breaks out in Lebanon, causing tensions at the Israeli border. Yossi’s wife, Myriam, decides to go there and asks for Tanya’s help to look for their soldier son, who hasn’t given sign of life since then. This journey will allow the two women to share their sorrows and heal together.Acting
TBAIntraçables (1 Episode) as Giulia
TBAÉté 36 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2025Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés as Unknown
2024The Plague (4 Episodes) as Laurence Molinier
2024Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! as Unknown
2023The Squad: Home Run as Aurore Chalet
2023Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours as Unknown
2023Tel Aviv Beirut as Nour
2022Overdose as Sara Bellaïche
2022Un dimanche à la campagne (1 Episode) as Self
2022What's Wrong with My Family? as Céline
2022Women at War (8 Episodes) as Caroline Dewitt
2022Nostalgia as Alrette
2021Les Héritiers as Agnès
2021The Promise (6 Episodes) as Sarah
2019Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019Kepler(s) (6 Episodes) as Alice Hadad
2018Insoupçonnable (10 Episodes) as Leila Baktiar
2017Murder In Auvergne as Aurélie Lefaivre
2014Les copains d'abord font du ski as Self
2014It's Never Too Late as Leila
2014Mea Culpa as Myriam
2013Murders in... (1 Episode) as Aurélie Lefaivre
2012Départ immédiat as Self
2012Sex, Lies and Surgery as Jennifer Gomez
2012Aïcha : Vacances infernales as Aïcha Bouamazza
2011Aïcha : La grande débrouille as Aïcha
2011Aïcha : Job à tout prix as Aïcha
2011Danse avec les stars (6 Episodes) as Self - Candidate
2009Un petit mensonge as Sarah Castaing
2009Aïcha as Aïcha Bouamazza
2009Cléopâtre, la dernière Reine d'Egypte as Cléopâtre
2006Salut les Terriens ! (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2006Star Academy - La saga des clips as Self
2005Iznogoud as Belbeth
2004Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes as Self
2004La chanson de l'année (1 Episode) as Self
2001Star Academy (20 Episodes) as Self
1982Champs-Elysées (2 Episodes) as Self