Sophie Renoir (born 1964) is a French actress. She is the great-granddaughter of the French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), and daughter of the cinematographer Claude Renoir (1913–1993), granddaughter of actors Pierre Renoir and Véra Sergine, and grand-niece of film director Jean Renoir.
In 1988, she was nominated for César Award for Most Promising Actress for her part in Boyfriends and Girlfriends by Eric Rohmer.
Filmography
- 1978 : Attention, les enfants regardent
- 1981 : Les Babas Cool
- 1982 : Le Beau Mariage
- 1983 : Julien Fontanes, magistrat
- 1987 : Boyfriends and Girlfriends
References
- Kyle, Robert. "Not a Pretty Picture; Maryland Auction of Renoir Mementos Leaves French Aghast," Washington Post, 3 September 2005
- Ginette Vincendeau "Renoir, Jean" in Vincendeau (ed) Encyclopedia of European Cinema, p.357-38, 358. Her grandfather was the actor Pierre Renoir (1885-1952). Another son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, also named Claude Renoir (died 1969), her uncle, is sometimes confused with her father.
- Academie des Cesar web site, www.cesarducinema.com, search "Sophie Renoir" conducted 21 Jun 2010
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