Cast & creator
Sofia Essaïdi
Best known for Champs-Elysées, Murders in..., Star Academy
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.
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1982–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (44)
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Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Murders in...
Aurélie Lefaivre
2013
Star Academy
Self
2001
Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest
2006
Vendredi, tout est permis
Self
2011
Danse avec les stars
Self - Candidate
2011
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
2022
Summer '36
Eugénie Berthier
2026
Women at War
Caroline Dewitt
2022
La chanson de l'année
Self
2004
The Squad: Home Run
Aurore Chalet
2023
The Plague
Laurence Molinier
2024
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
2019
Au sein des autres
Nour
2026
Log Out
Giulia
2025
The Promise
Sarah
2021
Insoupçonnable
Leila Baktiar
2018
Nostalgia
Alrette
2022
Mea Culpa
Myriam
2014
Overdose
Sara Bellaïche
2022
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
2025
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Self
2026
Cléopâtre, la dernière Reine d'Egypte
Cléopâtre
2009
Kepler(s)
Alice Hadad
2019
Aïcha
Aïcha Bouamazza
2009
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
2025
Star Academy - La saga des clips
Self
2006
Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
Départ immédiat
Self
2012
What's Wrong with My Family?
Céline
2022
Iznogoud
Belbeth
2005
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
2024
Nos Voix Pour Toutes 2025
Self
2025
It's Never Too Late
Leila
2014
Aïcha : La grande débrouille
Aïcha
2011
Sex, Lies and Surgery
Jennifer Gomez
2012
Murder In Auvergne
Aurélie Lefaivre
2017
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
Aïcha
2011
Tel Aviv Beirut
Nour
2023
Les copains d'abord font du ski
Self
2014
Un petit mensonge
Sarah Castaing
2009
Aïcha : Vacances infernales
Aïcha Bouamazza
2012
Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes
Self
2004
Les Héritiers
Agnès
2021