Sophie Desmarais

Sophie Desmarais (born July 24, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in the 2013 film Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course), written and directed by Chloé Robichaud.

Career Desmarais began her career with a small roles in John Duigan's Head in the Clouds in 2004.

In 2010 she had a small role in Heartbeats, directed by Xavier Dolan, followed by Benoît Pilon's Trash (Décharge) in 2011.

In 2013 she played the lead role in Sarah Prefers to Run which went on to play in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The following year, she appeared in Julie Hivon's film What Are We Doing Here? (Qu'est-ce qu'on fait ici ?).

Awards For Sarah Prefers to Run, she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2013.

She was named a Rising Star at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

She has been a two-time Jutra Award and Prix Iris nominee for Best Supporting Actress, receiving nods at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014 for The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) and at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021 for Vacarme.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Head in the Clouds Élodie 2008 Barbe et charisme Joannie Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand départ) Myriam Sans titre (La jeune fille au matelas) Captive Victoria Suzanna 2009 Heat Wave (Les Grandes chaleurs) Naomie Polytechnique Female student, 3rd floor corridor 2010 Curling Isabelle L'Épitaphe Patricia Exit 67 (Sortie 67) Lola Heartbeats (Les Amours imaginaires) Rockabill Nature morte Maryline Vodka canneberge Marilyn 2011 Funkytown Kiki Trash (Décharge) Eve 2012 For Shakespeare with Love (Pour le meilleur et pour Shakespeare) Juliette Wintergreen (Paparmane) Camille 2013 The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) Frédérique Gagnon Hunting the Northern Godard (La Chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi) Marie Je ne suis pas un grand acteur Florence Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course) Sarah La tête en bas 2014 Gurov and Anna Mercedes Henri Henri Hélène Guérin Un parallèle plus tard Eve La trilogie du canard (Élise, Gédéon, Sofia) Mia What Are We Doing Here? (Qu’est-ce qu’on fait ici ?) Lily 2015 The Forbidden Room Jane Lanyon 2018 My Boy (Mon Boy) Marilyn To Live Here (Pour vivre ici) Sylvie La Version nouvelle 2019 Be Yourself Noémie 2020 Don't Read This on a Plane Jovana Fey Pink Lake Sophie Vacarme Karine 2022 Nut Jobs (Les pas d'allure) Angie The Switch (La Switch) Julie 2023 Days of Happiness (Les Jours heureux) Emma 2024 Who by Fire Émilie 2026 Redemptions (Rédemptions)

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Stan et ses stars Véro-Nat 2009 Un tueur si proche Friend of Jeremy One episode La galère Chanel Five episodes 2010 Dakodak Laura Valiquette Six episodes 2011-15 Yamaska Suzie Castonguay 18 episodes 2015-16 Mon ex à moi Amélie Boutet 32 episodes 2016 Prémonitions Liliane Jacob 10 episodes 2016-17 L'Imposteur Gaïa Maheux 18 episodes 2018-19 District 31 Charlène Baribeau 28 episodes 2018-20 Can You Hear Me (M'entends-tu?) Amélie 10 episodes 2018-20 En tout cas Sophie 27 episodes 2020 Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime) Marie-Josée Bolduc 20 episodes 2022 Pour toi Flora Sister Émilie Five episodes