Sara Mortensen (born 10 December 1979) is a French actress. She is known for her role as Coralie Blain in the television series ''

Plus belle la vie ''Plus belle la vie'' (More beautiful life) is a French television soap opera based on an idea by Hubert Besson and characters created by Georges Desmouceaux, Bénédicte Achard, Magaly Richard-Serrano and Olivier Szulzynger. On air from 30 August ...

'', and that of the young autistic criminology expert, Astrid Nielsen in ''

Astrid et Raphaëlle ''Astrid et Raphaëlle'' is a Franco-Belgian detective television series which aired in the United Kingdom as ''Astrid: Murder in Paris'', in Poland as "Kryminalne Geniuszki", in the United States simply as ''Astrid'', and in Spain as ''Bright M ...

''. She has also appeared in the recurring lead role of Captain Emma Thélier, in the police TV series ''Les Mystères de...'', as well as in several other series and numerous TV movies and films.

Early life and education

Sara Mortensen was born on 10 December 1979 in Paris to a

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ist father and Elisabeth Mortensen, a Norwegian actress, theater teacher and director. She is fluent in French, Norwegian, and English. After attending the

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and a year of hypokhâgne (an academic programme), she obtained a master's degree in history. She joined the

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drama school from 2001 to 2004 and directed a short film: ''Facteur chance''.

Acting career

Sara Mortensen is a theater, television and film actress. She appeared in the series: ''

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'', ''Femmes de loi'' (2008), ''

Joséphine, ange gardien ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' (Joséphine, ange gardien) is a French television series. It has been aired since 1997 on TF1 (France). Plot Joséphine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, abil ...

'' (2014),

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(2015) and in the movies ''

15 ans et demi ''15 ans et demi'' (, also known as ''Daddy Cool'') is a 2008 French comedy film by François Desagnat and Thomas Sorriaux, starring Daniel Auteuil. Plot summary Philippe Le Tallec, an eminent scientist, has been living in the United States ...

'' (2008), ''

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'' (2009), '' 30° Couleur'' (2012), '' Les Trois Frères : le retour'' (2014), Vicky (2015), Good Luck Algeria and '' L'Idéal'' (2016) by

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. In 2016, she played Cindy, a cook and rock singer, in season 2 of Chefs and then Kristina in ''

Il a déjà tes yeux ''Il a déjà tes yeux'' () is a 2016 Belgian-French comedy film directed by Lucien Jean-Baptiste. Plot Paul and Sali are a married black couple who are unable to have biological children, and have been struggling to adopt a child for a long time ...

''. In 2017, she played a policewoman in season 2 of Contact, on

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then in 2018 and 2019, in the TV movies ''Les Mystères de la basilique'' (with Isabel Otero), then in ''Les Mystères du Bois Galant'' and ''Les Mystères de l'école de gendarmerie'', on France 3, from 2018 to 2020. In June 2019, her participation in ''Plus belle la vie'' was discontinued, and she was replaced by Coralie Audret. She plays Astrid Nielsen, an autistic documentalist, in the police series ''

'', with Lola Dewaere, and her mother Elisabeth Mortensen, in the role of Astrid's mother.

Personal life

Sara Mortensen is in a relationship with Bruce Tessore who plays Nicolas Berger in ''Plus belle la vie'', whom she met during the shooting of the series. She has a son from an earlier relationship.

Filmography

Film

Cinema

* 2008: ''

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et Thomas Sorriaux'' : Barbara * 2008: ''

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'' * 2012: '' 30° Couleur de

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'' : femme du couple Miss Moss * 2015: '' Good Luck Algeria de Farid Bentoumi'' : directrice financière équipementier * 2015: ''

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de Denis Imbert'' : Pauline * 2016: '' Et pourquoi pas? de Nicolas Fay et

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(short film)'' : Virginie * 2016: ''

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'' * 2017: '' Honni soit qui mal y pense de Sarah-Laure Estragnat (short film)'' : la quatrième femme * 2017: '' La Deuxième Étoile de

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'' : la femme au visage émacié *2021: '' Déflagrations de Vanya Peirani-Vignes'' : Camille

Television

Series

* 2007: ''Paris, enquêtes criminelles -'' l'assistante Magalie (saison 1, épisode 7) * 2008: ''Engrenage -'' Marina Soltes (season 2, episode 2) * 2009: La vie est à nous - Elsa (7 épisodes) * 2009: ''Femmes de loi -'' Helle ''(saison 9, épisode 6)'' * 2009: Palizzi (saison 2, épisode 42) * 2011: Victor Sauvage - Isabelle (saison 1, épisode 3) * 2011: ''Le Jour où tout a basculé -'' Maud ''(saison 1, épisode 56)'' * 2012'': Valérie Marauni (3 épisodes)'' * 2012-2019: ''Plus belle la vie'' - Coralie Blain (261 épisodes) * 2013: ''VDM, la série'' (3 épisodes) * 2015J: ''Joséphine, ange gardien'' - Amélie Spontini (saison 16, épisode 4) * 2016: Chefs - Cindy (8 épisodes) * 2017: Contact - Louise Martel (4 épisodes) * 2017: ''Nina -'' Clara ''(saison 3, épisode 9)'' * 2017: ''On va s'aimer un peu, beaucoup... -'' Kim Rufo ''(saison 1, épisode 8)'' * 2019: Cassandre - Chloé Vannier (saison 3, épisode 3) * 2019: ''Astrid et Raphaëlle - Astrid Nielsen (41 épisodes)'' * 2020: ''Il a déjà tes yeux -'' Kristina (2 épisodes) * 2020: ''L'Art du crime -'' Estelle Domani ''(saison 4, épisode 2)'' * 2021: ''Crimes parfaits'' - Solène Guillou (saison 3, épisode 11 ''Sur un arbre perché'') * 2022: ''L'Abîme –'' Elsa Lacaze * 2022: ''Tropiques criminels'' - Sandra Gauthier (saison 3, épisode 3)

Television films

* 2010: ''4 garçons dans la nuit'' - Hélène Caron * 2011: ''Ni vu, ni connu'' - Martine * 2013: ''Le Déclin de l'empire masculin -'' Armelle * 2018: ''Les Mystères de la basilique'' - Émilie * 2019: ''Les Mystères du Bois Galant -'' Emma Thélier * 2021: ''Les Mystères de l'école de gendarmerie -'' Emma Thélier * 2022: ''Le Saut du diable 2 : le Sentier des loups'' de Julien Seri - Gabrielle Martinot * 2023: ''Meurtres à Bayeux'' * 2024: ''Meurtres aux Marquises ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mortensen, Sara 1979 births Living people French actresses Actresses from Paris French television actresses French stage actresses French film actresses French people of Norwegian descent