Sara Martins is a Portuguese actress that become world-famous through her role of Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in British-French crime comedy TV series “Death in Paradise.” Because of her fluency in French and English, she got engaged in many French and British TV series.
She went to the prestigious French National Academy of Dramatic Arts where she earned a degree in Acting. Her undeniable talent and exotic beauty of the actress made her career path full of success and beautiful events.
Do you want to find out more about her career, love life, and other exciting details from Sara’s life? Here is some crucial information from her childhood to nowadays.
Biography
Sara is born on 19th August 1977in Faro, Portugal. Her nationality is Portuguese, and she possesses Cape Verdean racial background.
When she was three years old, her family moved the France where young Sara studied ballet on Lyon Opera. In that way, Sara Martins become the very first African dancer to have enrolled in the dancing institution. However, she wasn’t preceded by the Paris Opera because of her black skin. The corps is required to look alike, and there was nothing to do about it, despite her enormous dancing talent.
But Sara wasn’t discouraged. She achieved a diploma certificate upon competition of high school, better known as Baccalaureate. After that, Martins received a French National Degree, DEUG in Law and degree in Acting on French National Academy.
Career
After high school, Sara Martins was acting for the theatres in France. Her first appearance on stage was in a play named “Le Radeau de la Meduse.” Later on, she featured in plays “Le Costume” and “Race.”
This gave her the needed experience, so she was ready for the small screens. Her debut role was back in 2001 when she played Julie in a French television series “Maigret.” Five years after, Sara portrayed the character of MathildeForestier in “Les Bleus: Premiers pas dans la Police,” and Jasmine Mahe in “Les Secrets du Volcan.” Similarly, in 2011, she had the role of Barbara Simon in “Cain” and Helene in “Signature.”
Along with her French acting career, Sara was making steps in the British TV industry, too. In the same 2011, she was cast in the British-French crime comedy TV show “Death in Paradise.” Through the role of Detective Sergeant Camille Sara gained world popularity.
After that, the Portuguese actress featured in other television shows such as “American Odyssey,” “Captain Marlene,” and “Father Brown.”
Although she is known for her roles on small screens, Martins had some engagement in a few movies like “Beyond the Ocean,” “Last Blood,” and “La Solution.”
Sara Martins Net Worth 2024
Working in two countries, Sara Martins has earned a decent amount of money. She featured numerous TV series and a few movies. She gained popularity, and now she can say that she is able to support herself financially.
Her net worth is estimated to be 600,000 dollars. That is a pretty amount, don’t you agree?
Love life
Sara Martins doesn’t reveal any information about her boyfriends, nor if she has a husband or not. She has one child but doesn’t share the child’s photos or names. However, it seems that she enjoys being a mother, and that suits her very well.
Internet fame
As a star, Sara is naturally active on social media such as Twitter and Instagram. Sara uses these platforms to promote her work and communicate with her fans.
On Twitter, she is followed by 4,000 people. She speaks harshly about any sort of racism and sexism.
On Instagram, Martins loves posting behind the scene photos and photos with her fans. She has around 10,000 followers on this social media.
She rarely uses Facebook and is not active on this platform.