# 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 | |
| 2008 | Honey, I'm in Love (Le Grand départ) | Myriam | |
| 2008 | Sans titre (La jeune fille au matelas) | Captive | |
| 2008 | Victoria | Suzanna | |
| 2009 | Heat Wave (Les Grandes chaleurs) | Naomie | |
| 2009 | Polytechnique | Female student, 3rd floor corridor | |
| 2010 | Curling | Isabelle | |
| 2010 | L'Épitaphe | Patricia | |
| 2010 | Exit 67 (Sortie 67) | Lola | |
| 2010 | Heartbeats (Les Amours imaginaires) | Rockabill | |
| 2010 | Nature morte | Maryline | |
| 2010 | Vodka canneberge | Marilyn | |
| 2011 | Funkytown | Kiki | |
| 2011 | Trash (Décharge) | Eve | |
| 2012 | For Shakespeare with Love (Pour le meilleur et pour Shakespeare) | Juliette | |
| 2012 | Wintergreen (Paparmane) | Camille | |
| 2013 | The Dismantling (Le Démantèlement) | Frédérique Gagnon | |
| 2013 | Hunting the Northern Godard (La Chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi) | Marie | |
| 2013 | Je ne suis pas un grand acteur | Florence | |
| 2013 | Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course) | Sarah | |
| 2013 | La tête en bas | | |
| 2014 | Gurov and Anna | Mercedes | |
| 2014 | Henri Henri | Hélène Guérin | |
| 2014 | Un parallèle plus tard | Eve | |
| 2014 | La trilogie du canard (Élise, Gédéon, Sofia) | Mia | |
| 2014 | 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 | |
| 2018 | To Live Here (Pour vivre ici) | Sylvie | |
| 2018 | La Version nouvelle | | |
| 2019 | Be Yourself | Noémie | |
| 2020 | Don't Read This on a Plane | Jovana Fey | |
| 2020 | Pink Lake | Sophie | |
| 2020 | Vacarme | Karine | |
| 2022 | Nut Jobs (Les pas d'allure) | Angie |
| 2022 | The Switch (La Switch) | Julie | |
| 2023 | Days of Happiness (Les Jours heureux) | Emma | |
| 2024 | Who by Fire | Émilie | Premiere at 74th Berlin International Film Festival |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Stan et ses stars | Véro-Nat | |
| 2009 | Un tueur si proche | Friend of Jeremy | One episode |
| 2009 | 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 |