Skip to content
MovieCove
Sofia Essaïdi

Sofia Essaïdi

Actor · Born August 6, 1984 (42) · Casablanca, Morocco

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.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1984 (42)
From
Casablanca, Morocco
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Sofia Essaïdi's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
33%
Power
21%
Society
7%
Survival
5%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sofia Essaïdi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sofia Essaïdi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Le sein de Jupiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Nour

  • Summer of 36(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Eugénie Berthier

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Log Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Giulia

  • Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Laurence Molinier

  • Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Antigang: La Relève(2023)

    as Aurore Chalet

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Tel Aviv Beirut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nour

  • Overdose(2022)

    as Sara Bellaïche

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • What's Wrong with My Family? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Céline

  • Women at War(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Caroline Dewitt

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Alrette

  • Les Héritiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Agnès

  • The Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sarah

  • Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kepler(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alice Hadad

  • Insoupçonnable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Leila Baktiar

  • Murder In Auvergne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Aurélie Lefaivre

  • It's Never Too Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Leila

  • Mea culpa(2014)

    as Myriam

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Murders in... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Aurélie Lefaivre

  • La clinique de l'amour!(2012)

    as Jennifer Gomez

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Aïcha : Vacances infernales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Aïcha Bouamazza

  • Aïcha : La grande débrouille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Aïcha

  • Aïcha : Job à tout prix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Aïcha

  • Un petit mensonge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sarah Castaing

  • Aïcha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Aïcha Bouamazza

  • Cléopâtre: La Dernière Reine D'Egypte(2009)

    as Cléopâtre

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Iznogoud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Belbeth

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Mea culpa (2014)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Women at War (2022)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Summer of 36 (2026)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· Iznogoud
  • 2022First top-billed film· Overdose

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 17% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sofia Essaïdi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Women at War (2022)

Midcredits 74th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sofia Essaïdi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sofia Essaïdi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Marchal shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers