The Star Trek Beyond star unleashes ancient egyptian hell in The Mummy.
Few performers have crafted a film career that so casually demolishes the barriers between media like Sofia Boutella. As a child, the Algerian-born actress studied classical dance and became a rhythmic gymnast on the French national team, before finding fame as a professional street dancer. But a love of film drove her to pursue acting, and she won her first major role as the salsa dancer Eva in 2012’s StreetDance 2. 2015’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, in which she starred as the deadly henchwoman Gazelle, won her the approval of genre film fans. And she followed that super-spy hit with her turn as the Enterprise crew’s alien ally Jaylah in last year’s Star Trek Beyond. Her biggest film, however, is her latest: Universal’s The Mummy, in which she reinvents the monstrous title role for a new generation of filmgoers…
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