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Sofia Boutella

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Dancer

The Resume

    (April 3, 1982- )
    Born in Bab El Oued, Algeria
    French-Algerian hip hop and street dancer
    Appeared in ‘StreetDance 2,’ ‘Monsters: Dark Continent,’ ‘Kingsman: the Secret Service,’ ‘Star Trek: Beyond’ and 'The Mummy' (2017 version)
    Music video clip credits include Cesaria Evora's ‘Nutridinha,’ Madonna's ‘Hung Up’ and ‘Sorry,’ Chris Brown's ‘Wall to Wall,’ and Michael Jackson's posthumous ‘Hollywood Tonight’
    Nike World ambassador

Why she might be annoying:

    She has the signature huge North African honker.
    Very rarely does she appear publicly without Moe-like bangs.
    Since some of her photo shoots depict her smoking, confusion abounds online as to whether she really does smoke.
    Although she successfully auditioned for Michael Jackson's This Is It tour, she was unable to participate because Madonna's Hung Up tour was extended to overlap with it.
    At the London premiere of Star Trek Beyond, her lengthy (and wide!) lace dress got snagged on her shoe.

Why she might not be annoying:

    It isn’t unusual to see her in a wide-brimmed black hat of some kind.
    She has a cute and amazingly clear voice.
    She lists Fred Astaire and Bob Fosse as influences.
    She became a rhythmic gymnast for the French national team at age 18.
    During a trip to the Sahara, she met a woman with earrings going down to her belly (‘for us Tuareg, jewelry is not meant for decoration; it absorbs negative energy that comes your way’).
    She is a Gaultier muse.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 29 Votes: 24.14% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 23 Votes: 91.30% Annoying