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Sonia Rolland Biography

Birth Name:Sonia Rolland

Birth Place:Kigali, Rwanda,

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Founded the non-profit organization Maisha Africa in an effort to help children who suffered from the Rwandan genocide
  • In 2000, she won eight million phone votes to secure the title of Miss France
  • Was nominated for a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for her role as a member of the cast of "Midnight in Paris․"
  • Her family was forced to leave Rwanda due to the ethnic war between Hutus and Tutsis
  • Placed ninth overall in the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 2000

Awards

  • 2011PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: nominated