Sophie Renoir

{{short description|French actress (born 1964)}}

Sophie Renoir (born 1964) is a French actress. She is the great-granddaughter of the French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919),Kyle, Robert. "Not a Pretty Picture; Maryland Auction of Renoir Mementos Leaves French Aghast," Washington Post, 3 September 2005 and daughter of the cinematographer Claude RenoirGinette Vincendeau "Renoir, Jean" in Vincendeau (ed) Encyclopedia of European Cinema, p.357-38, 358. Her grandfather was the actor Pierre Renoir (1885-1952). Another son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, also named Claude Renoir (died 1969), her uncle, is sometimes confused with her father. (1913–1993), granddaughter of actors Pierre Renoir and Véra Sergine, and grand-niece of film director Jean Renoir.

In 1988, she was nominated for César Award for Most Promising Actress for her part in Boyfriends and Girlfriends by Eric Rohmer.Academie des Cesar web site, www.cesarducinema.com, search "Sophie Renoir" conducted 21 Jun 2010