Emmanuelle Seigner
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Emmanuelle Seigner | |
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![]() Seigner at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
Born | Paris, France | 22 June 1966
Occupation(s) | Model, singer, actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2; including Morgane Polanski |
Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966)[1] is a French former fashion model, singer, and actress. She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988). She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie En Rose (2007).[1] She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 30 August 1989.
Life and career
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Seigner was born in Paris to a photographer father and a journalist mother.[1] She is the granddaughter of the actor Louis Seigner, niece of the actress Françoise Seigner and sister of the actress Mathilde Seigner. She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.[2]
She married Roman Polanski on 30 August 1989, and they have two children: daughter Morgane and son Elvis. Her husband directed her in Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999), Venus in Fur (2013), Based On A True Story (2017) and An Officer and a Spy (2019). In 2010, Seigner was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing, which went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 2012, she played the principal role of Vanda in Polanski's French film adaption of David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the Austrian novel of the near-same name, for which she received praise as Vanda, an actress, playing against writer and theatre director Thomas played by Mathieu Amalric.[3]
Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas. In 2006, she became the lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle.[4] They released a self-titled album in 2007.[5][6] Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014. She and Polanski live with their two children in Paris. She was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1985 | Détective | Princess of the Bahamas | Jean-Luc Godard | |
1986 | Cours privé | Zanon | Pierre Granier-Deferre | |
1988 | Frantic | Michelle | Roman Polanski | |
1990 | Dark Illness | The Girl | Mario Monicelli | |
1992 | Bitter Moon | Micheline "Mimi" Bouvier | Roman Polanski | |
1994 | Le Sourire | Odile | Claude Miller | |
1996 | Let's Hope it Lasts | Julie Neyrac | Michel Thibaud | |
1997 | Nirvana | Lisa | Gabriele Salvatores | |
La divine poursuite | Bobbi | Michel Deville | ||
1998 | RPM | Michelle Claire | Ian Sharp | |
Place Vendôme | Nathalie | Nicole Garcia | Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
1999 | The Ninth Gate | The Girl | Roman Polanski | |
Buddy Boy | Gloria | Mark Hanlon | ||
2001 | Laguna | Thelma Pianon | Dennis Berry | |
Witches to the North | Lucilla | Giovanni Veronesi | ||
2003 | Corps à corps | Laura Bartelli | François Hanss | |
Os Imortais | Madeleine Durand | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | ||
2004 | Happily Ever After | Nathalie | Yvan Attal | |
Sans toi | Armelle | Liria Bégéja | Short | |
2005 | Backstage | Lauren Waks | Emmanuelle Bercot | |
2007 | La Vie en rose | Titine | Olivier Dahan | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Céline Desmoulins | Julian Schnabel | ||
Four Last Songs | Helena | Francesca Joseph | ||
2009 | Giallo | Linda | Dario Argento | |
Change of Plans | Sarah Mattei | Danièle Thompson | ||
2010 | Essential Killing | Margaret | Jerzy Skolimowski | |
Chicas | Nuria | Yasmina Reza | ||
2012 | A Few Hours of Spring | Clémence | Stéphane Brizé | |
In the House | Esther Artole | François Ozon | ||
The Man Who Laughs | Duchess Josiane | Jean-Pierre Améris | ||
2013 | Venus in Fur | Vanda Jourdain | Roman Polanski | International Cinephile Society Award – Best Actress Nominated – César Award for Best Actress Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Actress |
Croire | Isabelle | Nicolas Cazalé | Short | |
2016 | Heal the Living | Marianne | Katell Quillévéré | |
Le divan de Staline | Lidia | Fanny Ardant | ||
The Siege of Jadotville | Madame LaFontagne | Richie Smyth | ||
2017 | Based on a True Story | Delphine | Roman Polanski | |
2018 | At Eternity's Gate | The Woman from Arles / Madame Ginoux | Julian Schnabel | |
2019 | An Officer and a Spy | Pauline Monnier | Roman Polanski |
Discography
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Studio albums
- Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle (2007) Sony
- Dingue (2010)
- Distant Lover (2014)
- Diabolique (as L'épée) (2019) (with Anton Newcombe & The Liminanas)
References
- ^ a b c "Emmanuelle Seigner Biography (1966-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Encore! - Modelling, music and movies: Emmanuelle Seigner on her eclectic career". France 24. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ La Vénus à la Fourrure. Premiere (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Premiere (in French). 2007. p. 114. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Bourges: les filles du printemps". LExpress.fr (in French). 23 April 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Les inrockuptibles (in French). Editions Indépendantes. 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
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- Emmanuelle Seigner at IMDb
- Emmanuelle Seigner at Fashion Model Directory
- Emmanuelle Seigner at AllMovie
- Emmanuelle Seigner at AlloCiné (in French)