Mathilda May
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| Born | Karima Mathilda Haïm 8 February 1965 Paris, France |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Paul Powell (1991–1993) Gérard Darmon (1994–1999) Philippe Kelly (2000–present) |
Mathilda May (born Karima Mathilda Haïm; 8 February 1965) is a French film actress.
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[edit] Early life
May was born in Paris. Her father is playwright Victor Haïm, who is of Greek and Turkish descent. Her mother is the Swedish ballet teacher and choreographer Margareta Hanson.[1] At age 16 May won the "Premier Prix du Conservatoire de Danse de Paris" (First Prize of the Paris Dance Conservatory).
[edit] Career
May's film work is primarily in French for the European market; she was the recipient of the Prix Romy Schneider in 1989. Non-French films she has appeared in include Lifeforce (1985), Naked Tango (1991), Becoming Colette (1991) and The Tit and the Moon (1994). In the USA she is best known for her role as a mute alien "vampire" in the science fiction horror film Lifeforce, directed by Tobe Hooper, in which she is naked for most of her performance. She also appeared in the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2: The Darkening. She played Isabella in The Jackal, a 1997 action film.
[edit] Personal life
May has been married three times: Her first husband was Paul Powell and her second husband was Gerard Darmon, with whom she has two children, daughter Sarah (born August 17, 1994) and son Jules (born March 4, 1997). She has been married to her third husband, Philippe Kelly, since 2000.
[edit] Filmography
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
La-bas...mon pays (2000)
The Jackal (1997)
Le Voleur et la menteuse (1994)
Dead Tired (1994)
The Tit and the Moon (1994)
Toutes Peines Confondues (1992)
Becoming Colette (1992)
Naked Tango (1991)
Schrei aus Stein (1991)
La Barbare (1989)
Trois places pour le 26 (1988)
La Passerelle (1988)
La Vie dissolue de Gerard Floque (1987)
The Cry of the Owl (1987)
Lifeforce (1985)
Les Rois du Gag (1985)
Letters to an Unknown Lover (1984)
Nemo (1984)
[edit] Television
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Erich Segal's Only Love (1998)
Whipping Boy (1994)
[edit] Further reading
- May, Mathilda (2007-03-01). Personne ne le saura. Flammarion. ISBN 978-2080684592.
[edit] References
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- ^ Mathilda May, VSD.fr
