About

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46
Birthday:
1966-06-22
Place of birth:
Paris, France
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Emmanuelle Seigner

Overview

Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French actress and singer. 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). She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.

Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist. She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and Marie-Amélie Seigner, singer. Through their father, they are the granddaughters of the actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and the nieces of the actress Françoise Seigner (1928-2008), both deans and members of the Comédie-Française. She is the niece of doctor Véronique Vasseur.

She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.

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 adaptation 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.

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. They released a self-titled album in 2007. Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014.

From 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.

Seigner married Roman Polanski on August 30, 1989 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. They have two children, Morgane (born in 1993) and Elvis (born in 1998). She and Polanski live with their two children in Paris.

Source: Article "Emmanuelle Seigner" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting

2024 Bungalow 21 Actor Marilyn Monroe 58
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2023 Pet Shop Days Actor Diana 58
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2019 An Officer and a Spy Actor Pauline Monnier 67
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2018 At Eternity's Gate Actor Madame Ginoux 66
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2018 Insoupçonnable Actor Chloé Fisher 69
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2017 Based on a True Story Actor Delphine 57
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2017 Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait Actor Self 59
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2016 Stalin's Couch Actor Lidia 58
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2016 Heal the Living Actor Marianne 60
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2016 The Siege of Jadotville Actor Madame LaFontagne 66
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2013 Venus in Fur Actor Vanda 66
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2012 The Man Who Laughs Actor Josiane 58
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2012 Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2012 In the House Actor Esther 67
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2012 A Few Hours of Spring Actor Clémence 59
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2012 Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2010 Essential Killing Actor Margaret 58
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2010 Giallo Actor Linda 54
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2010 Chicas Actor Nuria 58
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2009 Change of Plans Actor Sarah Mattei 57
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2007 Lou Reed's Berlin Actor Caroline 58
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2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Actor Céline Desmoulins 70
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2007 La Vie en Rose Actor Titine 70
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2007 Four Last Songs Actor Helena 58
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2005 Backstage Actor Lauren Waks 58
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2004 Hedda Gabler Actor Hedda Gabler N/A
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2004 Happily Ever After Actor Nathalie 58
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2003 The Immortals Actor Madeleine Durand 59
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2003 Body to Body Actor Laura 58
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2001 Streghe verso nord Actor Lucilla 58
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2001 Hotel Laguna Actor Thelma Pianon 58
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2000 Buddy Boy Actor Gloria 58
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2000 Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre Actor N/A
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1999 The Ninth Gate Actor The Girl 63
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1998 Place Vendôme Actor Nathalie 58
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1998 RPM Actor Michelle Claire 58
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1997 The Gods Must Be Daring Actor Bobbi 58
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1997 Nirvana Actor Lisa 60
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1996 Let's Hope It Lasts Actor Julie Neyrac 58
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1994 Le Sourire Actor Odile 58
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1992 Bitter Moon Actor Mimi 66
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1991 The King of Ads Actor Self (segment "Vanity Fair commercial") 59
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1990 Dark Illness Actor The Girl 59
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1988 Frantic Actor Michelle 64
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1986 Private Tuition Actor Zanon 58
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1985 Detective Actor Princess of the Bahamas 57
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