Cécile de France
| Cécile de France | |
|---|---|
 Cécile de France at the 2016 César Awards | |
| Born |
17 July 1975 Namur, Belgium |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | cecile-de-france.com |
Cécile de France (French: [sesil də fʁɑ̃s]; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in High Tension (2003) and Hereafter (2010).
Life and career
Born in Namur, she left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she studied theatre for two years with actor Jean Paul Denizon, assistant to British director Peter Brook. She then spent three years (1995–98) at the acting academy ENSATT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre) in the Département Comédie first at the Rue Blanche in Paris, then in Lyon. She was discovered by the agent Dominique Besnehard and appeared in French hit films such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002).
Her international breakthrough came with the horror film Haute Tension (2003, UK title: Switchblade Romance, US title: High Tension), which was a worldwide success. She caught the eye of Hollywood producers and soon landed her first major role in a US feature, Around the World in 80 Days (2004), in which she starred alongside Jackie Chan.
She won two César Awards for Most Promising Actress in L'Auberge espagnole (2002), and Best Supporting Actress in Les Poupées russes (2005).
In 2014, she hosted the 39th César Awards ceremony.
She was selected to be on the jury for the Cinéfondation and short films sections of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
She has two children, Lino and Joy, with musician Guillaume Siron.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Cas de divorce | Gabrielle Clément | TV series |
| 1997 | Tous nos voeux de bonheur | Short film | |
| 1998 | La Balle au bond | Telefilm | |
| 1999 | The Judge Is a Woman | Anna | TV series |
| 2000 | Regarde-moi (en face) | Dune | |
| 2000 | The Last Dream | Short film | |
| 2000 | Bon appétit ! | Short film | |
| 2001 | Toutes les nuits | The prostitute | |
| 2001 | L'Art (délicat) de la séduction | Laure | |
| 2001 | Le Mariage en papier | Lise | Short film |
| 2001 | Nana | Christine | Telefilm |
| 2002 | Loup ! | Lucie | Short film |
| 2002 | L'Auberge Espagnole | Isabelle | César Award for Most Promising Actress Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress |
| 2002 | Irène | Irène | |
| 2002 | A+ Pollux | Pollux Lesiak | |
| 2002 | 3 jours, 3 euros | Short film | |
| 2002 | Il était une femme | Short film | |
| 2003 | Nervous Breakdown | Short film | |
| 2003 | I, Cesar | Samantha | |
| 2003 | Kaena: The Prophecy | Kaena | Voice |
| 2003 | High Tension | Marie | Sitges Film Festival - Best Actress |
| 2003 | Petits mythes urbains | The Woman | TV series |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Monique La Roche | |
| 2004 | La Nuit du 6 au 7 | Eve | Short film |
| 2004 | La Confiance règne | Chrystèle Burrel | |
| 2004 | Les Calamars n'écoutent plus la radio | Short film | |
| 2005 | Russian Dolls | Isabelle | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2006 | Avenue Montaigne | Jessica | Swann d'Or for Best Actress Nominated—César Award for Best Actress Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | When I Was a Singer | Marion | Nominated—César Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | The Colonel | Lieutenant Galois | |
| 2006 | Bad Faith | Clara Breitmann | |
| 2007 | Snow White: The Sequel | Snow White / Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella | Voice |
| 2007 | Chez Maupassant | Mathilde Loisel | TV series |
| 2007 | Gone for a Dance | Blanche | |
| 2007 | Hand of the Headless Man | Eva Sanders | Bayard d'Or for Best Actress |
| 2007 | A Secret | Tania Stirn / Grimbert | Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated—César Award for Best Actress |
| 2008 | Mesrine | Jeanne Schneider | |
| 2008 | D'une vie à l'autre | Milla / The young mother | Short film |
| 2009 | Sister Smile | Jeanine Deckers | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress |
| 2010 | Gardiens de l'ordre | Julie | |
| 2010 | Hereafter | Marie Lelay | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | The Kid with a Bike | Samantha | Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | A Butterfly Kiss | Alice | |
| 2011 | Hard | Herself | TV series |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Sally Carrera | Voice (French dubbed) |
| 2012 | Superstar | Fleur Arnaud | |
| 2013 | Möbius | Alice | |
| 2013 | Chinese Puzzle | Isabelle | |
| 2014 | Hidden Kingdoms | Narrator (French dubbed) | Documentary TV series |
| 2015 | En équilibre | Florence Kernel | |
| 2015 | Summertime | Carole | Nominated—César Award for Best Actress |
| 2015 | Dix pour cent | Herself | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Sofia | TV mini-series |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Raksha | French voice |
| 2016 | Le Voyage de Fanny | Madame Forman | |
| 2016 | Term Life | Lucy | |
| 2017 | Ôtez-moi d'un doute | Anna | |
Theatre
- 1996 : Dormez je le veux by Georges Feydeau, directed by Benoît Blampain
- 1996 : Une palette rouge sang by Valeria Moretti, directed by Jean Paul Denizon
- 1996 : Le songe d'une nuit d'été by William Shakespeare, directed by Pierre Pradinas
- 1997 : Variations Strindberg-Feydeau, directed by Nada Strancar
- 1998 : Pour nous, directed by Serguei Issayev
- 1998 : Tu serais un ange tombé du ciel exprès pour nous by N. Sadour and A. Vampilov
- 1999, 2000 : Electre, by Sophocle, directed by Claudia Stavisky
- 1999 : Le baladin du monde occidental de John Millington Synge, directed by Philippe Delaigue
- 2001 : Mademoiselle Julie by August Strindberg, directed by Gwenaël Morin
- 2001 : SC35C, by Jean-Michel Frère
Other awards
- 2000: Acting Award at Festival du Court Métrage de Bruxelles
- 2003: Shooting Stars Award
- 2005: Prix Romy Schneider
References
- ↑ "The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury". Cannes Film Festival. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Cécile de France en toute sincérité : L'orgasme à jouer, c'est terrible !". PurePeople. 4 February 2013.
External links
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- Cécile de France at AlloCiné (French)