Emmanuelle Seigner (French: [ɛmanɥɛl sɛɲe]; born 22 June 1966)[1] 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).[1] She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.
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.jpg) Seigner at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 22 June 1966 Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Morgane Polanski |
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Life and career
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Early life
editSeigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist.[1][2] 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.[3]
She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.[4]
Films
editHer 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.[5]
Music
editSeigner 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.[6] They released a self-titled album in 2007.[7][8] Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014.
Other activities
editFrom 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.
Personal life
editSeigner married Roman Polanski on August 30, 1989 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.[9][10] They have two children, Morgane (born 1993) and Elvis (born 1998). She and Polanski live in Paris.
Filmography
editDiscography
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Studio albums
edit- Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle (2007) Sony
- Dingue (2010)
- Distant Lover (2014)
- Diabolique (as L'épée) (2019) (with Anton Newcombe & The Limiñanas)
Singles
edit- "Les Mots Simples" (2008) (with Brett Anderson)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Emmanuelle Seigner Biography (1966-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Beaucarnot, Jean-Louis (1999). "Généalogistes et archivistes : une relation adulte ?". La Gazette des Archives. 184 (1): 67–74. doi:10.3406/gazar.1999.3560. ISSN 0016-5522.
- ^ à 07h00, Par Le 17 octobre 2012 (17 October 2012). "Médecin-chef en prisonâ?¦ comme sa tante". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ Média, Prisma. "Emmanuelle Seigner - La biographie de Emmanuelle Seigner avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2018..
- ^ Média, Prisma. "Emmanuelle Seigner - La biographie de Emmanuelle Seigner avec Voici.fr". Voici.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 December 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)
