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Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent (born 21 February 1983) is a French actress, filmmaker, and singer. The recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Globally, she is best known for her roles in Inglourious Basterds, Now You See Me, 6 Underground, and Operation Finale. Born in Paris to a Jewish family, Laurent was introduced to acting at the age of sixteen by Gérard Depardieu, who cast her in a minor role in the romantic drama The Bridge (1999). She gained wider recognition for her supporting work in several French films, most notably the 2006 comedy Dikkenek, for which she won Étoiles d'Or for Best Female Newcomer. Her breakthrough role came in the 2006 drama film Don't Worry, I'm Fine, for which she later won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Prix Romy Schneider. Laurent made her Hollywood debut in 2009 with the role as Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster war film Inglourious Basterds. Her performance won the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress Awards. While she has worked mainly in independent films, including Paris (2008) and Enemy (2013), Laurent also appeared in commercially successful Hollywood films, including the comedy drama Beginners (2011), and the caper film Now You See Me (2013), the former earning her a nomination at the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress. Laurent's other notable works include the art-house drama The Round Up (2010), the comedy drama Et soudain, tout le monde me manque (2011), and the mystery thriller Night Train to Lisbon (2013). She is also known for voicing Mary Katherine and Disgust in the French dubs of Epic (2013) and Inside Out (2015) respectively. Additionally, she starred in Chris Weitz's 2018 drama Operation Finale with Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley, telling the story of the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. In addition to her film career, Laurent has appeared in stage productions in France. She made her theatre debut in 2010 in Nicolas Bedos's Promenade de santé. The short film De moins en moins (2008) marked her debut as a filmmaker. Her feature film directorial debut is The Adopted (2011). Respire (2014), her second production as a director, was screened at the International Critics' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. She made her singing debut with a studio album En t'attendant in May 2011; the album contains twelve songs, five of which are co-written and co-produced by Irish folk musician Damien Rice.

Personal information

Birthday

1983-02-21

Birth Place

Paris, France

Movies and TV shows :

6 Underground

6 Underground

2019

6.3

Movie
poster

A l'ombre des forêts

0.0

TV
Aloft

Aloft

2014

5.5

Movie
Après Demain

Après Demain

2018

6.9

Movie
poster

Beau geste

2023

0.0

TV
Beginners

Beginners

2011

6.8

Movie
Boomerang

Boomerang

2015

6.3

Movie
By the Sea

By the Sea

2015

5.6

Movie
Days of Glory

Days of Glory

2006

6.7

Movie
Dikkenek

Dikkenek

2006

6.7

Movie
Don't Worry, I'm Fine

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

2006

7.2

Movie
Enemy

Enemy

2014

6.9

Movie
Eternity

Eternity

2016

5.7

Movie
Every Jack Has a Jill

Every Jack Has a Jill

2009

5.3

Movie
Freedom

Freedom

2024

6.6

Movie
poster

Fright Krewe

2023

7.5

TV
Hidden Love

Hidden Love

2007

4.8

Movie
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

2009

8.2

Movie
Inside The Operation

Inside The Operation

2018

0.0

Movie
Jean Moulin, une affaire française

Jean Moulin, une affaire française

2003

7.0

Movie
L'Autostoppeuse

L'Autostoppeuse

2018

6.0

Movie
La faucheuse

La faucheuse

2003

2.0

Movie
Le Grand Mezze

Le Grand Mezze

2002

4.0

Movie
Les Visages d'Alice

Les Visages d'Alice

2005

4.0

Movie
poster

Little America

2020

6.7

TV
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy

2014

0.0

Movie
Mia and the White Lion

Mia and the White Lion

2018

7.3

Movie
Murder Mystery 2

Murder Mystery 2

2023

6.4

Movie
My Son

My Son

2017

5.8

Movie
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

6.5

Movie
Now You See Me

Now You See Me

2013

7.3

Movie
Operation Finale

Operation Finale

2018

6.7

Movie
Oxygen

Oxygen

2021

6.6

Movie
Paris

Paris

2008

6.5

Movie
Paris Prestige

Paris Prestige

2017

5.9

Movie
QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

2019

7.2

Movie
Requiem for a Killer

Requiem for a Killer

2011

4.9

Movie
Return of the Hero

Return of the Hero

2018

6.2

Movie
Rice Rhapsody

Rice Rhapsody

2004

6.0

Movie
Ride Above

Ride Above

2022

6.8

Movie
Room of Death

Room of Death

2007

6.2

Movie
Rosa Bonheur

Rosa Bonheur

0.0

Movie
poster

Running Man

2010

8.4

TV
Snowboarder

Snowboarder

2003

3.7

Movie
poster

Sophie's Misfortunes

1998

7.2

TV
Souvenir

Souvenir

2008

2.7

Movie
Summer Things

Summer Things

2002

5.9

Movie
poster

Télématin

1985

4.5

TV
The Adopted

The Adopted

2011

7.0

Movie
The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

2005

6.9

Movie
The Bridge

The Bridge

1999

5.6

Movie
The Business Trip

The Business Trip

2008

5.5

Movie
The Concert

The Concert

2009

7.2

Movie
The Day I Saw Your Heart

The Day I Saw Your Heart

2011

5.8

Movie
The End of the Line

The End of the Line

2009

6.3

Movie
The Flood

The Flood

2024

6.4

Movie
The Killer

The Killer

2008

5.4

Movie
The Last Day

The Last Day

2004

4.8

Movie
The Mad Women's Ball

The Mad Women's Ball

2021

7.1

Movie
The Round Up

The Round Up

2010

7.6

Movie
The Wonderers

The Wonderers

0.0

Movie
This Is My Body

This Is My Body

2001

4.9

Movie
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

2015

7.8

Movie
Une vie à t'attendre

Une vie à t'attendre

2004

4.4

Movie
Wingwomen

Wingwomen

2023

6.1

Movie