Agathe Rousselle
{{Short description|French actress (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
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| caption = Rousselle at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|14 June 1988}}
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- Journalist
- actress
- model}}
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| spouse = Tim Presley
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Agathe Rousselle ({{IPA|fr|aɡat ʁusɛl|lang}}; born 14 June 1988){{cite web|title=Agathe Rousselle - La biographie de Agathe Rousselle avec Gala.fr|url=https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/agathe_rousselle|website=Gala.fr|language=fr|access-date=25 July 2021|publication-date=}} is a French journalist, model, and actress. She is the co-founder of feminist magazine Peach and a custom embroidery company Cheeky Boom. She is also known for her lead performance as Alexia in the film Titane, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Career
=Journalism career=
Rousselle began her career as a journalist and editor. In 2016, she participated in the creation of General Pop, a cultural web magazine dedicated to emerging cultures. The same year, she co-founded the feminist magazine Peach with the actress and singer Tifenn-Tiana Fournereau.{{cite web|title="Peach", le magazine 100% fait par des filles - Les Inrocks|url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/actu/peach-magazine-100-filles-63006-22-09-2016/|last=Bonomelli|first=Marc|website=lesinrocks.com|language=fr-FR|access-date=3 October 2021|publication-date=}} This magazine, created by women, highlights female artists and creators, in reaction to the lack of exclusively female artistic collectives in France. The review was launched on 22 September at the TDTF3 bar in Paris. The magazine wishes to set itself apart from the traditional women's press while targeting both a female and male audience. It also advocates inclusiveness, appealing for its realization to trans and non-binary people who are often marginalized in the professional world.
=Fashion and entrepreneurship=
Passionate about embroidery, which she practices as a hobby, Rousselle created the company Cheeky Boom in 2012 with her boyfriend at the time, Jean André de Trémontels, a freelance graphic designer.{{cite web|title=T-shirt personnalisé : découvrez les meilleurs sites pour personnaliser un T-shirt - Elle|url=https://www.elle.fr/Mode/Tops-femme/T-shirt-personnalise-2909138|website=elle.fr|language=fr|date=30 July 2015|access-date=3 October 2021|publication-date=}} Cheeky Boom sells T-shirts and panties that are embellished with designed embroidery.{{cite web|title=Cheeky Booom, les tee-shirts brodés avec amour|url=https://www.madmoizelle.com/cheeky-booom-tee-shirts-brodes-115584|website=Madmoizelle|language=fr-FR|date=19 July 2012|access-date=3 October 2021|publication-date=}}{{cite web|title=Le dressing de Agathe Rousselle : créatrice de mode|url=https://www.be.com/mode/1-fille-3-looks/1-fille-3-looks-agathe-rousselle-creatrice-marque-cheeky-boom-92815.html|website=Be|language=fr-FR|date=29 April 2015|access-date=3 October 2021|publication-date=}}{{cite web|title=Wyborcza.pl|url=https://www.wysokieobcasy.pl/wysokie-obcasy/7,157211,27597573,do-ikon-francuskiego-kina-wlasnie-dolaczyla-agathe-rousselle.html?disableRedirects=true|website=www.wysokieobcasy.pl|access-date=3 October 2021|publication-date=}} In 2015, Rousselle became captain of a running team called Boost Pigalle, sponsored by sports equipment manufacturer Adidas. She is also a photographer and model.{{cite web|title=Agathe Rousselle|url=https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=774903.html|website=AlloCiné|language=fr|access-date=3 October 2021|publication-date=}}
=Acting career=
Rousselle took drama class from age 15 to age 22.{{Cite web|date=29 September 2021|first=Nigel|last=Smith|title=Titane Breakout Agathe Rousselle Wants to Conquer Hollywood: 'My Movie Culture Is Mainly American'|url=https://people.com/movies/titane-breakout-agathe-rousselle-wants-to-conquer-hollywood-my-movie-culture-is-mainly-american/|access-date=15 December 2021|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en}} She began her acting career with minor roles and short appearances in feature films. In 2015, she played the leading role in 5 vagues de l'avenir, a short film by Laurent Perreau.{{cite news|title=Agathe Rousselle|url=https://cinedweller.com/celebrity/agathe-rousselle/|author=Gérard Crespo|agency=CineDweller|website=CinéDweller|access-date=19 July 2021|publication-date=}}. In 2021, she made her feature film debut in the lead role of Alexia in Titane, directed by Julia Ducournau.{{Cite news|last=Piepenburg|first=Erik|date=1 October 2021|title=Their Film Is One of the Weirdest Prizewinners of the Year. Deal With It.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/movies/titane-julia-ducournau-agathe-rousselle.html|access-date=15 December 2021|issn=0362-4331}} Rousselle plays Alexia, a serial killer{{cite web|title="Titane" de Julia Ducournau représentera la France aux Oscars : le gore élevé au rang des beaux-arts|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/festival-de-cannes/festival-de-cannes-2021-titane-de-julia-ducournau-ou-le-gore-eleve-au-rang-des-beaux-arts_4701031.html|website=Franceinfo|language=fr-FR|date=14 July 2021|access-date=13 October 2021|publication-date=}} who has an unusual sexual desire for cars.{{cite web|title=Le film 'Titane', Palme d'or à Cannes : "Titanesque"|url=https://www.rtbf.be/info/dossier/les-grenades/detail_le-film-titane-palme-d-or-a-cannes-titanesque-une-chronique-d-elli-mastorou-envoyee-speciale-a-cannes?id=10806939|website=RTBF Info|language=fr|date=18 July 2021|access-date=3 October 2021|publication-date=}} Following the film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or,{{cite news |title=Cannes Film Festival: Julia Ducournau's 'Titane' wins Palme d'Or |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/18/titane-wins-top-cannes-award-second-ever-for-female-director |agency=Al Jazeera |date=18 July 2021}} The New York Times called the film "one of the weirdest prizewinners of the year".{{Cite web |language=fr |author1=Cathy Immelen |title=Rencontre avec Agathe Rousselle, l'actrice de Titane, palme d'or du meilleur film cette année |periodical=RTBF |date=30 July 2021 |url=https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/interviews/detail_rencontre-avec-agathe-rousselle-l-actrice-de-titane-palme-d-or-du-meilleur-film-cette-annee?id=10814172 }}
Rousselle will perform the role of Blake in Oliver Leith's opera Last Days, adapted from the Gus Van Sant film of the same name, at the Royal Opera House.{{Cite news|last=Marshall|first=Alex|date=7 October 2022|title=A Kurt Cobain Opera Examines the Myth, Not the Man|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/arts/music/last-days-opera-kurt-cobain.html|access-date=8 October 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Note |
| 2013
| La voix de Kate Moss | | Short film |
| 2015
| 5 vagues de l'avenir | Young woman from the 5th wave | Documentary short film |
| 2019
| Looking for the Self | | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| Loving | | Short film |
| Titane
| Alexia/Adrien | |
| 2023
| Gold Brick | | |
| 2024
| Rita | Based on the song of the same name by Paul Kelly |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5777565}}
{{Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation}}
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Category:21st-century French actresses
Category:French film actresses
Category:21st-century French businesswomen