Ariane Labed
{{short description|Greek-French actress and film director (born 1984)}}
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|image = Ariane Labed 2015.jpg
|caption = Labed in 2015
| name = Ariane Labed
| occupation = Actress, film director
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|05|08}}
| birth_place = Athens, Greece
| citizenship = {{hlist|Greece|France}}
| alma_mater = University of Provence
| spouse = {{marriage|Yorgos Lanthimos|2013}}
}}
Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in Attenberg, for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/mary-magdalene|title=British Council Film: Mary Magdalene|first=British Council|last=Film|website=Film.britishcouncil.org|access-date=9 November 2018|archive-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035652/http://film.britishcouncil.org/mary-magdalene|url-status=live}}
Early life
Born to French parents, Labed spent her first six years in Athens, Greece, then moved to Germany. She moved to France when she was 12 years old. Labed studied theater at the University of Provence (DEUST basic training in theater, Bachelor of Performing Arts and master's degree in dramaturgy and scenic writing). There, she met the Greek director Argyro Chioti, and in 2005, they co-founded the theater group VASISTAS, which has been active in Greece to this day. She has also acted at the National Theater of Greece.{{cite web|title=Ariane Labed, la révélation de Fidelio, l'Odyssée d'Alice|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/ariane-labed-la-revelation-de-fidelio-l-odyssee-d-alice_1634532.html|work=L'Express|access-date=31 October 2018|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910013902/http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/ariane-labed-la-revelation-de-fidelio-l-odyssee-d-alice_1634532.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Portrait d'une jeune actrice : Ariane Labed, héroine de Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice|url=http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18638862.html|publisher=AlloCiné|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044423/http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18638862.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Vasistas - No man is an island entire of itself {{!}} ΕΜΣΤ |url=https://www.emst.gr/events/vasistas-no-man-is-an-island-entire-of-itself |access-date=2023-09-13 |language=el |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601214951/https://www.emst.gr/events/vasistas-no-man-is-an-island-entire-of-itself |url-status=live }}
Career
Labed was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Attenberg, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, which was her debut film.{{cite web|last=Clarke|first=Cath|title=First sight: Ariane Labed|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/aug/18/first-sight-ariane-labed|work=The Guardian|access-date=29 August 2011|date=2011-08-18|archive-date=19 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219062017/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/aug/18/first-sight-ariane-labed|url-status=live}} She starred in the films Alps and The Lobster directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.{{Cite web |last=Lavallee |first=Eric |url=http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/5605/ariane-labed-and-aggeliki-papoulia-like-view-from-the-alps |title=Ariane Labed and Aggeliki Papoulia Like View From the 'Alps' |date=1 October 2010 |work=Ioncinema |access-date=2 February 2011 |archive-date=24 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324235548/http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/5605/ariane-labed-and-aggeliki-papoulia-like-view-from-the-alps |url-status=live }} In 2016 she played Maria in Assassin's Creed alongside Michael Fassbender as Aguilar.{{cite news |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-director-teases-fassbenders-co-sta/1100-6443930/ |title=Assassin's Creed Director Teases Fassbender's Co-Star, Says Possibilities for Sequel Are "Endless" |first=Eddie |last=Makuch |date=26 September 2016 |access-date=13 October 2023 |work=GameSpot |archive-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907151358/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-director-teases-fassbenders-co-sta/1100-6443930/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, she appeared as Rachel in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.
Labed made her directorial debut with September Says based upon a screenplay she wrote, adapted from the novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson, that was premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/clemence-poesy-ariane-labed-naomi-denamur-julie-billy-launch-june-films-1235026381/
|title=Naomi Denamur & Julie Billy Launch Paris-Based June Films With Clémence Poésy, Ariane Labed, Hafsia Herzi Projects Among Busy Slate|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=18 May 2022|access-date=15 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/cannes-film-festival-lineup-2024-live-francis-ford-coppola-thierry-fremaux-1235881376/|title=Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi’s Trump Movie — Full List|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Zac|last=Ntim|date=11 April 2024|access-date=15 April 2024}}
Personal life
She has been married to Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos since 2013.{{cite web|title=Yorgos Lanthimos and Ariane Labed's Closet Picks|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QAY9OY-ho4|access-date=21 November 2021|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121234016/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QAY9OY-ho4|url-status=live}} They lived in London from 2011 until 2021, after which they have primarily resided in Athens.{{cite web |last1=Romney |first1=Jonathan |title=Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Lobster, on his wild, star-studded life of Queen Anne |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/09/yorgos-lanthimos-the-favourite-interview |website=The Guardian |access-date=27 September 2023 |language=English |date=9 December 2018 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908112303/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/09/yorgos-lanthimos-the-favourite-interview |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Ariane Labed: ‘It’s a fight if you want to shoot on film.‘ |url=https://lwlies.com/interviews/ariane-labed-its-a-fight-if-you-want-to-shoot-on-film/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Little White Lies |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209110926/https://lwlies.com/interviews/ariane-labed-its-a-fight-if-you-want-to-shoot-on-film/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
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| Year
!Title !Role !Channel !class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| Catarina | Netflix | Episode: "Men Against Fire" |
| 2018
| Odessa | Arte, Netflix | Miniseries, episodes 5 and 6 |
| 2020
| Trigonometry{{Cite web|title=BBC Two - Trigonometry|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0840zbt|access-date=2021-09-18|website=BBC|language=en-GB|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918163452/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0840zbt|url-status=live}} | Ray | BBC | Miniseries |
| 2021
|L'Opera |Zoe |2 seasons |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| 2010
|67th Venice International Film Festival | rowspan=2|Attenberg | {{won}} |
| 2011
| Hellenic Film Academy Awards |Best Actress | {{won}} |
| 2014
| Locarno International Film Festival | rowspan=3|Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey | {{won}} |
| 2015
| {{nom}} |
| 2015
| {{nom}} |
| 2022
| Best Actress | L'Opéra | {{won}} |
| 2023
| Best Performance in a TV Series: 40 minutes | L'Opéra | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century French actresses
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