Emmanuelle Seigner

{{Infobox person

| name = Emmanuelle Seigner

| image = Emmanuelle Seigner, 2013 (cropped).jpg

| alt = Emmanuelle Seigner at 2013 Cannes Film Festival

| caption = Seigner at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| birth_name =

| occupation = Actress, singer, model

| years_active = 1984–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Roman Polanski|30 August 1989}}

| children = 2, including Morgane Polanski

| relatives = {{unbulleted list|Louis Seigner (grandfather)|Françoise Seigner (aunt)|Mathilde Seigner (sister)}}

}}

Emmanuelle Seigner ({{IPA|fr|ɛmanɥɛl sɛɲe|lang}}; born 22 June 1966) 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).{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/45/Emmanuelle-Seigner.html\ |title=Emmanuelle Seigner Biography (1966-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=23 April 2013}} She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.

Life and career

File:Roman Polanski Emmanuelle Seigner Césars 2011.jpg at the César Awards 2011]]

=Early life=

Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist.{{Cite journal |last=Beaucarnot |first=Jean-Louis |date=1999 |title=Généalogistes et archivistes : une relation adulte ? |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/gazar.1999.3560 |journal=La Gazette des Archives |volume=184 |issue=1 |pages=67–74 |doi=10.3406/gazar.1999.3560 |issn=0016-5522}} She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and {{Ill|Marie-Amélie Seigner|fr}}, 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.{{Cite web |last=à 07h00 |first=Par Le 17 octobre 2012 |date=2012-10-17 |title=Médecin-chef en prisonâ?¦ comme sa tante |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/medecin-chef-en-prison-comme-sa-tante-17-10-2012-2240049.php |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}

She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.{{Cite web|date=2014-04-08|title=Encore! - Modelling, music and movies: Emmanuelle Seigner on her eclectic career|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20140408-emmanuelle-seigner-distant-lovers-music-roman-polanski|access-date=2020-09-09|website=France 24|language=en}}

=Films=

Her 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.[http://www.premiere.fr/film/La-Venus-a-la-Fourrure-3513636 La Vénus à la Fourrure]. Premiere (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2013.

=Music=

Seigner 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.{{cite book |title=Premiere |issue=nos. 359-364 |year=2007 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ILYqAQAAIAAJ |language=fr |access-date=12 November 2018 |page=114}} They released a self-titled album in 2007.{{cite web |title=Bourges: les filles du printemps |website=LExpress.fr |date=23 April 2014 |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/musique/bourges-les-filles-du-printemps_1510486.html |language=fr |access-date=12 November 2018}}{{cite book |title=Les inrockuptibles |publisher=Editions Indépendantes |issue=nos. 588-595 |year=2007 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eqAmAQAAIAAJ |language=fr |access-date=12 November 2018 |page=61}} Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014. As a member of the band L'Épée, in 2019 she released an album "Diabolique" with The Limiñanas and Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

=Other activities=

From 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.

Personal life

Seigner married Roman Polanski on 30 August 1989, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.{{cite web|access-date=2018-12-27|first1=Prisma|language=fr|last1=Média|title=Emmanuelle Seigner - La biographie de Emmanuelle Seigner avec Gala.fr|url=https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/emmanuelle_seigner|website=Gala.fr}}.{{cite web|access-date=2018-12-27|first1=Prisma|language=fr|last1=Média|title=Emmanuelle Seigner - La biographie de Emmanuelle Seigner avec Voici.fr|url=https://www.voici.fr/bios-people/emmanuelle-seigner|website=Voici.fr}}. They have two children, including Morgane. She and Polanski live in Paris.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
rowspan="1" \| 1985 \| Détective \| Princess of the Bahamas \| Jean-Luc Godard \|
rowspan="1" \| 1986 \| Cours privé \| Zanon \| Pierre Granier-Deferre \|
rowspan="1" \| 1988 \| Frantic \| Michelle \| Roman Polanski \|
rowspan="1" \| 1990 \| Dark Illness \| The Girl \| Mario Monicelli \|
rowspan="1" \| 1992 \| Bitter Moon \| Micheline "Mimi" Bouvier \| Roman Polanski (2) \|
rowspan="1" \| 1994 \| Le Sourire \| Odile \| Claude Miller \|
rowspan="1" \| 1996 \| Let's Hope it Lasts \| Julie Neyrac \| Michel Thibaud \|
rowspan="2" \| 1997 \| Nirvana \| Lisa \| Gabriele Salvatores \|
La divine poursuite \| Bobbi \| Michel Deville \|
rowspan="2" \| 1998 \| RPM \| Michelle Claire \| Ian Sharp \|
Place Vendôme \| Nathalie \| Nicole Garcia \| Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress
rowspan="2" \| 1999 \| The Ninth Gate \| The Girl \| Roman Polanski (3) \|
Buddy Boy \| Gloria \| Mark Hanlon \|
rowspan="2" \| 2001 \| Laguna \| Thelma Pianon \| Dennis Berry \|
Witches to the North \| Lucilla \| Giovanni Veronesi \|
rowspan="2" \| 2003 \| Corps à corps \| Laura Bartelli \| François Hanss \|
Os Imortais \| Madeleine Durand \| António-Pedro Vasconcelos \|
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Happily Ever After \| Nathalie \| Yvan Attal \|
Sans toi \| Armelle \| Liria Bégéja \| Short
rowspan="1" \| 2005 \| Backstage \| Lauren Waks \| Emmanuelle Bercot \|
rowspan="3" \| 2007 \| La Vie en rose \| Titine \| Olivier Dahan \| Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly \| Céline Desmoulins \| Julian Schnabel \|
Four Last Songs \| Helena \| Francesca Joseph \|
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| Giallo \| Linda \| Dario Argento \|
Change of Plans \| Sarah Mattei \| Danièle Thompson \|
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Essential Killing \| Margaret \| Jerzy Skolimowski \|
Chicas \| Nuria \| Yasmina Reza \|
rowspan="3" \| 2012 \| A Few Hours of Spring \| Clémence \| Stéphane Brizé \|
In the House \| Esther Artole \| François Ozon \|
The Man Who Laughs \| Duchess Josiane \| Jean-Pierre Améris \|
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| Venus in Fur \| Vanda Jourdain \| Roman Polanski (4) \| International Cinephile Society Award – Best Actress Nominated – César Award for Best Actress Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Actress
Croire \| Isabelle \| Nicolas Cazalé \| Short
rowspan="3" \| 2016 \| Heal the Living \| Marianne \| Katell Quillévéré \|
Le divan de Staline \| Lidia \| Fanny Ardant \|
The Siege of Jadotville \| Madame LaFontagne \| Richie Smyth \|
rowspan="1" \| 2017 \| Based on a True Story \| Delphine \| Roman Polanski (5) \|
rowspan="1" \| 2018 \| At Eternity's Gate \| The Woman from Arles / Madame Ginoux \| Julian Schnabel (2) \|
2019 \| An Officer and a Spy \| Pauline Monnier \| Roman Polanski (6) \|
2023 \| Pet Shop Days \|Diana \| Olmo Schnabel \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Director

! class="unsortable"| Notes

rowspan="1" | 1985

| Détective

| Princess of the Bahamas

| Jean-Luc Godard

rowspan="1" | 1986

| Cours privé