Flora Cross
Personal life
Cross was born in Paris, France. Her father, Joseph Cross, is a journalist. Flora is Jewish.{{cite web |url=http://jewogle.com/article/Entertainment/Actresses/2/ |title=Flora Cross |publisher=Jewogle |date=1993-01-11 |accessdate=2012-10-07 |archive-date=2019-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229061425/http://jewogle.com/article/Entertainment/Actresses/2 |url-status=dead }}Bloom, Nate. [http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Santas_Jewish_Family_and_Margot_at_the_Weddings_Near-Minyan.shtml Interfaith Family: "Interfaith Celebrities: Santa's Jewish Family, and Margot at the Wedding's Near-Minyan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923125446/http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Santas_Jewish_Family_and_Margot_at_the_Weddings_Near-Minyan.shtml |date=2017-09-23 }} November 22, 2007 She has traveled extensively with her family, most recently back to France to finish her degree. She graduated from La Sorbonne where she received her BA in Sociology. She currently resides in Jacmel, Haiti where she is a teacher. Her two brothers are also actors (Eli Marienthal and Harley Cross). Cross attended French schools since childhood (Lycée français de New York), and speaks French, Spanish and English fluently. During high school, she switched to the American school system and attended a private school in Los Angeles' Westside. She graduated from New Roads School in 2012. She graduated from La Sorbonne in 2016 and then moved to Haiti. She has three kids. She is a Montessori teacher as well, as a soap maker. She has a small business called Yaquimel Savon.
Acting career
Cross played the lead role of Eliza in the 2005 film Bee Season, opposite Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche and Max Minghella. She auditioned for the part shortly before moving to Argentina, where she was living when offered the role. "My manager sent the tape in, and then I was called in for an audition that was very long and very tiring," recalls the actor. "It went on for five hours. Two weeks later I was told I got the part".[http://img.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/1117floracross1117.html ]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}
Her next role was playing the eccentric daughter of Jennifer Jason Leigh's character in director Noah Baumbach's Margot at the Wedding. She worked alongside actors such as Nicole Kidman, Jack Black, & John Turturro.
Cross co-starred in Chlorine, written and directed by Jay Alaimo. The film also stars Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio as Cynthia's troubled parents, and Ryan Donowho as her eccentric brother.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bee Season | Eliza |
| 2007 | Margot At The Wedding | Ingrid |
| 2013 | Chlorine | Cynthia |
| 2017 | Boarding School | Destiny Wallace |
Awards
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| Year | Awards | Group | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Young Actress | Bee Season | {{nom}} |
| 2006 | Critics' Choice Award | Best Young Actress | Bee Season | {{nom}} |
| 2007 | Gotham Award | Best Ensemble Cast | Margot At The Wedding | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1552919|Flora Cross}}
- [http://margotatthewedding.com Margot at the Wedding] (2007)
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American people of French-Jewish descent
Category:French emigrants to the United States
Category:21st-century French Jews
Category:Jewish American actresses