Emmanuelle Seigner
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Emmanuelle Seigner is a French actress, former fashion model
, and singer, best known as the wife of Academy Award winning director Roman Polanski
, and for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(2007), and Frantic
(1988). She has been nominated for two César Award
s for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme
(1998) and La Vie En Rose
(2007).
. She was educated at a Catholic convent school
, and began modelling at the age of fourteen. Capitalizing on her appearance she achieved international status as a professional model. She married the Polish film director Roman Polanski
on 30 August 1989. They have two children: daughter Morgane and son Elvis. He directed her in Frantic
(1988), opposite Harrison Ford
, and later in Bitter Moon
(1992), as well as The Ninth Gate
(1999), co-starring Johnny Depp
. 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.
Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas
. In 2006, she became lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
. Seigner and Polanski live with their two children in Paris. She is an ambassadress of the Polish
brand Dr Irena Eris.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, and singer, best known as the wife of Academy Award winning director Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
, and for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 biographical drama film based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir of the same name. The film depicts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke, on December 8, 1995, at the age of 42, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. The...
(2007), and Frantic
Frantic (film)
Frantic is a 1988 thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Synopsis :Harrison Ford plays Dr. Richard Walker, a surgeon visiting Paris with his wife Sondra for a medical conference. At their hotel, she is unable to unlock her suitcase, and Walker...
(1988). She has been nominated for two César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
s for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme (film)
Place Vendôme is a 1998 film directed by Nicole Garcia, starring Catherine Deneuve, and named after the Place Vendôme in Paris.Deneuve won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice Film Festival for her role in the film.-Plot:...
(1998) and La Vie En Rose
La Vie en rose (film)
La Vie En Rose is a 2007 French biographical film about the life of French chanteuse Édith Piaf co-written, and directed by Olivier Dahan. Marion Cotillard stars as Piaf. The title La Vie en Rose comes from Piaf's signature song...
(2007).
Biography
Seigner was born in Paris, France to a photographer father and a journalist mother. She is the granddaughter of the respected actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991) and sister of the actress Mathilde SeignerMathilde Seigner
Mathilde Seigner is a French actress.Mathilde Seigner was born in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of the respected French actor Louis Seigner . She is the sister of the actresses Emmanuelle Seigner and Marie-Amelie Seigner, and the niece of Françoise Seigner...
. She was educated at a Catholic convent school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
, and began modelling at the age of fourteen. Capitalizing on her appearance she achieved international status as a professional model. She married the Polish film director Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
on 30 August 1989. They have two children: daughter Morgane and son Elvis. He directed her in Frantic
Frantic (film)
Frantic is a 1988 thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Synopsis :Harrison Ford plays Dr. Richard Walker, a surgeon visiting Paris with his wife Sondra for a medical conference. At their hotel, she is unable to unlock her suitcase, and Walker...
(1988), opposite Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
, and later in Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon is a 1992 film starring Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner and Peter Coyote and directed by Roman Polanski. The film is known as in France. The script is inspired by a book with the same name, written by the French author Pascal Bruckner. The score was composed by...
(1992), as well as The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate is a 1999 horror film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. It is a neo-noir, occult mystery thriller involving the rare book business, wherein rare-book dealer Dean Corso is hired by bibliophile Boris Balkan to validate a seventeenth-century copy of The Nine Gates...
(1999), co-starring Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
. In 2010, Seigner was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début Oko wykol...
's Essential Killing
Essential Killing
Essential Killing is a 2010 Polish political thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Plot :...
, which went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock and electronic rock band from the United Kingdom, comprising two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes...
. In 2006, she became lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle was a collaboration between French actress Emmanuelle Seigner and Ultra Orange.-Background:The Ultra Orange of this merger is duo Pierre Emery and Gil Lesage, who released two previous albums in France before teaming up with Seigner.Their self titled album released on 26...
. Seigner and Polanski live with their two children in Paris. She is an ambassadress of the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
brand Dr Irena Eris.
Selected filmography
- L'Année des médusesL'Année des médusesL'année des méduses is a French drama film inspired by a novel by Christopher Frank, directed by Frank himself with Valérie Kaprisky and Bernard Giraudeau. The film had a total of 1,554,641 admissions in France where it was the 23rd highest grossing film of the year...
(1984) - DétectiveDétectiveDétective is a 1985 French crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laurent Terzieff - William Prospero* Aurelle Doazan - Arielle* Jean-Pierre Léaud - Inspector Neveu...
(1985)... Princess of the Bahamas - Cours privé (1986)... Zanon
- FranticFrantic (film)Frantic is a 1988 thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Synopsis :Harrison Ford plays Dr. Richard Walker, a surgeon visiting Paris with his wife Sondra for a medical conference. At their hotel, she is unable to unlock her suitcase, and Walker...
(1988)... Michelle - Il Male oscuro (1990)... The Girl
- Bitter MoonBitter MoonBitter Moon is a 1992 film starring Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner and Peter Coyote and directed by Roman Polanski. The film is known as in France. The script is inspired by a book with the same name, written by the French author Pascal Bruckner. The score was composed by...
(1992)... Mimi - Le Sourire (1994)... Odile
- Pourvu que ça dure (1996)... Julie Neyrac
- NirvanaNirvana (film)Nirvana is a science fiction film, produced in Italy in 1997 by director Gabriele Salvatores, starring Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini and Stefania Rocca...
(1997)... Lisa - La Divine poursuite (1997)... Bobbi
- R.P.M. (1997)... Michelle Claire
- Place VendômePlace Vendôme (film)Place Vendôme is a 1998 film directed by Nicole Garcia, starring Catherine Deneuve, and named after the Place Vendôme in Paris.Deneuve won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice Film Festival for her role in the film.-Plot:...
(1998)... Nathalie - The Ninth GateThe Ninth GateThe Ninth Gate is a 1999 horror film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. It is a neo-noir, occult mystery thriller involving the rare book business, wherein rare-book dealer Dean Corso is hired by bibliophile Boris Balkan to validate a seventeenth-century copy of The Nine Gates...
(1999)... The Girl - Buddy BoyBuddy BoyBuddy Boy is a 2000 psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Hanlon. The film premiered to a standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 1999 in the Cinema del Presente section...
(1999)... Gloria - Streghe verso nord (2001)... Lucilla
- Corps à corpsCorps a CorpsCorps à corps is a 2003 film, written by Arthur-Emmanuel Pierre and music by Sarry Long. Set in modern times in France, the film was produced by Carrère Groupe and Anne Regard and starred Emmanuelle Seigner, Philippe Torreton, and Clément Brilland.- Plot :Laura Bartelli is a stripper in a French bar...
(2003)... Laura Bartelli - Os Imortais (2003)... Madeleine Durand
- BackstageBackstage (2005 film)Backstage is a French film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, released in 2005. It was screened in the Official Selection category of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.-Synopsis:...
(2005)... Lauren Waks - La Vie en RoseLa Vie en rose (film)La Vie En Rose is a 2007 French biographical film about the life of French chanteuse Édith Piaf co-written, and directed by Olivier Dahan. Marion Cotillard stars as Piaf. The title La Vie en Rose comes from Piaf's signature song...
(2007)... Titine - Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 biographical drama film based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir of the same name. The film depicts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke, on December 8, 1995, at the age of 42, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. The...
(2007)... Céline - Berlin: Live at St. Ann's WarehouseBerlin: Live At St. Ann's WarehouseBerlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse is a concert film and live album by Lou Reed released in 2008. The concert film was directed by Julian Schnabel, live at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY during five nights in December 2006...
(2008)... Caroline - GialloGiallo (film)- Plot :The film, set in Turin, Italy, follows French flight attendant Linda and Italian-American detective Enzo Avolfi, who team up to find Linda's younger sister Celine. Celine, a model, has been abducted by a serial killer. Known only as "Yellow" , he kidnaps beautiful foreign women in his...
(2009)... Linda - Essential KillingEssential KillingEssential Killing is a 2010 Polish political thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Plot :...
(2010)... Margaret