Mathilda May
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Mathilda May is a French
film actress.
. Her father is playwright Victor Haïm, who is of Greek
and Turkish
descent. Her mother is Swedish ballet teacher and choreographer Margareta Hanson. May won the "Premier Prix du Conservatoire de Danse de Paris" (First Prize of the Paris Dance Conservatory) at age 16.
for the European market. She was the recipient of the Prix Romy Schneider
in 1989. Non-French films she has appeared in include Lifeforce
(1985), Naked Tango
(1991), Becoming Colette (1991) and The Tit and the Moon
(1994). In the USA, she is probably best known for her role in Lifeforce, in which she is nude for most of her screen time. She also appeared in the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2: The Darkening and played Isabella in The Jackal, a 1997 action film.
, her second husband by whom she has two children. She has been married to her third husband, Philippe Kelly, since 2000.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
film actress.
Early life
May was born in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Her father is playwright Victor Haïm, who is of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
and Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
descent. Her mother is Swedish ballet teacher and choreographer Margareta Hanson. May won the "Premier Prix du Conservatoire de Danse de Paris" (First Prize of the Paris Dance Conservatory) at age 16.
Career
May's work is primarily in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for the European market. She was the recipient of the Prix Romy Schneider
Prix Romy Schneider
The Prix Romy Schneider is the most prestigious award for promising upcoming actresses in the French film industry.It was initiated in 1984 by the French journalists Marlène and Eugène Moineau and is named after the actress Romy Schneider...
in 1989. Non-French films she has appeared in include Lifeforce
Lifeforce (film)
Lifeforce is a 1985 science fiction film directed by Tobe Hooper from a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby, from the novel The Space Vampires, published in 1976, by Colin Wilson.-Plot:...
(1985), Naked Tango
Naked Tango
Naked Tango is a 1991 film written and directed by Leonard Schrader. It starred Vincent D'Onofrio, Mathilda May, Esai Morales and Fernando Rey.-Plot summary:...
(1991), Becoming Colette (1991) and The Tit and the Moon
The Tit and the Moon
The Tit and the Moon is a 1994 Spanish/French film, directed by Bigas Luna.-Plot:The film is about a nine-year-old boy's obsession with women's breasts. Tete becomes jealous of his baby brother who is breast fed by their mother. Tete goes on a personal mission to find the perfect pair of...
(1994). In the USA, she is probably best known for her role in Lifeforce, in which she is nude for most of her screen time. She also appeared in the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2: The Darkening and played Isabella in The Jackal, a 1997 action film.
Personal life
May has been divorced twice with Paul Powell and Gérard DarmonGérard Darmon
Gérard Darmon is a French movie actor and singer.Second husband to Mathilda May.He has three children: Virginie and the last two by Mathilda May, daughter Sarah and son Jules...
, her second husband by whom she has two children. She has been married to her third husband, Philippe Kelly, since 2000.
External links
- Mathilda May at Allmovie
- Mathilda May at Yahoo! MoviesYahoo! MoviesYahoo! Movies , provided by the Yahoo! network, is home to a large collection of information on movies, past and new releases, trailers and clips, box office information, and showtimes and movie theater information. Yahoo! Movies also includes red carpet photos, actor galleries, and production...