Mélanie Thierry, is a French

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...

 actress best known to international audiences for her role as Aurora in the 2008 film Babylon A.D.

Biography

Mélanie Thierry began her ascent to fame as a sought-after child and teen model in France, then moved into acting. She began with a series of roles in French productions, choosing her parts carefully as most of them were critically acclaimed. Not long thereafter, the actress scored an international crossover hit at age 18 as the love interest of ship-bound Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon 1900 in The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900 is a 1998 film directed by the Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore, starring Tim Roth. This is Tornatore's first English-language film. The film is inspired by a theater monologue, Novecento, by Alessandro Baricco...

. She also appeared opposite Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Frederik Sewell is an English actor. In film, he has appeared in The Woodlanders, Dangerous Beauty, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, The Illusionist, Tristan and Isolde, and Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence. On television, he starred in the 2010 mini-series The Pillars of the Earth...

 in two episodes of the popular BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 costume drama Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Charles II: The Power and the Passion is an award-winning British television mini-series, broadcast on BBC One in 2003, and produced by the BBC in association with the A&E Network in the United States...

, playing the king's French mistress Louise de Kérouaille.

Thierry made her Hollywood debut in the 2008 film Babylon A.D., as Aurora.

Personal life

Thierry has a son named Roman, born 24 May 2008 with long-term partner and French singer Raphaël Haroche

Raphaël Haroche

Raphaël Haroche is a French singer who performs under the name Raphael.-Biography:...

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Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	L'amerloque	Henriette	TV movie
1998	The Legend of 1900 The Legend of 1900 The Legend of 1900 is a 1998 film directed by the Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore, starring Tim Roth. This is Tornatore's first English-language film. The film is inspired by a theater monologue, Novecento, by Alessandro Baricco...	The Girl
1999	Quasimodo d'El Paris Quasimodo d'El Paris Quasimodo d'El Paris is a 1999 French film that is a comedic adaptation of the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.-Plot:...	Agnès / Esméralda
2000	Canone Inverso Canone Inverso Canone Inverso is a 2000 film directed by Ricky Tognazzi and starring Hans Matheson, Mélanie Thierry, and Lee Williams, and is based on the book Canone Inverso by Italian writer Paolo Maurensig....	Sophie Levy
2002	Jojo La Frite
2003	Charles II: The Power and The Passion Charles II: The Power and The Passion Charles II: The Power and the Passion is an award-winning British television mini-series, broadcast on BBC One in 2003, and produced by the BBC in association with the A&E Network in the United States...	Louise de Kéroualle	aka The Last King (TV mini-series)
2007	Chrysalis Chrysalis (film) Chrysalis is a French science fiction film directed and partly written by Julien Leclercq and starring Albert Dupontel. The film was commercially released in France on 31 October 2007.-Premise:...	Manon
2007	Pu-239 Pu-239 (film) PU-239 is a 2007 film directed by Hollywood producer Scott Z. Burns based on the book PU-239 and Other Russian Fantasies written by Ken Kalfus....	Oxsana
2008	Babylon A.D.	Aurora
2008	Largo Winch Largo Winch (film) Largo Winch is a 2008 French film based on the Belgian comic Largo Winch. It was released on 17 December 2008. A sequel was released in Belgium February 16, 2011 as Largo Winch ; its international title being The Burma Conspiracy.-Cast:...	Naomi
2009	You'll Miss Me	Ornella
2009	One for the Road	Magali	aka Le dernier pour la route
2010	Dumas	Charlotte Desrives
2010	The Princess of Montpensier The Princess of Montpensier The Princess of Montpensier is a 2010 French period romance film directed by Bertrand Tavernier, inspired by a short story anonymously published by Madame de La Fayette. It stars Mélanie Thierry in the title role, alongside Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Lambert Wilson and Raphaël...	Marie de Montpensier
2011	Impardonnables Impardonnables Impardonnables is a 2011 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring André Dussollier, Carole Bouquet, Mélanie Thierry. The film is an adaptation of Philippe Djian’s novel Unforgivable which received the Jean Freustié award in 2009. It was previously called theangelsTerminus...		(post-production)

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