Roxane Mesquida
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Roxane Mesquida is a French
actress and model based in Los Angeles.
Mesquida grew up in Le Pradet
, a little town located in South of France. Her mother, writer Françoise Mesquida, is French/Spanish and her father is Italian/American but Mesquida never got to know him. Mesquida is fluent in English and French, and she also speaks Spanish, Italian and German.
In 1998, she also played opposite Isabelle Huppert
in The School of Flesh
(L'École de la Chair) by Benoît Jacquot
.
A few years later, she crossed paths with the renowned director who would make her well-known and, according to Roxane, who made her learn her craft: Catherine Breillat
. First they collaborated in Fat Girl
(À ma sœur !), then in Sex Is Comedy
, and they worked together again in 2006 on The Last Mistress
, with Asia Argento
.
In 2006, Mesquida played alongside Vincent Cassel
in Sheitan
, by Kim Chapiron, after which she decided to move to the United States. She spends several months in New York, where she attended The Barrow Group
with Anne Hathaway
, before settling in in Los Angeles.
Mesquida then played in Kaboom
, by independent filmmaker Gregg Araki
, as well as in Rubber
by Quentin Dupieux, a.k.a. Mr. Oizo
.
She also starred in Buck 65
's music video, "Paper Airplane", and in Gruff Rhys
's, "Shark Ridden Waters".
In 2011, films projects fell over each other: Mesquida plays Béatrice, the sister of Louis Grimaldi in TV series Gossip Girl
. She also made The Most Fun You Can Have Dying by Kirstin Marcon
, as well as Kiss of the Damned by Alexandra Cassavetes
(the daughter of John Cassavetes
), and Homesick by young independent filmmaker Frédéric Da.
when she was 14 and she has been working as a model since then. She is currently signed by worldwide modeling agency IMG Models
.
Over the years Mesquida has worked with many renowned photographers such as Karl Lagerfeld
, Ellen von Unwerth
for Russian Vogue
, Corinne Day
for French Vogue, she did the cover of Italian Vogue photographed by Paolo Roversi
, the cover of French Playboy photographed by François Rotger
, as well as the covers of British Asos, Crash magazine, Citizen K, Express Style, among many others.
She also appeared in countless magazines, such as American Teen Vogue
, Vanity Fair
Italia, Harper's Bazaar
, Self Service, Rolling Stone
Italia, l' Uomo Vogue, Jalouse magazine, l' Officiel magazine, British Above
, Italian Velvet, and No magazine.
She appears in an art video for Opening Ceremony
.
She is also the muse of shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau.
) but finally abandoned the idea to pursue her career in acting. She is still passionate about the Arts and often visits museums. Her favorite painting is The Scream
by Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch
.
She is known for being an avid movie-goer (she watches about 400 movies a year) and for choosing her movies very carefully. Among her favorite movies are Béla Tarr
's Sátántangó
, Carlos Reygadas
's Silent Light
, Claire Denis
's Beau Travail
(Good Work), Bruno Dumont
's L'Humanité
(Humanity) and Abdellatif Kechiche's Black Venus
.
Following her collaboration with Quentin Dupieux, a.k.a. Mr. Oizo
, and Gaspard Augé from Justice (band)
on Kaboom
, Mesquida started DJing with American rapper MDNA in Fashion events.
She lives in Charlie Chaplin's former house in West Hollywood.
Mesquida is currently writing a book with her mother.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actress and model based in Los Angeles.
Mesquida grew up in Le Pradet
Le Pradet
Le Pradet is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Olive oil, vegetables and wine grape are produced in the local farms....
, a little town located in South of France. Her mother, writer Françoise Mesquida, is French/Spanish and her father is Italian/American but Mesquida never got to know him. Mesquida is fluent in English and French, and she also speaks Spanish, Italian and German.
Acting career
She was discovered at the age of 11, while walking on a road with her mom, by French director Manuel Pradal who was in the middle of the casting process for his movie Mary from the Bay of Angels (Marie Baie des Anges) at the time. She took part in the shooting during the summer after their encounter.In 1998, she also played opposite Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
in The School of Flesh
The School of Flesh
The School of Flesh is a 1998 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot. It was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Dominique* Vincent Martinez - Quentin* Vincent Lindon - Chris* Marthe Keller - Madame Thorpe...
(L'École de la Chair) by Benoît Jacquot
Benoît Jacquot
Benoît Jacquot is a French film director who has had a varied career in European cinema.Born in Paris, he began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films including Nathalie Granger, India Song and also actor in the 1973 short film La Sœur du cadre.He turned to writing and...
.
A few years later, she crossed paths with the renowned director who would make her well-known and, according to Roxane, who made her learn her craft: Catherine Breillat
Catherine Breillat
Catherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.-Life and career:Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort...
. First they collaborated in Fat Girl
Fat Girl
À ma sœur! is a 2001 French film directed by Catherine Breillat and starring Roxane Mesquida. It was released in some English speaking countries under the alternative titles For My Sister or Fat Girl....
(À ma sœur !), then in Sex Is Comedy
Sex is Comedy
Sex Is Comedy is a 2002 French film written and directed by Catherine Breillat.-Overview:Sex Is Comedy revolves around a director and her troubles filming an intimate sex scene between two actors who cannot tolerate each other....
, and they worked together again in 2006 on The Last Mistress
The Last Mistress
-Bibliography:Anne-Elisabeth Blateau, "Une vieille maîtresse sans Breillat" , in Carré d'Art : Barbey d'Aurevilly, Byron, Dali, Hallier, by Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Anagramme éd., Paris, 2008, pp. 143-149.-External links:...
, with Asia Argento
Asia Argento
Aria Asia Anna Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento is an Italian actress, singer, model and director.-Family and early life:...
.
In 2006, Mesquida played alongside Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel is a Cesar award winning French actor probably best known to English-speaking audiences through his performances in the Ocean's Trilogy of films and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.-Personal life:...
in Sheitan
Sheitan
Sheitan is a 2006 French horror film. It was directed by Kim Chapiron, and written by Kim and Christian Chapiron. It stars and was co-produced by Vincent Cassel...
, by Kim Chapiron, after which she decided to move to the United States. She spends several months in New York, where she attended The Barrow Group
The Barrow Group
The Barrow Group is a non-profit Off-Broadway Theatre Company, Acting School and Arts Center located in New York City. It was founded in 1986 by Lee Brock and Seth Barrish. The organization has received awards for its productions including a Drama Desk Award, a Lucille Lortel Awards, an OBIE...
with Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (actress)
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries...
, before settling in in Los Angeles.
Mesquida then played in Kaboom
Kaboom (film)
Kaboom is a 2010 film, written and directed by Gregg Araki. The film stars Roxane Mesquida, Thomas Dekker, Juno Temple, Haley Bennett, and James Duval...
, by independent filmmaker Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki is an American independent filmmaker. He is involved in New Queer Cinema.-Early life:Araki was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Santa Barbara, California...
, as well as in Rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
by Quentin Dupieux, a.k.a. Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French , meaning "bird". He is currently signed to French electro record label, Ed Banger Records.-Beginning:...
.
She also starred in Buck 65
Buck 65
Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...
's music video, "Paper Airplane", and in Gruff Rhys
Gruff Rhys
Gruffydd Maredudd Bowen Rhys is a Welsh musician, performing solo and with several bands, including Super Furry Animals who obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He also most recently formed the electro-pop outfit Neon Neon with Boom Bip. Their album Stainless Style was nominated for the 2008...
's, "Shark Ridden Waters".
In 2011, films projects fell over each other: Mesquida plays Béatrice, the sister of Louis Grimaldi in TV series Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
. She also made The Most Fun You Can Have Dying by Kirstin Marcon
Kirstin Marcon
Kirstin Marcon is a New Zealand screenwriter and film director.Her debut 35mm short film as writer & director, She's Racing was made in association with the New Zealand Film Commission in 2000. It screened in competition at Edinburgh Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, and Chicago International...
, as well as Kiss of the Damned by Alexandra Cassavetes
Alexandra Cassavetes
Alexandra Cassavetes , nicknamed "Xan", is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of Greek actor-director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is the granddaughter of actress Katherine Cassavetes...
(the daughter of John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen...
), and Homesick by young independent filmmaker Frédéric Da.
Modeling
Mesquida was spotted by Elite Model ManagementElite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
when she was 14 and she has been working as a model since then. She is currently signed by worldwide modeling agency IMG Models
IMG Models
IMG Models is one of the major international modeling agencies, currently representing only female models. Its mother office is in New York City, with branches in Paris, London, Milan and Hong Kong. It is a division of New York, NY-based IMG...
.
Over the years Mesquida has worked with many renowned photographers such as Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel...
, Ellen von Unwerth
Ellen von Unwerth
Ellen von Unwerth is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and now makes fashion, editorial, and advertising photographs.Ellen von Unwerth found fame when she first photographed Claudia...
for Russian Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Corinne Day
Corinne Day
Corinne Day , was a British fashion photographer, documentary photographer, and former fashion model....
for French Vogue, she did the cover of Italian Vogue photographed by Paolo Roversi
Paolo Roversi
Paolo Roversi is an Italian-born fashion photographer who currently lives and works in Paris.Born in Ravenna in 1947, Paolo Roversi’s interest in photography was kindled as a teenager during a family vacation in Spain in 1964...
, the cover of French Playboy photographed by François Rotger
François Rotger
François Rotger is a Canadian independent film director.Former photographer and music video director, his first feature film The Passenger debuted at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival....
, as well as the covers of British Asos, Crash magazine, Citizen K, Express Style, among many others.
She also appeared in countless magazines, such as American Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for teenage girls. This US magazine focuses on fashion and celebrities and offers information about the latest entertainment and feature stories on current issues and events.- Description :...
, Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
Italia, Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
, Self Service, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
Italia, l' Uomo Vogue, Jalouse magazine, l' Officiel magazine, British Above
Above (magazine)
Above magazine is a quarterly publication that focuses on the environment. Its motto is "For The Earth". The first issue came out in the summer of 2009, the next in the winter of 2009. The third in the spring of 2010 and the fourth in the fall of 2010....
, Italian Velvet, and No magazine.
She appears in an art video for Opening Ceremony
Opening ceremony
An opening ceremony is the official opening of a building or event. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup are huge events involving thousands of participants and watched by a massive worldwide audience. On a much smaller scale, some ceremonies mark the opening of a...
.
She is also the muse of shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau.
Style
Mesquida's style has been praised by many Fashion magazines around the world, such as American Vogue, French Vogue, etc.Personal life
Mesquida wanted to go to Art School (the Beaux-ArtsÉcole des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
) but finally abandoned the idea to pursue her career in acting. She is still passionate about the Arts and often visits museums. Her favorite painting is The Scream
The Scream
Scream is the title of Expressionist paintings and prints in a series by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, showing an agonized figure against a blood red sky...
by Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...
.
She is known for being an avid movie-goer (she watches about 400 movies a year) and for choosing her movies very carefully. Among her favorite movies are Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr
-Life:Tarr was born in Pécs, but grew up in Budapest. Both of his parents were close to theatre and film: his father was a scenery designer, while his mother has been working as a prompter at a theater for more than 50 years now...
's Sátántangó
Satantango
Sátántangó is a film directed by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white, completed in 1994, it runs 7 hours and 12 minutes. It is based on the novel Sátántangó by Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, who has been providing Tarr with stories since his 1988 film Kárhozat...
, Carlos Reygadas
Carlos Reygadas
Carlos Reygadas is a Mexican filmmaker known for his three films Batalla en el Cielo, Japón and Silent Light . After Batalla en el Cielo, he was known for his raw depiction of sex in his films and the use of old or ugly-seeming characters...
's Silent Light
Silent Light
- External links :* * at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival* - External links :* * at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival* - External links :* * at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival*...
, Claire Denis
Claire Denis
Claire Denis is a French film director and Professor of Film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Early life:...
's Beau Travail
Beau travail
Beau travail is a 1999 French movie directed by Claire Denis that is loosely based on Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd. However, instead of the maritime setting of the novella, the movie takes place in Djibouti where the protagonists are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion...
(Good Work), Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of Dumont's films have won the Grand Prix award: both L'Humanité and...
's L'Humanité
L'Humanité
L'Humanité , formerly the daily newspaper linked to the French Communist Party , was founded in 1904 by Jean Jaurès, a leader of the French Section of the Workers' International...
(Humanity) and Abdellatif Kechiche's Black Venus
Black Venus (film)
Black Venus is a 2010 French drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. It is based on the life of Sarah Baartman, a Khoikhoi woman who in the early 19th century was exhibited in Europe under the name "Hottentot Venus"...
.
Following her collaboration with Quentin Dupieux, a.k.a. Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo
Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French , meaning "bird". He is currently signed to French electro record label, Ed Banger Records.-Beginning:...
, and Gaspard Augé from Justice (band)
Justice (band)
Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . The duo is one of the most successful groups on Ed Banger Records and is managed by the label's head, Pedro Winter...
on Kaboom
Kaboom (film)
Kaboom is a 2010 film, written and directed by Gregg Araki. The film stars Roxane Mesquida, Thomas Dekker, Juno Temple, Haley Bennett, and James Duval...
, Mesquida started DJing with American rapper MDNA in Fashion events.
She lives in Charlie Chaplin's former house in West Hollywood.
Mesquida is currently writing a book with her mother.
Filmography
- 1998: Mary from the Bay of Angels by Manuel Pradal : Mireille
- 1998: The School of FleshThe School of FleshThe School of Flesh is a 1998 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot. It was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Dominique* Vincent Martinez - Quentin* Vincent Lindon - Chris* Marthe Keller - Madame Thorpe...
by Benoît JacquotBenoît JacquotBenoît Jacquot is a French film director who has had a varied career in European cinema.Born in Paris, he began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films including Nathalie Granger, India Song and also actor in the 1973 short film La Sœur du cadre.He turned to writing and...
: Marine - 2000: Gaïa by Olivier Robinet de Plas
- 2001: Fat GirlFat GirlÀ ma sœur! is a 2001 French film directed by Catherine Breillat and starring Roxane Mesquida. It was released in some English speaking countries under the alternative titles For My Sister or Fat Girl....
by Catherine BreillatCatherine BreillatCatherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.-Life and career:Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort...
: Elena - 2002: Sex is ComedySex is ComedySex Is Comedy is a 2002 French film written and directed by Catherine Breillat.-Overview:Sex Is Comedy revolves around a director and her troubles filming an intimate sex scene between two actors who cannot tolerate each other....
by Catherine BreillatCatherine BreillatCatherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.-Life and career:Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort...
: the Actress - 2002: Very Opposite Sexes by Éric Assous : Hélène
- 2002: Âges ingrats by Cyril Gelblat : the young girl
- 2004: Le Grand Voyage by Ismaël FerroukhiIsmaël FerroukhiIsmaël Ferroukhi is a French-Moroccan film director.Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film L'Exposé, which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival...
: Lisa (photo and voice) - 2006: SheitanSheitanSheitan is a 2006 French horror film. It was directed by Kim Chapiron, and written by Kim and Christian Chapiron. It stars and was co-produced by Vincent Cassel...
by Kim Chapiron : Ève - 2007: The Last MistressThe Last Mistress-Bibliography:Anne-Elisabeth Blateau, "Une vieille maîtresse sans Breillat" , in Carré d'Art : Barbey d'Aurevilly, Byron, Dali, Hallier, by Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Anagramme éd., Paris, 2008, pp. 143-149.-External links:...
by Catherine BreillatCatherine BreillatCatherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.-Life and career:Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort...
: Hermangarde - 2009: La Dérive by Philippe Terrier-Hermann
- 2010: Adieu Molitor by Christophe Régin : Jennifer
- 2010: RubberRubber (2010 film)Rubber is a 2010 French comedy film about a tire that comes to life and kills people with its psychic powers. It was directed and written by Quentin Dupieux. The film was shown at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
by Quentin Dupieux : Sheila - 2010: KaboomKaboom (film)Kaboom is a 2010 film, written and directed by Gregg Araki. The film stars Roxane Mesquida, Thomas Dekker, Juno Temple, Haley Bennett, and James Duval...
by Gregg ArakiGregg ArakiGregg Araki is an American independent filmmaker. He is involved in New Queer Cinema.-Early life:Araki was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Santa Barbara, California...
: Lorelei - 2010: Dans ta bouche by Laetitia Masson : the girl from Los Angeles
- 2010: Sennentuntschi by Michael SteinerMichael SteinerMichael Steiner , a national of Germany, was head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo . He studied law in Paris and Munich from 1971 to 1977 and qualified as a judge in 1981. Later that year, he entered the German Foreign Office...
: Sennentuntschi - 2011: Quand j'étais Gothique by Marcia Romano : Aurore
- 2012: Kiss of the Damned by Alexandra CassavetesAlexandra CassavetesAlexandra Cassavetes , nicknamed "Xan", is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of Greek actor-director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is the granddaughter of actress Katherine Cassavetes...
: Mimi - 2012: The Most Fun You Can Have Dying by Kirstin MarconKirstin MarconKirstin Marcon is a New Zealand screenwriter and film director.Her debut 35mm short film as writer & director, She's Racing was made in association with the New Zealand Film Commission in 2000. It screened in competition at Edinburgh Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, and Chicago International...
: Sylvie - 2012: Homesick by Frédéric Da : Roxane
TV
- 1998: Homo cinematographicus by Alberto Veronese (TV documentary)
- 2002: Les Paradis de Laura by Olivier Panchot : Laura
- 2004: Mentir un peu by Agnès Obadia : Irène
- 2005: Les Vagues by Frédéric Carpentier : Célia
- 2011: Gossip GirlGossip Girl (TV series)Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...
: Béatrice Grimaldi