Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966)[1] is a French

Emmanuelle Seigner
actress, former fashion model, and singer. She is known for
her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The
Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988). She has been
nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in
Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting
Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie En Rose
(2007).[1] She has been married to Polish film director
Roman Polanski since 30 August 1989.

Contents
Life and career
Filmography
Discography
Studio albums
Seigner at the 2013 Cannes Film
References
Festival.
External links
Born 22 June 1966
Paris, France
Life and career Occupation Actress, model, singer
Years active 1984–present
Seigner was born in Paris to a photographer father and a
Spouse(s) Roman Polanski (m. 1989)
journalist mother.[1] She is the granddaughter of the actor
Louis Seigner and sister of the actress Mathilde Seigner. She Children 2; including Morgane
was educated at a Catholic convent school and began Polanski
modelling at the age of fourteen.[2]

She married Roman Polanski on 30 August 1989, and they have

two children: daughter Morgane and son Elvis. Her husband
directed her in Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth
Gate (1999), Venus in Fur (2013), Based On A True Story (2017)
and An Officer and a Spy (2019). 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. In 2012, she played
the principal role of Vanda in Polanski's French film adaption of Seigner with husband Roman
David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the Polanski at the César Awards 2011.
Austrian novel of the near-same name, for which she received
praise as Vanda, an actress, playing against writer and theatre
director Thomas played by Mathieu Amalric.[3]
Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas.
In 2006, she became the lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed
to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle.[4] They released a self-titled album in 2007.[5][6] Seigner released a solo
album called Distant Lover in 2014. She and Polanski live with their two children in Paris. She was an
ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.

Filmography
Year Title Role Director Notes
Princess of the Jean-Luc
1985 Détective
Bahamas Godard
Pierre Granier-
1986 Cours privé Zanon
Deferre
Roman
1988 Frantic Michelle
Polanski
Mario
1990 Dark Illness The Girl
Monicelli
Micheline "Mimi" Roman
1992 Bitter Moon
Bouvier Polanski
1994 Le Sourire Odile Claude Miller
Let's Hope it Michel
1996 Julie Neyrac
Lasts Thibaud
Gabriele
Nirvana Lisa
Salvatores
1997
La divine
Bobbi Michel Deville
poursuite
RPM Michelle Claire Ian Sharp
1998 Nominated – César Award for Best
Place Vendôme Nathalie Nicole Garcia
Supporting Actress
Roman
The Ninth Gate The Girl
1999 Polanski
Buddy Boy Gloria Mark Hanlon
Laguna Thelma Pianon Dennis Berry
2001 Witches to the Giovanni
Lucilla
North Veronesi
François
Corps à corps Laura Bartelli
Hanss
2003
António-Pedro
Os Imortais Madeleine Durand
Vasconcelos
Happily Ever
Nathalie Yvan Attal
2004 After
Sans toi Armelle Liria Bégéja Short
Emmanuelle
2005 Backstage Lauren Waks
Bercot
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best
La Vie en rose Titine Olivier Dahan
Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Diving Bell Julian
2007 Céline Desmoulins
and the Butterfly Schnabel
Francesca
Four Last Songs Helena
Joseph
Giallo Linda Dario Argento
2009 Danièle
Change of Plans Sarah Mattei
Thompson
2010 Jerzy
Essential Killing Margaret
Skolimowski
 Chicas Nuria Yasmina Reza
A Few Hours of Stéphane
Clémence
Spring Brizé
2012 In the House Esther Artole François Ozon
The Man Who Jean-Pierre
Duchess Josiane
Laughs Améris
International Cinephile Society Award –
Best Actress
Nominated – César Award for Best
Roman Actress
Venus in Fur Vanda Jourdain
Polanski Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for
2013 Best Actress
Nominated – Lumières Award for Best
Actress
Nicolas
Croire Isabelle Short
Cazalé
Katell
Heal the Living Marianne
Quillévéré
Le divan de
2016 Lidia Fanny Ardant
Staline
The Siege of
Madame LaFontagne Richie Smyth
Jadotville
Based on a True Roman
2017 Delphine
Story Polanski
The Woman from
At Eternity's Julian
2018 Arles / Madame
Gate Schnabel
Ginoux
An Officer and a Roman
2019 Pauline Monnier
Spy Polanski

Discography

Studio albums
Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle (2007) Sony
Dingue (2010)
Distant Lover (2014)
Diabolique (as L'épée) (2019) (with Anton Newcombe &
The Liminanas)

References
1. "Emmanuelle Seigner Biography (1966-)" (http://www.fil Seigner in concert at the Mermaid
mreference.com/film/45/Emmanuelle-Seigner.html\). Theatre London, 7 July 2008
Filmreference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
2. "Encore! - Modelling, music and movies: Emmanuelle
Seigner on her eclectic career" (https://www.france24.com/en/20140408-emmanuelle-seign
er-distant-lovers-music-roman-polanski). France 24. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September
2020.
 3. La Vénus à la Fourrure (http://www.premiere.fr/film/La-Venus-a-la-Fourrure-3513636).
Premiere (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2013.
4. Premiere (https://books.google.com/books?id=ILYqAQAAIAAJ) (in French). 2007. p. 114.
Retrieved 12 November 2018.
5. "Bourges: les filles du printemps" (https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/musique/bourges-les-filles-
du-printemps_1510486.html). LExpress.fr (in French). 23 April 2014. Retrieved
12 November 2018.
6. Les inrockuptibles (https://books.google.com/books?id=eqAmAQAAIAAJ) (in French).
Editions Indépendantes. 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

External links
Emmanuelle Seigner (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782561/) at IMDb
Emmanuelle Seigner (https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Emmanuelle_Seigne
r/) at Fashion Model Directory
Emmanuelle Seigner (https://www.allmovie.com/artist/p64370) at AllMovie
Emmanuelle Seigner (http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=8591.
html?nopub=1) at AlloCiné (in French)

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