Life and career

Born in Namur, she left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she studied theatre for two years with actor Jean Paul Denizon, assistant to British director Peter Brook. She then spent three years (1995-98) at the acting academy ENSATT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre) in the Département Comédie first at the Rue Blanche in Paris, then in Lyon. She was discovered by the agent Dominique Besnehard and appeared in French hit films such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002).

Her international breakthrough came with the horror film Haute Tension (2003, UK title: Switchblade Romance, US title: High Tension), which was a worldwide success. She caught the eye of Hollywood producers and soon landed her first major role in a US feature, Around the World in 80 Days (2004), in which she starred alongside Jackie Chan.

She won two César Awards for Most Promising Actress in L'Auberge espagnole (2002), and Best Supporting Actress in Les Poupées russes (2005).

In 2014, she hosted the 39th César Awards ceremony.

She was selected to be on the jury for the Cinéfondation and short films sections of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

She has two children, Lino and Joy, with musician Guillaume Siron.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Cas de divorce	Gabrielle Clément	TV series
1997	Tous nos voeux de bonheur		Short film
1998	La Balle au bond		Telefilm
1999	The Judge Is a Woman	Anna	TV series
2000	Regarde-moi (en face)	Dune
2000	The Last Dream		Short film
2000	Bon appétit !		Short film
2001	Toutes les nuits	The prostitute
2001	L'Art (délicat) de la séduction	Laure
2001	Le Mariage en papier	Lise	Short film
2001	Nana	Christine	Telefilm
2002	Loup !	Lucie	Short film
2002	L'Auberge Espagnole	Isabelle	César Award for Most Promising Actress Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress
2002	Irène	Irène
2002	A+ Pollux	Pollux Lesiak
2002	3 jours, 3 euros		Short film
2002	Il était une femme		Short film
2003	Nervous Breakdown		Short film
2003	I, Cesar	Samantha
2003	Kaena: The Prophecy	Kaena	Voice
2003	High Tension	Marie	Sitges Film Festival - Best Actress
2003	Petits mythes urbains	The Woman	TV series
2004	Around the World in 80 Days	Monique La Roche
2004	La Nuit du 6 au 7	Eve	Short film
2004	La Confiance règne	Chrystèle Burrel
2004	Les Calamars n'écoutent plus la radio		Short film
2005	Russian Dolls	Isabelle	César Award for Best Supporting Actress
2006	Avenue Montaigne	Jessica	Swann d'Or for Best Actress Nominated—César Award for Best Actress Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress
2006	When I Was a Singer	Marion	Nominated—César Award for Best Actress
2006	The Colonel	Lieutenant Galois
2006	Bad Faith	Clara Breitmann
2007	Snow White: The Sequel	Snow White / Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella	Voice
2007	Chez Maupassant	Mathilde Loisel	TV series
2007	Gone for a Dance	Blanche
2007	Hand of the Headless Man	Eva Sanders	Bayard d'Or for Best Actress
2007	A Secret	Tania Stirn / Grimbert	Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated—César Award for Best Actress
2008	Mesrine	Jeanne Schneider
2008	D'une vie à l'autre	Milla / The young mother	Short film
2009	Sister Smile	Jeanine Deckers	Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2010	Gardiens de l'ordre	Julie
2010	Hereafter	Marie Lelay	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress
2011	The Kid with a Bike	Samantha	Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2011	A Butterfly Kiss	Alice
2011	Hard	Cécile	TV series
2011	Cars 2	Sally Carrera	Voice (French dubbed)
2012	Superstar	Fleur Arnaud
2013	Möbius	Alice
2013	Chinese Puzzle	Isabelle
2014	Hidden Kingdoms	Narrator (French dubbed)	Documentary TV series
2015	En équilibre	Florence Kernel
2015	Summertime	Carole	Nominated—César Award for Best Actress
2015	Dix pour cent	Herself	TV Series (1 Episode)
2016	The Young Pope	Sofia	TV mini-series
2016	The Jungle Book	Raksha	French voice
2016	Le Voyage de Fanny
2016	Term Life	Lucy
2017	Ôtez-moi d'un doute	Anna

Theatre

• 1996 : Dormez je le veux by Georges Feydeau, directed by Benoît Blampain
• 1996 : Une palette rouge sang by Valeria Moretti, directed by Jean Paul Denizon
• 1996 : Le songe d'une nuit d'été by William Shakespeare, directed by Pierre Pradinas
• 1997 : Variations Strindberg-Feydeau, directed by Nada Strancar
• 1998 : Pour nous, directed by Serguei Issayev
• 1998 : Tu serais un ange tombé du ciel exprès pour nous by N. Sadour and A. Vampilov
• 1999, 2000 : Electre, by Sophocle, directed by Claudia Stavisky
• 1999 : Le baladin du monde occidental de John Millington Synge, directed by Philippe Delaigue
• 2001 : Mademoiselle Julie by August Strindberg, directed by Gwenaël Morin
• 2001 : SC35C, by Jean-Michel Frère

Other awards

• 2000: Acting Award at Festival du Court Métrage de Bruxelles
• 2003: Shooting Stars Award
• 2005: Prix Romy Schneider

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