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Léa Seydoux

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
64

Gender
Female

Birthday
July 1, 1985 (41 years old)

Place of Birth
Passy, Paris, France

Léa Seydoux

Biography

Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (French: [lea sɛdu]; born 1 July 1985) is a French actress. Prolific in both French cinema and Hollywood, she has received five César Award nominations, two Lumières Awards, a Palme d'Or and a BAFTA Award nomination. In 2009, she won the Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, Seydoux was appointed a Dame of the Order of Arts and Letters. In 2022, the French government made her a Dame of the National Order of Merit.

She began her acting career with her film debut in Girlfriends (2006), with early roles in The Last Mistress (2007) and On War (2008). She won acclaim for her French roles in The Beautiful Person (2008), Belle Épine (2010), and Farewell, My Queen (2012). During this time, she expanded her career by appearing in supporting roles in high-profile Hollywood films, including Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009), Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010), Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011) and the action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).

Her breakthrough role came with the controversial and acclaimed film Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), for which she received the Lumières Award for Best Actress, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival alongside her co-star Adèle Exarchopoulos. She received her second Lumières Award in the same year for the film Grand Central. She gained international attention for her role as Bond girl Madeleine Swann in Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).

She has appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The French Dispatch (2021). Other notable roles include Beauty and the Beast (2014), Saint Laurent (2014), The Lobster (2015), Zoe (2018), France (2021), Crimes of the Future (2022), One Fine Morning (2022), The Beast (2023) and Dune: Part Two (2024).

Seydoux has also worked as a model. She has been showcased in Vogue Paris, American Vogue, L'Officiel, Another Magazine and W magazine, among others. Since 2016, she has been a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton.

Known For

Acting

2026Dune: Part Threeas Lady Margot Fenring
2026Gentle Monsteras Lucy Weiss
2026The Unknownas Eva Helsinger/David Zimmerman
2026Silent Friendas Dr. Alice Sauvage
2024The Second Actas Florence Drucker
2024Dune: Part Twoas Lady Margot Fenring
2024The Beastas Gabrielle
2023Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worldsas Self
2023Cannes Uncutas Self
2023Beau gesteas Self
2022One Fine Morningas Sandra Kienzler
2022Crimes of the Futureas Caprice
2021Designing Bondas Self
2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sunas Simone
2021No Time to Dieas Madeleine
2021Franceas France de Meurs
2021The Story of My Wifeas Lizzy
2021Deceptionas The English Lover
2019Oh Mercyas Claude
2018Kurskas Tanya Averina
2018Zoeas Zoe
2018She's Frenchas
2016It's Only the End of the Worldas Suzanne
2015Spectreas Madeleine
2015The Lobsteras Loner Leader
2015Diary of a Chambermaidas Célestine
2014Saint Laurentas Loulou de la Falaise
2014The Grand Budapest Hotelas Clotilde
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
2014Beauty and the Beastas Belle
2013Blue Is the Warmest Coloras Emma
2013Grand Centralas Karole
2012Sisteras Louise
2012Farewell, My Queenas Agathe-Sidonie Laborde
2011Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocolas Sabine Moreau
2011Midnight in Parisas Gabrielle
2011Mysteries of Lisbonas Blanche de Monfort
2011My Wife's Romanceas Ève
2010Belle épineas Prudence Friedmann
2010Mysteries of Lisbonas Blanche de Montfort
2010Roses on Creditas Marjoline
2010Little Tailoras Marie-Julie
2010Robin Hoodas Isabella of Angoulême
2010Rose, c'est Parisas self
2010Tracelessas Fleur
2009Going Southas Léa
2009Lourdesas Maria
2009Uppsala Doctor'sas Victoria Lindermänn
2009Inglourious Basterdsas Charlotte LaPadite
2009The Illusionsas La fille du métro
2008On Waras Marie
2008The Beautiful Personas Junie
2008Dolls and Angelsas Gisèle
2008Les vacances de Clémenceas Jackie
200713 French Streetas Jenny
2007The Last Mistressas Olivia
2007La Consolationas Camille
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self
2006Girlfriendsas Aurore
2002Père et Maireas La lycéenne
Untitled Leos Carax Projectas
Separate Roomsas
Alpha Gangas
The Masque of the Red Deathas

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