Cécile de France explained

Cécile de France
Birth Date:1975 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Namur, Belgium
Years Active:1997 - present
Occupation:Actress
Children:2
Signature:Cécile de France signature.svg

Cécile de France (in French sesil də fʁɑ̃s/; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in High Tension (2003) and Hereafter (2010).[1]

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 (1995–1998) 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 High Tension (2003, UK title: Switchblade Romance, US title: High Tension). 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 and Steve Coogan.

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.[2] She was also selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

She has two children, Lino and Joy Siron, with musician Guillaume Siron.[4]

In 2019, she was cast in Wes Anderson's film The French Dispatch.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Regarde-moi (en face)Dune
2001Toutes les nuitsThe Prostitute
L'Art (délicat) de la séductionLaure
2002L'Auberge espagnoleIsabelle
IreneIrène
A+ PolluxPollux Lesiak
2003I, CesarSamantha
KaenaVoice
High TensionMarie
2004Around the World in 80 DaysMonique La Roche
La Confiance règneChrystèle Burrel
2005Russian DollsIsabelle
2006Avenue MontaigneJessica
When I Was a SingerMarion
The ColonelLieutenant Galois
Bad FaithClara Breitmann
2007Snow White / Sleeping Beauty / CinderellaVoice
Gone for a DanceBlanche
Hand of the Headless ManEva Sanders
A SecretTania Stirn / Grimbert
2008MesrineJeanne Schneider
2009Sister SmileJeanine Deckers
2010Gardiens de l'ordreJulie
HereafterMarie LeLay
2011The Kid with a BikeSamantha
A Butterfly KissAlice
Cars 2Sally CarreraVoice (French dubbed)
2012SuperstarFleur Arnaud
2013Chinese PuzzleIsabelle
2014MöbiusAlice
2015In HarmonyFlorence Kernel
SummertimeCarole
2016The Jungle BookRakshaFrench voice
Fanny's JourneyMadame Forman
Term LifeLucy
2017DjangoLouise De Klerk
Just to Be SureAnna
2018Dolphin ReefThe NarratorFrench voice
Lady JMadame De La Pommeraye
2019RebellesSandra
Corine
2021The French DispatchMrs. B
Lost IllusionsLouise de Bargeton
PeacefulEugénie
2023Bonnard, Pierre and MartheMarthe Bonnard
Second TourNathalie Pove
ClarissaFilming

Short film

YearFilm
1997Tous nos voeux de bonheur
2000The Last Dream
Bon appétit!
2001Le Mariage en papier
2002Loup!
3 jours, 3 euros
Il était une femme
2003Nervous Breakdown
2004La Nuit du 6 au 7
Les Calamars n'écoutent plus la radi
2008D'une vie à l'autre

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Cas de divorceGabrielle Clément
1999The Judge Is a WomanAnna
2001NanaChristineTelevision film
2003Petits mythes urbainsThe Woman
2007La parureMathilde Loisel
2011HardHerself
2014Hidden KingdomsNarrator (French dubbed)Documentary TV series
2015Call My Agent!HerselfTV series (1 Episode)
2016The Young PopeSofiaSeason 1
2019The New PopeSofiaSeason 2
2023The SwarmDr. Cécile Roche
Greek SaladIsabelle2 episodes

Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2000Festival du Court Métrage de Bruxelles Acting Award
2002Most Promising ActressL'Auberge Espagnole
Most Promising Actress
2003Best ActressHigh Tension
Shooting Stars Award
2005Best Supporting ActressRussian Dolls
Prix Romy Schneider
2007Best ActressAvenue Montaigne
Best Actress
Best Actress
Best ActressWhen I Was a Singer
Best ActressHand of the Headless Man
2008Best ActressA Secret
Best Actress
2009Best ActressSister Smile
2010Best ActressHereafter
2011Best ActressThe Kid with a Bike
Best Actress
2016Best ActressSummertime
2018Best ActressJust to Be Sure
2019Best ActressMademoiselle de Joncquières
2020Best ActressA Bigger World
2022César AwardsBest Supporting RoleLost Illusions[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-10-22 . A Supernatural Beauty . 2024-04-05 . Vanity Fair . en-US.
  2. Web site: The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury . 7 May 2015 . 7 May 2015 . Cannes Film Festival . 19 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519064106/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61357.html . dead .
  3. Web site: The International Jury 2018 . 6 February 2018 . 6 February 2018 . 13 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213193955/https://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Cécile de France en toute sincérité : L'orgasme à jouer, c'est terrible ! . 4 February 2013 . PurePeople.
  5. Web site: The 47th edition of France's biggest night in film takes place next month – which films can you expect to be taking home the trophies? . McDonagh . Shannon. 2022-01-26. Euronews. 2024-04-08.