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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-06-22 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Emanuelle Seigner

امانوئل سینیه

Emmanuelle Seigner

Biography

Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French actress 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). She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989. Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist. She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and Marie-Amélie Seigner, singer. Through their father, they are the granddaughters of the actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and the nieces of the actress Françoise Seigner (1928-2008), both deans and members of the Comédie-Française. She is the niece of doctor Véronique Vasseur. She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen. 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 adaptation of David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the 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. 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. They released a self-titled album in 2007. Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014. From 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris. Seigner married Roman Polanski on August 30, 1989 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. They have two children, Morgane (born in 1993) and Elvis (born in 1998). She and Polanski live with their two children in Paris. Source: Article "Emmanuelle Seigner" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

La Vie en Rose

2007

La Vie en Rose

as

Titine

The Ninth Gate

1999

The Ninth Gate

as

The Girl

Pet Shop Days

2023

Pet Shop Days

as

Diana

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

as

Céline Desmoulins

Frantic

1988

Frantic

as

Michelle

Bitter Moon

1992

Bitter Moon

as

Mimi

Place Vendôme

1998

Place Vendôme

as

Nathalie

Giallo

2010

Giallo

as

Linda

Happily Ever After

2004

Happily Ever After

as

Nathalie

Change of Plans

2009

Change of Plans

as

Sarah Mattei

Body to Body

2003

Body to Body

as

Laura

Le Sourire

1994

Le Sourire

as

Odile

Essential Killing

2010

Essential Killing

as

Margaret

The Immortals

2003

The Immortals

as

Madeleine Durand

Chicas

2010

Chicas

as

Nuria

Lou Reed's Berlin

2007

Lou Reed's Berlin

as

Caroline

Detective

1985

Detective

as

Princess of the Bahamas

Backstage

2005

Backstage

as

Lauren Waks

RPM

1998

RPM

as

Michelle Claire

A Few Hours of Spring

2012

A Few Hours of Spring

as

Clémence

In the House

2012

In the House

as

Esther

Buddy Boy

2000

Buddy Boy

as

Gloria

The Man Who Laughs

2012

The Man Who Laughs

as

Josiane

Streghe verso nord

2001

Streghe verso nord

as

Lucilla

Venus in Fur

2013

Venus in Fur

as

Vanda

Dark Illness

1990

Dark Illness

as

The Girl

Hotel Laguna

2001

Hotel Laguna

as

Thelma Pianon

Private Tuition

1986

Private Tuition

as

Zanon

Four Last Songs

2007

Four Last Songs

as

Helena

Bungalow 21

2024

Bungalow 21

as

Marilyn Monroe

Heal the Living

2016

Heal the Living

as

Marianne

Based on a True Story

2017

Based on a True Story

as

Delphine

The Siege of Jadotville

2016

The Siege of Jadotville

as

Madame LaFontagne

Stalin's Couch

2016

Stalin's Couch

as

Lidia

At Eternity's Gate

2018

At Eternity's Gate

as

Madame Ginoux

The King of Ads

1991

The King of Ads

as

Self (segment "Vanity Fair commercial")

Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out

2012

Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out

as

Self (archive footage)

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

2012

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

as

Self (archive footage)

An Officer and a Spy

2019

An Officer and a Spy

as

Pauline Monnier

Let's Hope It Lasts

1996

Let's Hope It Lasts

as

Julie Neyrac

Nirvana

1997

Nirvana

as

Lisa

Hedda Gabler

2004

Hedda Gabler

as

Hedda Gabler

Salut les Terriens !

Salut les Terriens !

as

Self - Guest

Quelle époque !

Quelle époque !

as

Self - Guest

Quotidien

Quotidien

as

Self - Guest

Insoupçonnable

Insoupçonnable

as

Chloé Fisher

On n'est pas couché

On n'est pas couché

as

Self - Guest

Production

Crew

Directing