Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

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.

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Filmography

2024

Bungalow 21
Bungalow 21
as Marilyn Monroe
Movie - Released: 3/26/2024

2023

Pet Shop Days
Pet Shop Days
as Diana
Movie - Released: 9/3/2023

2022

Quelle époque !
Quelle époque !
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/24/2022

2019

An Officer and a Spy
An Officer and a Spy
as Pauline Monnier
Movie - Released: 9/30/2019

2018

At Eternity's Gate
At Eternity's Gate
as Madame Ginoux
Movie - Released: 11/15/2018
Insoupçonnable
Insoupçonnable
as Chloé Fisher
TV - Released: 8/31/2018

2017

Based on a True Story
Based on a True Story
as Delphine
Movie - Released: 11/1/2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2017

2016

Heal the Living
Heal the Living
as Marianne
Movie - Released: 11/1/2016
The Siege of Jadotville
The Siege of Jadotville
as Madame LaFontagne
Movie - Released: 9/19/2016
Stalin's Couch
Stalin's Couch
as Lidia
Movie - Released: 11/13/2016
Quotidien
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/12/2016

2013

Venus in Fur
Venus in Fur
as Vanda
Movie - Released: 5/28/2013

2012

A Few Hours of Spring
A Few Hours of Spring
as Clémence
Movie - Released: 9/19/2012
In the House
In the House
as Esther
Movie - Released: 9/26/2012
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
as Josiane
Movie - Released: 12/26/2012
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/9/2012
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/9/2012

2010

Giallo
Giallo
as Linda
Movie - Released: 3/13/2010
Essential Killing
Essential Killing
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 9/6/2010
Chicas
Chicas
as Nuria
Movie - Released: 3/10/2010

2009

Change of Plans
Change of Plans
as Sarah Mattei
Movie - Released: 2/18/2009

2007

La Vie en Rose
La Vie en Rose
as Titine
Movie - Released: 2/14/2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Céline Desmoulins
Movie - Released: 5/23/2007
Lou Reed's Berlin
Lou Reed's Berlin
as Caroline
Movie - Released: 9/4/2007
Four Last Songs
Four Last Songs
as Helena
Movie - Released: 1/11/2007

2006

Salut les Terriens !
Salut les Terriens !
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 11/4/2006

2005

Backstage
Backstage
as Lauren Waks
Movie - Released: 11/16/2005

2004

Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
as Nathalie
Movie - Released: 8/25/2004
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
as Hedda Gabler
Movie - Released: 11/4/2004

2003

Body to Body
Body to Body
as Laura
Movie - Released: 4/22/2003
The Immortals
The Immortals
as Madeleine Durand
Movie - Released: 11/7/2003

2001

Streghe verso nord
Streghe verso nord
as Lucilla
Movie - Released: 11/15/2001
Hotel Laguna
Hotel Laguna
as Thelma Pianon
Movie - Released: 4/15/2001

2000

Buddy Boy
Buddy Boy
as Gloria
Movie - Released: 3/24/2000
Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre
Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1999

The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate
as The Girl
Movie - Released: 8/25/1999

1998

Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme
as Nathalie
Movie - Released: 10/7/1998
RPM
RPM
as Michelle Claire
Movie - Released: 6/23/1998
Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche
as Self
TV - Released: 9/20/1998

1997

The Gods Must Be Daring
The Gods Must Be Daring
as Bobbi
Movie - Released: 4/30/1997
Nirvana
Nirvana
as Lisa
Movie - Released: 1/24/1997

1996

Let's Hope It Lasts
Let's Hope It Lasts
as Julie Neyrac
Movie - Released: 2/7/1996

1994

Le Sourire
Le Sourire
as Odile
Movie - Released: 8/17/1994

1992

Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon
as Mimi
Movie - Released: 9/2/1992

1991

The King of Ads
The King of Ads
as Self (segment "Vanity Fair commercial")
Movie - Released: 11/1/1991

1990

Dark Illness
Dark Illness
as The Girl
Movie - Released: 2/22/1990

1988

Frantic
Frantic
as Michelle
Movie - Released: 2/19/1988

1986

Private Tuition
Private Tuition
as Zanon
Movie - Released: 11/12/1986

1985

Detective
Detective
as Princess of the Bahamas
Movie - Released: 8/23/1985

1974

Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
as Self
TV - Released: 9/25/1974