The heroine of the actress Clemence Poesy from the legendary science fiction saga "Harry Potter" flashes infrequently in films, but for these short "exits" she managed to conquer the audience. And this is due not only to the author of the work and the creators of the film, but also to the performers of its role.
Frenchwoman Clemence Poesy - designer, model, actress and artist. But to a wide audience, and not only in her own country, she is better known as an actress. In her filmography, nearly 40 works in the cinema. She was an official of leading European cosmetic brands. Poetry actively developed in the modeling business, tried herself in singing, even recorded one musical composition with the famous English singer Miles Kane. Who is she and where from? How did you get into the world of art?
Biography of actress Clemence Poesy
The real name of the actress is Guichard. She took the maiden name of her mother Poesy as a pseudonym when she began working as a model in glossy magazines. Clemence was born in the French town of L'Es-les-Roses, which is famous for its rose gardens. The girl was born on the last day of November 1982 in the family of a director and teacher.
Clemence Poetry received secondary education in Medon. In the lower grades, peers considered her strange, Clemence actually had no friends, but this fact did not bother her at all. Everything changed after the girl’s long trip to Canada through the so-called “exchange”. In a foreign country, she made friends, realized that her behavior at home was strange. After the trip, she radically changed, chose a different type of education - bilingual, her friends also appeared in France.
After a trip to Canada, Clemence decided on the choice of profession. She was previously attracted to cinema and fashion, but she did not dare to "step" into their world. Along with self-confidence, confidence in her future came to her. Already at the age of 14, the girl made her debut with the help of her father in the theater. So began the career of actress and model Clemence Poesy.
First steps in a career
The girl understood that only the help of her father was not enough for the successful development of her career. She decided to get a specialized education and first went to the International School of Salan and Weaver, where they taught modeling, and then successfully graduated from the University of Nanterra and the Higher National School of Dramatic Art. The last educational institution taught not only acting, but also vocals.
After her debut in the theater and studies, Clemence more often received proposals for cooperation from modeling agencies, but the main goal of the girl was cinema. Poetry was the cover art for magazines like
- ID
- Jalouse
- Nylon
- Yen.
She did not refuse offers to go to the podium and take part in “glossy” photo shoots, but she did not forget about her dream either. At first she was content with episodic or secondary roles, but already in 2002, when she was almost 30 years old, she got her first major role - she played the heroine of the German director's film “Olga's Summer”. The first major role was followed by others, along with them came recognition in the world of cinema.
Filmography actress Clemence Poesy
In the creative piggy bank of this actress, there are almost 40 movie roles. She is familiar with Russian film enthusiasts in her roles in the films Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter. The Deathly Hallows and the film War and Peace (2007) by the Austrian director Robert Dornhelm, where she was filigree, according to critics, who played the role of Natasha Rostova. But there are other significant works in the piggy bank of the actress:
- Maria Stewart from Conspiracy Against the Crown,
- Lumi from Cafe de Flor's Lovers
- The masked bandits Julie,
- Chloe from Bury Bottom,
- A wound from 127 hours
- Kate from The Floor Below, and others.
Clemence accepts offers to act in series. Her work in the youth project "Gossip Girl" was highly praised by both critics and viewers. For her work in the paintings "127 Hours" and "Bottom Brugge, " the actress was nominated for an Oscar.
In an interview, Clemence Poesy admits that she does not want to limit her career to just acting. She still appears on the pages of glossy magazines, became the ambassador of the perfume house Chlo, collaborated as a model with Gap, and was the advertising face of the brand G-Star Raw. In 2011, Clemence Poesy presented herself as a singer - took part in the recording of the musical composition for the starting album of Miles Kane.
