Lea Seydoux is a talented young actress in French cinema and Hollywood, a model. For most viewers, she was remembered for the films "The Beautiful Fig Tree", "Adele's Life", "Maid's Diary", "007: Spectrum", "Beauty and the Beast."
Biography of Lea Seydoux
Lea Seydoux (full name Lea Helen Seydoux-Fournier de Closon) was born July 1, 1985 in Paris, France. Seydoux's parents both have Alsatian roots. Rod Seydoux is widely known in France due to its history and its influence. The actress's grandfather, Jerome Seydoux, is the chairman of the French cinema company Pathé, and his cousin is the chairman of the Gaumont film studio. Another cousin is a film producer and the head of the Lille football club.
Her father, Henri Seydoux, director and founder of the French company of modern wireless technologies Parrot, and great-great-grandson of the businessman in the oil industry and investor Marcel Schlumberger. The mother of the actress, Valerie Schlumberger, a former actress who became a philanthropist and owner of a company to promote the work of African artists. She is also the founder of charitable organizations to help homeless children in Africa. Camille's sister works as an actress stylist, and the brothers are involved in the film industry.
Parents of the girl were very often on the move - her mother was often at work in Africa, and her father was on business trips. When Lea was 3 years old, the parents decided on a divorce. Seydoux is not the only child in the family. She grew up surrounded by four brothers and a sister, but, according to the actress, she still felt lonely in her childhood.
The Seydoux family is known in higher circles, so Leah was familiar with many celebrities from an early age, for example, singer Mick Jagger and shoe designer Christian Louboutin.
For 6 years, his father sent Leah to summer camps in the United States. He wanted his daughter to learn fluency in English.
Career Lea Seydoux
At a young age, Lea Seydoux wanted to become an opera singer, and even studied music at the Conservatory of Paris. However, after meeting with her friend-actor, she soon left this idea. "I found the life of the actor beautiful: you can travel, you are free and you can do whatever you want, you are the master of your life." Inspired by a new choice in life, Lea Seydoux decided to connect her with an acting career, and at the age of 18 she began attending classes at the French drama school, and in 2007 continued her studies at the New York acting studio.
In 2005, Lea Seydoux first appeared in the music video of the French singer Raphaël "Ne Partons Pas Fâchés". The following year, Seydoux received her debut role in the movie, playing one of the main characters in the romantic comedy "Girls on Top: A French Kiss".
Lea Seydoux attracted wide public attention after the release of the film directed by Christoph Honore the Beautiful Fig Tree in 2008, and was nominated for the Cesar Award as "the most promising actress of the year."
In 2009, Lea Seydoux received one of the main roles in the religious drama directed by Jessica Hausner "Lourdes" (awarded with ten prestigious awards), and starred in the short story of her first Hollywood film Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds".
In 2010, the actress starred in one box-office Ridley Scott feature film "Robin Hood" along with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, embodying the image of Princess Isabella.
Other 2010 works on Lea Seydoux's list include Louis Garrel’s short film, The Little Tailor, and Rebecca Zlotowski’s drama, The Beautiful Splinter, for which the actress was nominated for the second time for the Cesar Award.
Lea Seydoux was almost approved for the main female role of the informal Lisbeth Salander in the detective and criminal drama "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" in 2011, but the role was transferred to another little-known actress Rooney Mara. Lea later commented: “I was upset. But I don’t think I was able to do anything for this role. It was completely against my nature. I tried, but Geriona Lisbeth is a physically fragile girl who suffers from anorexia, and I did not like it.”.
Seydoux was selected for the role of saleswoman Gabrielle in the melodrama Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. According to the actress, she was happy from the opportunity to star in the film of one of her favorite directors. Lea Seyd didn't even have to go through the casting - Woody Allen just chose her photo from three other actresses.
2011 was the most productive year for Lea Seydoux in her film career. In the Hollywood box office action movie Mission Impossible: The Phantom Protocol, Lea Seydoux played the killer Sabin Moro along with other world stars Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner.
After successful work in Hollywood, the actress returned to French cinema. In 2012, the historical melodrama Goodbye My Queen and the crime drama Sister came out in wide release. For participation in the first drama, Seydou was nominated for the Cesar Prize, and the second was awarded a special award at the Berlin Film Festival.
In the same year, Seydoux played the role of the young extraordinary student Emma in the acclaimed melodrama Life Adele, and received the Golden Palm Branch at the 66th Cannes Film Festival and the Lumiere Award for her excellent play. Also, Lea Seydoux was nominated for the British Award for "Rising Star" of the year and for the Cesar Award as "Best Actress". Seydoux's role in Adele's Life has attracted a lot of rave reviews and international attention.
In 2014, Leah, together with Vincent Cassel, starred in the fantasy film "Beauty and the Beast", based on the fairy tale of the same name.
In 2016, the actress starred in the drama “It's Just the End of the World, ” Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and Gaspard Ulliel became colleagues on the set. This film won the Cannes Film Festival in the same year, and also won the Cesar Prize in 2017.
Lea Seydoux added to the list of actresses who played the role of James Bond girl - Madeleine Swann, in the 24th film about the British spy in the action movie "007: SPECTRUM".
Among the latest works of the actress are the futuristic melodrama "Zoe" and the drama about the death of the submarine "Kursk", which is widely gaining popularity of discussions on the network.
In addition to the film career, Lea Seydoux often adorns the covers of fashion magazines, and also becomes the face of new fragrances from famous perfume houses.
