Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent (born 21 February 1983) is a French actress, filmmaker, and singer. The recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Globally, she is best known for her roles in Inglourious Basterds, Now You See Me, 6 Underground, and Operation Finale. Born in Paris to a Jewish family, Laurent was introduced to acting at the age of sixteen by Gérard Depardieu, who cast her in a minor role in the romantic drama The Bridge (1999). She gained wider recognition for her supporting work in several French films, most notably the 2006 comedy Dikkenek, for which she won Étoiles d'Or for Best Female Newcomer. Her breakthrough role came in the 2006 drama film Don't Worry, I'm Fine, for which she later won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Prix Romy Schneider. Laurent made her Hollywood debut in 2009 with the role as Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster war film Inglourious Basterds. Her performance won the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress Awards. While she has worked mainly in independent films, including Paris (2008) and Enemy (2013), Laurent also appeared in commercially successful Hollywood films, including the comedy drama Beginners (2011), and the caper film Now You See Me (2013), the former earning her a nomination at the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress. Laurent's other notable works include the art-house drama The Round Up (2010), the comedy drama Et soudain, tout le monde me manque (2011), and the mystery thriller Night Train to Lisbon (2013). She is also known for voicing Mary Katherine and Disgust in the French dubs of Epic (2013) and Inside Out (2015) respectively. Additionally, she starred in Chris Weitz's 2018 drama Operation Finale with Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley, telling the story of the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. In addition to her film career, Laurent has appeared in stage productions in France. She made her theatre debut in 2010 in Nicolas Bedos's Promenade de santé. The short film De moins en moins (2008) marked her debut as a filmmaker. Her feature film directorial debut is The Adopted (2011). Respire (2014), her second production as a director, was screened at the International Critics' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. She made her singing debut with a studio album En t'attendant in May 2011; the album contains twelve songs, five of which are co-written and co-produced by Irish folk musician Damien Rice.
Freedom
as uncreditedInspired by the true events of one of France's most notorious non-violent robbers, Bruno Sulak,...
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In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The...
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Now You See Me
as Alma DrayAn FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists...
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After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a...
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After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when...
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Enemy
as MaryA mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's...
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Wingwomen
as CaroleTired of life on the run, a pro thief decides to retire — but not before one easy last job with...
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Beginners
as Anna WallaceOliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has...
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Tomorrow
as SelfClimate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses...
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The Mad Women's Ball
as Geneviève GleizesA woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one...
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Mia and the White Lion
as Alice OwenA young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.
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Operation Finale
as Hanna ElianIn 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi...
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The Adopted
as LisaLisa and Marine live a life of relative companionship together, where the only man permitted...
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The Flood
as Marie-Antoinette1792. Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children have been arrested and imprisoned...
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Oxygen
as Elizabeth 'Liz' HansenA woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and must find a...
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The Beat That My Heart Skipped
as Minskov's GirlfriendA ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young...
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My Son
as Marie BlanchardThe story of a busy man, who fills his time travelling to Africa, South America and the Middle...
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The Round Up
as Annette MonodA faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.
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By the Sea
as LeaSet in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an...
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Night Train to Lisbon
as Young EstefaniaRaimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles...
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QT8: The First Eight
as self (archive footage)A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino,...
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Ride Above
as MarieGrowing up among horses at her parents' stud farm, Zoé dreams of becoming a jockey and forms a...
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Aloft
as Jannia RessmoreAs we follow a mother and her son, we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them...
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Paris
as LaetitiaPierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a...
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Don't Worry, I'm Fine
as Élise 'Lili' TellierA 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with...
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Return of the Hero
as Elisabeth BeaugrandFrance, 1809. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her...
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Eternity
as MathildeValentine marries at the end of the 19th century, and love passes through her family from...
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The Concert
as Anne-Marie JacquetA former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov...
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Summer Things
as CaroleTwo couple of friends, one very rich, the other almost homeless, decide to go on Holiday. Julie,...
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Days of Glory
as Margueritte village Vosges1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said,...
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Dikkenek
as NatachaJean-Claude is a loud-mouthed, know-it-all and full time boor who is best friends with Stef, a...
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Boomerang
as Agathe ReyWhen Antoine returns to the island of Noirmoutier, secrets kept in the past resurfaces and...
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The Day I Saw Your Heart
as Justine DhreyJustine, struggles with commitment, listens to old David Bowie covers, and uses her employer’s...
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Requiem for a Killer
as LucrèceLucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have...
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Every Jack Has a Jill
as ChloeJack is encouraged to take the romantic Paris vacation he won, despite just being dumped by his...
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Snowboarder
as CéliaGaspard, un jeune snowboarder talentueux mais peu ambitieux, vit et travaille à l'Alpe d'Huez,...
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Une vie à t'attendre
as la jeune fille à l'usineA married Frenchwoman living in Brazil returns to her native country to visit her ailing elderly...
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The End of the Line
as Narrator for France (voice)Examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations and...
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Room of Death
as Lucie HennebelleWhile on a joyride with the headlights turned off, two men hit and kill another man carrying a...
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The Last Day
as LouiseAt Christmas time, 19-year-old Simon returns home to visit his dysfunctional family with Louise,...
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This Is My Body
as ClaraGifted student Antoine goes against his family’s wishes and accepts the lead role in a...
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Souvenir
as Party guestAfter spending the night together with her idol, Sinclair, Léa hopes to see him again soon. She...
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Paris Prestige
as MargotNasser, a 30-something Parisian with a troubled past, returns to Paris after some jail time....
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Hidden Love
as SophieA psychiatrist tries to help a suicidal woman who despises her grown daughter.
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The Bridge
as LisbethMina is a movie buff with a husband, Georges, who's out of work, and a 15-year-old son, Tommy....
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Jean Moulin, une affaire française
as Alice Arguel (jeune)Drama set in the Second World War, focused on Jean Moulin, hero, martyr and symbol of the French...
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The Business Trip
as Réceptioniste de HôtelA business man in his 30s, with an expense account, checks into a hotel, exchanging smiles and...
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Après Demain
as SelfTwo years after the phenomenal success of the documentary Demain, Cyril Dion looks back at the...
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The Killer
as StellaLeo Zimmermann, a business man from Paris dotes on his daughter. He proposes a strange offer to...
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L'Autostoppeuse
as uncreditedÉmilie leaves Paris behind the wheel of a car she can't drive. She hitchhikes the wrong way...
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Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
as SelfThe cast and crew of 'Enemy' guide the audience through the making of the film and the possible...
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Rice Rhapsody
as SabineWith her elder two sons being gay, a traditionally-minded mother fears her youngest son could be...
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Running Man
as uncreditedA reality and competition show where members are joined by celebs to complete a weekly mission...
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Télématin
as SelfTélématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7,...
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Little America
as SylvianeAn anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt,...
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Fright Krewe
as Fiona Bunrady (voice)An ancient prophecy and a Voodoo Queen put misfit teens in charge of saving New Orleans from the...
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Sophie's Misfortunes
as Camille de Fleurville (voix)The series recounts five difficult years in the life of young Sophie who goes on the conquer the...
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