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Cécile de France
Cécile de France at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Born	(1975-07-17) 17 July 1975 (age 49) Namur, Belgium
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Guillaume Siron ​(m. 2006)​
Children	2
Website	www.cecile-de-france.com
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Cécile de France (French: [sesil də fʁɑ̃s]; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in High Tension (2003) and Hereafter (2010).

Life and career

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Born in Namur, she left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she studied theatre for two years with actor Jean Paul Denizon, assistant to British director Peter Brook. She then spent three years (1995–1998) at the acting academy ENSATT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre) in the Département Comédie first at the Rue Blanche in Paris, then in Lyon. She was discovered by the agent Dominique Besnehard and appeared in French hit films such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002).

Her international breakthrough came with the horror film High Tension (2003, UK title: Switchblade Romance, US title: High Tension). She caught the eye of Hollywood producers and soon landed her first major role in a US feature, Around the World in 80 Days (2004), in which she starred alongside Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan.

She won two César Awards for Most Promising Actress in L'Auberge espagnole (2002), and Best Supporting Actress in Les Poupées russes (2005).

In 2014, she hosted the 39th César Awards ceremony.

She was selected to be on the jury for the Cinéfondation and short films sections of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. She was also selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.

She has two children, Lino and Joy Siron, with musician Guillaume Siron.

In 2019, she was cast in Wes Anderson's film The French Dispatch.

Filmography

Film

Short film

Television

Theatre

• 1996: Dormez je le veux by Georges Feydeau, directed by Benoît Blanpain
• 1996: Une palette rouge sang by Valeria Moretti, directed by Jean Paul Denizon
• 1996: Le songe d'une nuit d'été by William Shakespeare, directed by Pierre Pradinas
• 1997: Variations Strindberg-Feydeau, directed by Nada Strancar
• 1998: Pour nous, directed by Serguei Issayev
• 1998: Tu serais un ange tombé du ciel exprès pour nous by N. Sadour and A. Vampilov
• 1999, 2000: Electre, by Sophocle, directed by Claudia Stavisky
• 1999: Le baladin du monde occidental de John Millington Synge, directed by Philippe Delaigue
• 2001: Mademoiselle Julie by August Strindberg, directed by Gwenaël Morin
• 2001: SC35C, by Jean-Michel Frère

Awards and nominations

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References

1. ^ "A Supernatural Beauty". Vanity Fair. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
2. "The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury". Cannes Film Festival. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
3. "The International Jury 2018". 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "Cécile de France en toute sincérité : L'orgasme à jouer, c'est terrible !". PurePeople. 4 February 2013.
5. McDonagh, Shannon (26 January 2022). "The 47th edition of France's biggest night in film takes place next month – which films can you expect to be taking home the trophies?". Euronews. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

External links

• (in French) Official web site
• Cécile de France at IMDb
• Cécile de France at AllMovie
• Cécile de France at AlloCiné (in French)

• 1975 births
• Living people
• People from Namur (city)
• Best Supporting Actress César Award winners
• Belgian film actresses
• 20th-century Belgian actresses
• 21st-century Belgian actresses
• Most Promising Actress Lumières Award winners
• Most Promising Actress César Award winners