Melanie Laurent

Melanie Laurent is a French film actress, screenwriter and director who was born on February 21, 1981 in Paris, France, into a family where art was always at the forefront. Melanie’s mother, a ballet teacher, always sought to instill in her daughter a love for the beautiful, so that she could see this magical world, which exists very close, not only with her eyes, but also feel it with her soul and heart. My father worked as a voice specialist at a film studio. As a child, Melanie was a quick, restless more

Melanie Laurent is a French film actress, screenwriter and director who was born on February 21, 1981 in Paris, France, into a family where art was always at the forefront. Melanie’s mother, a ballet teacher, always sought to instill in her daughter a love for the beautiful, so that she could see this magical world, which exists very close, not only with her eyes, but also feel it with her soul and heart. My father worked as a voice specialist at a film studio.

As a child, Melanie was a quick, restless child. Despite the constant instructions of the mother, her attempts to teach her daughter the elements of choreography, this work did not bring the mother the desired result, since Melanie did not think about acting for a long time and her thoughts were occupied with completely different ideas. In the life of every person there are unexpected accidents, when a real revolution takes place in fate.
The same changes occurred in the future actress. In 1988, Melanie Laurent attended the filming of Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar with her friend, whose father was busy on the set of this film. The main character of the film, the famous actor Gerard Depardieu noticed Melanie and was simply captivated by her beauty. He immediately invited her to star in his film “Bridge between two banks”, playing the role of Lizbeth.
After filming in this film, Melanie’s life changed dramatically, she decided to devote herself to the magical world of cinema.
In 1999, Melanie Laurent appeared in the film Route de Nuit, perfectly playing the role of a young girl Francesca.

As soon as Melanie was seventeen, she received an invitation to shoot in the film This is My Body directed by Rodolphe Marconi, where she was to play the role of Clara. Together with the actress in this film were engaged Louis Garrel and Jane Birkin. The film was warmly received by the audience and approved by strict critics, and in 2001 hit the film festival in Cannes. This picture was marked by ten nominations for the Cesar Award.

In 2007, Laurent had a real breakthrough in her career, she was offered to star in several films at once, including “The Death Room” and “Every Jack Has His Own Jill”. In 2008, the actress played the role of a young student. Film "Paris" . /