Cécile de France

Belgian actress (b. 1975)

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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).[1]

## 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.[1]

She won two César Awards for Most Promising Actress in L'Auberge espagnole (2002), and Best Supporting Actress in Les Poupées russes (2005).[1] 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.[2] She was also selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Internationally, she has appeared in two films directed by Clint Eastwood, Around the World in Eighty Days (2004) and Hereafter (2010).[4] In 2019, she was cast in Wes Anderson's film The French Dispatch.

## Personal life

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She has two children, Lino and Joy Siron, with musician Guillaume Siron.[5]

## Filmography

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Cécile de France at the 2016 César Awards

### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2000  | Regarde-moi (en face) | Dune  |
2001  | Toutes les nuits | The Prostitute  |
L'Art (délicat) de la séduction | Laure  |
2002  | L'Auberge espagnole | Isabelle  |
Irene | Irène  |
A+ Pollux | Pollux Lesiak  |
2003  | I, Cesar | Samantha  |
Kaena: The Prophecy | Kaena  | Voice
High Tension | Marie  |
2004  | Around the World in 80 Days | Monique La Roche  |
La Confiance règne | Chrystèle Burrel  |
2005  | Russian Dolls | Isabelle  |
2006  | Avenue Montaigne | Jessica  |
When I Was a Singer | Marion  |
The Colonel | Lieutenant Galois  |
Bad Faith | Clara Breitmann  |
2007  | Snow White: The Sequel | Snow White / Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella  | Voice
Gone for a Dance | Blanche  |
Hand of the Headless Man | Eva Sanders  |
A Secret | Tania Stirn / Grimbert  |
2008  | Mesrine | Jeanne Schneider  |
2009  | Sister Smile | Jeanine Deckers |
2010  | Gardiens de l'ordre | Julie  |
Hereafter | Marie LeLay  |
2011  | The Kid with a Bike | Samantha  |
A Butterfly Kiss | Alice  |
Cars 2 | Sally Carrera | Voice (French dubbed)
2012  | Superstar | Fleur Arnaud  |
2013  | Chinese Puzzle | Isabelle  |
2014  | Möbius | Alice  |
2015  | In Harmony | Florence Kernel  |
Summertime | Carole  |
2016  | The Jungle Book | Raksha | French voice
Fanny's Journey | Madame Forman  |
Term Life | Lucy  |
2017  | Django | Louise De Klerk  |
Just to Be Sure | Anna  |
2018  | Dolphin Reef | The Narrator  | French voice
Lady J | Madame De La Pommeraye  |
2019  | Rebelles | Sandra  |
Un monde plus grand [fr] | Corine  |
2021  | The French Dispatch | Mrs. B  |
Lost Illusions | Louise de Bargeton  |
Peaceful | Eugénie  |
2022  | The Young Lovers | Jeanne Escande  |
Wild Seas | Chiara  |
2023  | Bonnard, Pierre and Marthe[4] | Marthe Bonnard |
Second Tour | Nathalie Pove  |
2024  | Par amour[6] | Sarah  |
Des baleines, des tortues et des hommes | Narrator  | Voice
2025  | The Residence | Clarissa  |

### Short film

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Year  | Film

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1997  | Tous nos voeux de bonheur
2000  | The Last Dream
Bon appétit!
2001  | Le Mariage en papier
2002  | Loup!
3 jours, 3 euros
Il était une femme
2003  | Nervous Breakdown
2004  | La Nuit du 6 au 7
Les Calamars n'écoutent plus la radi
2008  | D'une vie à l'autre

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1991  | Cas de divorce | Gabrielle Clément  |
1999  | The Judge Is a Woman | Anna  |
2001  | Nana | Christine  | Television film
2003  | Petits mythes urbains | The Woman  |
2007  | La parure | Mathilde Loisel  |
2011  | Hard | Herself  |
2014  | Hidden Kingdoms | Narrator (French dubbed)  | Documentary TV series
2015  | Call My Agent! | Herself  | TV series (1 Episode)
2016  | The Young Pope | Sofia  | Season 1
2019  | The New Pope | Sofia  | Season 2
2023  | The Swarm | Dr. Cécile Roche  |
Greek Salad | Isabelle  | 2 episodes
2024  | The Legends of Paris | Narrator  | Voice

## Theatre

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* 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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Year  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Result

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2000  | Festival du Court Métrage de Bruxelles | Acting Award  |  | Won
2002  | César Award[1] | Most Promising Actress | L'Auberge Espagnole | Won
Lumières Award | Most Promising Actress | Won
2003  | Sitges Film Festival | Best Actress  | High Tension | Won
Shooting Stars Award |  |  | Won
2005  | César Award[1] | Best Supporting Actress | Russian Dolls | Won
Prix Romy Schneider |  |  | Won
2007  | Swann d'Or | Best Actress  | Avenue Montaigne | Won
César Award | Best Actress | Nominated
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actress | Nominated
César Award | Best Actress | When I Was a Singer | Nominated
Bayard d'Or Award | Best Actress  | Hand of the Headless Man | Won
2008  | César Award | Best Actress | A Secret | Nominated
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actress | Won
2009  | Magritte Award | Best Actress | Sister Smile | Nominated
2010  | Saturn Award | Best Actress | Hereafter | Nominated
2011  | European Film Award | Best Actress | The Kid with a Bike | Nominated
Magritte Award | Best Actress | Nominated
2016  | César Award | Best Actress | Summertime | Nominated
2018  | Magritte Award | Best Actress | Just to Be Sure | Nominated
2019  | Magritte Award | Best Actress | Mademoiselle de Joncquières | Nominated
2020  | Magritte Award | Best Actress | A Bigger World | Nominated
2022  | César Awards | Best Supporting Role  | Lost Illusions[7] |

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b "Cécile de France on "Bonnard, Pierre et Marthe": "There was something very passionate to tell"". FILM TALK. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
5. ^ "Cécile de France en toute sincérité : L'orgasme à jouer, c'est terrible !". PurePeople. 4 February 2013.
6. ^ "Par amour: a family drama starring Cécile de France". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
7. ^ 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.

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* 1992 Anne Brochet
* 1993 Dominique Blanc
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