ACTOR · BORN 1985
Léa Seydoux
- Born
- 1 July 1985, Passy, Paris, France
- Known for
- La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013), Crimes of the Future (2022), Juste la fin du monde (2016), La belle et la bête (2014)
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Léa Seydoux (born 1 July 1985) is an actor best known for La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2, Crimes of the Future and Juste la fin du monde.
Léa Seydoux over the years
46 Interesting Facts About Léa Seydoux
Interesting Facts (5)
- #001
Goddaughter of Christian Louboutin.
- #002
Has been a Louis Vuitton ambassador since 2016.
- #003
Stepdaughter of Farida Khelfa.
- #004
Seydoux watched Dune: Part One (2021) for the first time in Paris with Wes Anderson.
- #005
Her first campaign for Louis Vuitton as a House Ambassador was photographed by Patrick DeMarchelier in San Cristobal Stables, the iconic Mexican residence designed by famed modernist architect Luis Barragán.
Production Story (14)
- #006
Mia Hansen-Løve wrote the script of One Fine Morning (2022) with Seydoux in mind for the role of Sandra.
- #007
Wes Anderson wrote the role of Simone in The French Dispatch (2021) with Seydoux in mind.
- #008
Seydoux revealed that she visited the set of Dune (2021) in Budapest while she was shooting Ildikó Enyedi's The Story of My Wife (2021) in 2019. Years later, Denis Villeneuve offered her the role of Lady Margot Fenring in Dune: Part Two (2024).
- #009
Arnaud Desplechin wanted to give a bigger part for Seydoux after they worked together in Oh Mercy! (2019), so he wrote the script of Deception (2021) with her in mind. The film was shot in September of 2020.
- #010
Was cast in Arnaud des Pallières's Captives (2023), but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two (2024).
- #011
Her co-star in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010), Oscar Isaac, invited her to visit him on the set of Dune (2021) in Hungary.
- #012
Met french director Bruno Dumont during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, and stated her desire to work with him someday. Years later, Dumont wrote the script of France (2021) especially for her.
- #013
Acclaimed french director Benoît Jacquot offered Seydoux two screenplays: Deep in the Woods (2010) and Farewell, My Queen (2012). She chose Farewell, My Queen (2012), which ended up earning her a third César Award nomination.
- #014
Acclaimed french director Catherine Breillat gave Seydoux a small part in The Last Mistress (2007) because she thought her hair was beautiful when they met for the first time.
- #015
Woody Allen wanted Seydoux for the female lead role in Coup de Chance (2023), but she refused it. Lou de Laâge was cast as her replacement.
- #016
Wes Anderson met Seydoux while filming Prada: Candy (2013). He was impressed by how fast she would understand his directions, even if he wasn't personally on the set, and shortly after offered her a small part in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
- #017
Was cast in Michel Gondry's Mood Indigo (2013), but had to drop out of the project due to schedule conflicts with Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013). Charlotte Le Bon replaced Seydoux's character in the movie.
- #018
Was set to star in Ari Folman's adaptation of HorseBoy opposite Joel Kinnaman, but the film was never shot.
- #019
Despite taking a small break from acting in 2023, Seydoux filmed Quentin Dupieux's 14th feature film, The Second Act (2024), during two weeks in December.
Behind the Scenes (2)
- #020
Seydoux said she "fell in love" with dutch actor Gijs Naber when she saw him dressed in character for the first time on the set of The Story of My Wife (2021).
- #021
Josh Brolin wrote a poem for her on the set of Dune: Part Two (2024).
Characters & Cast (3)
- #022
Is director-driven when choosing a project.
- #023
Seydoux was offered a lead part where her character would fall in love with her biological brother, which she instantly refused because felt that the director was approving of this relationship in a way.
- #024
Seydoux has expressed a preference for defining herself by the term "actor" rather than "actress", saying: "I really don't feel like an actress, I feel like an actor".
Career & Awards (16)
- #025
Director Bertrand Bonello said that Seydoux is the Catherine Deneuve of her generation.
- #026
As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Inglourious Basterds (2009), Midnight in Paris (2011) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
- #027
In 2023, Seydoux was absent at the premiere of The Beast (2023) at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, in support of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA Strike.
- #028
She is the only Bond girl other than Eunice Gayson to appear in more than one film as the same character.
- #029
Dropped out of two projects in 2023: Emmanuelle (2024) and The Shrouds (2024) due to personal reasons. In 2024, Seydoux said that she needed a break from acting to enjoy daily life.
- #030
In 2020, Seydoux was included on Vogue's list of "The most beautiful French actresses of all time".
- #031
She is the only actress that has played in both major spy-genre movie franchises: Mission Impossible (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)) and James Bond (Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021)).
- #032
In 2022, Léa Seydoux received the title of Officier de la Légion d'Honneur by France's president Emmanuel Macron.
- #033
Wrote an e-mail to acclaimed french director Arnaud Desplechin asking to work with him in Oh Mercy! (2019).
- #034
Singer and songwriter Tove Lo told in an interview for ELLE France in 2022 that Seydoux "makes me feel things".
- #035
Was one of the presenters of the 75th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), in which she delivered the award of Best Film Not in the English Language to Drive My Car (2021). Director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi joked that he was "really nervous" to receive the award from Seydoux's hands.
- #036
Was described by Thierry Frémaux as "Brigitte Bardot, plus Juliette Binoche, plus Kate Moss, and sometimes all three at once.".
- #037
In March of 2022, Catherine Deneuve sent flowers and wrote a letter to congratulate Seydoux for her performance in The Story of My Wife (2021).
- #038
Mia Hansen-Løve said that she cried while watching Seydoux's performance in One Fine Morning (2022).
- #039
Her acting technique is to treat each film as if it's her first.
- #040
In 2023, Seydoux was absent at the premiere of The Beast (2023) at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, in support of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA Strike.
Life & Family (6)
- #041
In July 2021, Seydoux tested positive for COVID-19 while filming Mia Hansen-Løve's One Fine Morning (2022), was asymptomatic and isolating at her Paris home. The diagnosis caused her to miss the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where she had 4 movies premiering at the festival: The French Dispatch (2021), France (2021), The Story of My Wife (2021), and Deception (2021).
- #042
She is the great-niece of French businessman and film producer Michel Seydoux.
- #043
During an interview to Les Inrocks in 2024, Seydoux admitted that she wanted to become an actress because of her long-time friend, Louis Garrel.
- #044
Gave birth to her first child, George Meyer, at 32 years-old, the same age that her mother Valérie Schlumberger also gave birth to her last daughter, which is Léa.
- #045
Studied at the Actor's Studio in New York.
- #046
She has five half siblings from both of her parents, 3 from her mother and two from her father.
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