Mélanie Laurent Biography
Summary
"Mélanie Laurent" (February 21, 1983) is a French actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Shosanna Dreyfus in the Quentin Tarantino film "Inglourious Basterds" (2009).
Life and career
Laurent was born in Paris to a ballet teacher mother and an actor father.
Like her character in "Inglourious Basterds", Laurent is Jewish.
Laurent has appeared in 20 films between 1999 and 2009. She starred in the film "Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas" (2006), for which she won a César Award for Most Promising Actress. She also directed and wrote "De moins en moins", which was nominated for Best Short Film at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival.
In 2008, she directed "A ses pieds", an erotic short film aired on the french television channel Canal+ on October 25-26, 2008.
Filmography
As director and writer
"De moins en moins" (2008) (Short film)
"A ses pieds" (2008) (Short film)
External links
(Only Mélanie : the first French site dedicated to Mélanie Laurent, now in English !)
(Site dédié à la jeune actrice Mélanie Laurent)
Credit
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