Mélanie Laurent

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Role

Director | Writer | Actress

Date of birth

02/21/1983

Place of birth

Paris, France

Also known as

ملانی لوران

メラニー・ロラン

梅拉尼·罗兰

멜라니 로랑

Mélanie Laurent

Biography

Mélanie Laurent was born in Paris, France. She is the daughter of Annick, a ballet teacher, and Pierre, a voice actor, who is most recognized for the French version of The Simpsons (1989). She has a younger brother, Mathieu, and has both Sephardi Jewish (from Tunisia) and Ashkenazi Jewish (from Poland) ancestry. In 1998, Laurent was visiting the set of Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) with a friend when she caught the attention of Gérard Depardieu. He offered her a role in his next film The Bridge (1999). She only played a small role, but it was enough to further Mélanie's interest in acting.

Known For

Beginners

Beginners

7.6
7.6
Now You See Me

Now You See Me

7.3
7.3
Oxygen

Oxygen

7.0
7.0

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Acting
Role: Shosanna
Now You See Me

Now You See Me

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7.3
Acting
Role: Alma Dray
Enemy

Enemy

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6.9
Acting
Role: Mary
6 Underground

6 Underground

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5.8
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Role: Two
Acting
Role: Claudette
Acting
Role: Hanna Elian
The Nightingale

The Nightingale

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Directing
Beginners

Beginners

7.6
7.6
Acting
Role: Anna
Oxygen

Oxygen

7.0
7.0
Acting
Role: Elizabeth 'Liz' Hansen
By the Sea

By the Sea

5.7
5.7
Acting
Role: Lea
Acting
Role: Young Estefânia
Acting
Role: Minskov's Girlfriend
The Concert

The Concert

7.5
7.5
Acting
Role: Anne-Marie Jacquet
Galveston

Galveston

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6.2
Directing
Days of Glory

Days of Glory

7.0
7.0
Acting
Role: Margueritte village Vosges
Paris

Paris

6.8
6.8
Acting
Role: Laetitia
Acting
Role: Elise 'Lili' Tellier
La Rafle

La Rafle

7.1
7.1
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Role: Annette Monod
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