Mélanie Laurent
French actress/director Mélanie Laurent quickly ascended to star status in her native country with acclaimed, award-winning turns as soulful, often sultry women in such films as "Don't Worry, I'm Fine" (2006), before reaching international stardom with Quentin Tarantino's World War II action epic "Inglourious Basterds" (2009). She began acting as a teenager on the advice of Gérard Depardieu, who provided her with a debut role in his drama "The Bridge" (1999), which was soon followed by small parts in features and on French television. A César Award for her gripping performance in "Don't Worry, I'm Fine" as a teenager embroiled in a family secret vaulted her to the top of her profession, while also spurring her to explore opportunities behind the camera as the director of two well-regarded short films. Her turn in "Basterds" as an avenging Jewish theater owner received near-universal acclaim from international critical associations. However, Laurent preferred to remain active in French cinema for the next few years until returning to the States for such English-language hits as "Beginners" (2010) and "Now You See Me" (2013). Laurent's smoldering screen presence and burgeoning multi-hyphenate status underscored her standing as one of world cinema's most accomplished talents.
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Mélanie Laurent
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Libre |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Flood | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Nightingale | Director | - | 2024 |
79% |
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Wingwomen |
Unknown (Character), Director |
- | 2023 |
46% |
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Murder Mystery 2 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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No Limit | Producer | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ride Above | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
86% |
|
The Mad Women's Ball |
Geneviève (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2021 |
90% |
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Oxygen | Elizabeth Hansen (Character) | - | 2021 |
36% |
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6 Underground | Two (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mia and the White Lion | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
88% |
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Mia and the White Lion | Alice Owen (Character) | $400.3K | 2018 |
73% |
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Galveston | Director | - | 2018 |
80% |
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Le retour du héros | Elisabeth Beaugrand (Character) | $35.9K | 2018 |
60% |
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Operation Finale | Hanna Elian (Character) | $17.6M | 2018 |
63% |
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My Son | Marie Blanchard (Character) | $14.4K | 2017 |
33% | No Score Yet | Plonger |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Paris Prestige | Margot (Character) | - | 2017 |
80% |
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Eternity | Mathilde (Character) | - | 2016 |
93% |
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Demain |
Self, Director |
$55.2K | 2015 |
35% |
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By the Sea | Lea (Character) | $531.0K | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Boomerang | Agathe Rey (Character) | - | 2015 |
93% |
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Breathe |
Director, Screenwriter |
$42.3K | 2014 |
16% |
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Aloft | Jania Ressmore (Character) | $53.0K | 2014 |
72% |
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Enemy | Mary (Character) | $1.0M | 2013 |
41% |
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Night Train to Lisbon | Young Estefânia (Character) | - | 2013 |
51% |
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Now You See Me | Alma Dray (Character) | $117.7M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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The Day I Saw Your Heart | Justine (Character) | - | 2011 |
0% |
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Requiem for a Killer | Lucrèce (Character) | - | 2011 |
45% |
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The Adopted |
Lisa (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2011 |
57% |
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The Round Up | Annette Monod (Character) | - | 2010 |
86% |
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Beginners | Anna (Character) | $5.8M | 2010 |
61% |
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The Concert | Anne-Marie Jacquet (Character) | $657.2K | 2009 |
89% |
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Inglourious Basterds | Shosanna Dreyfus (Character) | $120.5M | 2009 |
29% |
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Shoe at Your Foot | Chloe (Character) | - | 2009 |
66% |
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Paris | Laetitia (Character) | $1.0M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Business Trip | Hotel Receptionist (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Room of Death | Lucie Hennebelle (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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L'Amour Caché | Sophie (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Killer | Stella (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Le Tueur | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
83% |
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Days of Glory | Jeune fille village Vosges (Character) | $317.6K | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Don't Worry, I'm Fine | Elise "Lili" Tellier (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dikkenek | Natacha (Character) | - | 2006 |
86% |
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The Beat That My Heart Skipped | La petite amie de Minskov (Character) | $1.0M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Rice Rhapsody | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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The Last Day | Louise (Character) | - | 2004 |
100% |
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See How They Run | Carole (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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This Is My Body | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
73% |
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The Bridge | Lisbeth (Character) | $136.7K | 1999 |
TV
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97% | 85% | Little America | Sylviane (Character) | 2020 |