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Clémence Guichard (born 30 October 1982), known professionally as Clémence Poésy (),
is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of
Fleur Delacour in the
''Harry Potter'' film series, Chloë in ''
In Bruges
''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as the ...
'', Rana in ''
127 Hours'',
Natasha Rostova
Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia.
Notable people
* Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book
* Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican sw ...
in ''
War and Peace
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'', and the lead role as
Elise Wassermann
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in the 24-episode series ''
The Tunnel''.
Early life and education
Born in
L'Haÿ-les-Roses
L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'' of the Val-de-Marne ''Dépa ...
,
[ a southern suburb of Paris, she is the daughter of actor-writer Étienne Guichard and a French teacher. Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. She was sent to an ]alternative school
An alternative school is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional. Such schools offer a wide range of philosophies and teaching methods; some have strong political, scholarly, or philosophical orientati ...
in Meudon
Meudon () is a municipality in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the département of Hauts-de-Seine. It is located from the center of Paris. The city is known for many historic monuments and some extraordinary trees. One of t ...
.
Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14. She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress.
After leaving ''La Source'', the bilingual, alternative school she attended until the age of 16, Poésy studied drama at the ''Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique
A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...
'' (CNSAD, the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts), the ''Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver'', and Paris Nanterre University
Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, ma ...
.
Acting career
Poésy's first English-speaking role was in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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mini-series ''
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot'' (2004), in which she portrayed
Mary, Queen of Scots
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The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scot ...
, subsequently winning the 2005
Golden FIPA for actress in a TV Series and Serial.
In 2005, Poésy appeared in the
Harry Potter
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franchise as
Fleur Delacour in ''
The Goblet of Fire
''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the '' Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and ...
''. Between 2006 and 2007, she worked in a number of film and television productions, including the 2007 mini-series ''
War and Peace
''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...
''.
In 2008, Poésy starred in the
Academy Award
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-nominated film ''
In Bruges
''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as the ...
'', alongside
Colin Farrell
Colin James Farrell (; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in projects across various genres in both blockbuster and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award. ''The I ...
, and ''Harry Potter'' co-stars
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shak ...
and
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and four times for ...
. In 2009, Poésy appeared in ''
Heartless'' opposite
Jim Sturgess
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. She reprised her role as
Fleur Delacour in both ''
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' movies.
She played
Chuck Bass
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's new French girlfriend, Eva, in the fourth season of the CW hit show ''
Gossip Girl
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''.
In 2010, Poésy appeared alongside
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-M ...
in ''
127 Hours'', directed by
Danny Boyle
Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including ''Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel ''T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', '' 28 Days Later'', '' Su ...
. ''127 Hours'' was screened at the
Toronto International Film Festival
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on 12 September 2010, following its premiere at the 2010
Telluride Film Festival
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History
First held on 30 August 1974, th ...
.
In 2011, she appeared alongside
Rupert Friend
Rupert William Anthony Friend (born 9 October 1981) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in '' The Libertine'' (2004) and '' Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'' (2005), both of which won him awards for best newcomer. He port ...
in ''Lullaby for Pi'', a romantic drama and Benoit Philippon's directorial debut. The film is about a jazz singer (Friend) whose wife has just died and who meets a mysterious woman (Poésy).
Forest Whitaker
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also starred.
She can be heard singing on the album ''Colour of the Trap'' by
Miles Kane
Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009. ...
. She is featured on the track "Happenstance".
She worked alongside
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...
in ''
Mr. Morgan's Last Love'', and in 2012 made her
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
debut in ''
Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
'' as Roxane.
In 2013, Poésy was the female lead in the
Sky Atlantic
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/
Canal+
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series ''
The Tunnel'', which comprised 24 episodes over three series. In 2019, she played the part of Yelena in
Chekhov
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's ''
Uncle Vanya
''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the dir ...
'' at the Theatre Royal in Bath.
Modelling career
Poésy has been featured in numerous magazines, including the covers of ''
i-D'', on French magazine ''Jalouse'' twice, on Australia's ''Yen'', and on ''
Nylon
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Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from petro ...
''.
Since October 2007, Poésy has been one of three spokesmodels for the self-titled fragrance by
Chloé
Chloé () is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. During the next year of 1953 Aghion joined forces with Jacques Lenoir, formally managing the business side of the brand, allowing Aghion to purely pursue the creativ ...
,
and has modelled in
Gap's 2008 autumn advertising campaign.
In December 2011, Poésy was chosen as the face of the designer clothing company
G-Star Raw
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. In 2014, she became the poster girl for the "Love Story" fragrance from
Chloé
Chloé () is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. During the next year of 1953 Aghion joined forces with Jacques Lenoir, formally managing the business side of the brand, allowing Aghion to purely pursue the creativ ...
.
Personal life
Poésy is fluent in French and English, and speaks some Italian and Spanish. She divides her time between homes in Paris and London,
and has spent some time in Eastern Europe.
Politically, she identifies as "very clearly on the
left
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* L ...
".
In early 2017, she gave birth to a son, Liam.
In 2019, while filming ''
Tenet'', she was pregnant with her second child.
At the
Deauville American Film Festival
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It was established by Lionel Cho ...
2021 she was pregnant with her third child.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
Decorations
*
Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters
The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and letters, Arts and Letters) is an Order (distinction), order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the w ...
(2015)
References
External links
*
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1982 births
French female models
French film actresses
French television actresses
French stage actresses
Living people
Paris Nanterre University alumni
People from L'Haÿ-les-Roses
20th-century French actresses
21st-century French actresses
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres