Noémie Merlant (; born 27 November 1988) is a French actress and director. She has been nominated for her performances twice at the

César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...

, including a nomination for her breakout role in ''

Portrait of a Lady on Fire ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (french: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, lit=Portrait of the Young Lady on Fire) is a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haen ...

''.

Career

Merlant was born on 27 November 1988 in Paris. Both of her parents are real estate agents. She was raised in

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near

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

. Merlant began her career as a professional model before attending the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent. The school is located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; f ...

acting school in Paris. She had her first breakthrough in the 2016 film ''

Heaven Will Wait ''Heaven Will Wait'' (french: Le Ciel attendra) is a 2016 French drama film directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Cas ...

'' for which she was nominated for the

César Award for Most Promising Actress The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a ...

. In 2019 Merlant starred in ''

''. She won the

Lumières Award for Best Actress The Lumières Award for Best Actress (french: Prix Lumières de la meilleure actrice) is an annual award presented by the Académie des Lumières since 1996. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first with a blue background, followed by the ...

for her performance and was nominated for the

César Award for Best Actress The César Award for Best Actress (french: César de la meilleure actrice, link=no) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role ...

alongside her co-star

Adèle Haenel Adèle Haenel (; born 11 February 1989) is a French actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two César Awards from seven nominations and one Lumières Award from two nominations. Haenel began her career as a child actres ...

. In 2020 she starred in Zoé Wittock's ''Jumbo'', a film about a woman who falls in love with an Amusement Park ride. She also starred in Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar's A Good Man. In 2022 Merlant plays Francesca Lentini, a musician and personal assistant to the celebrated composer/conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) in the movie ''

Tár ''Tár'' (stylized as ''TÁR'') is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett. The film charts the downfall of fictional composer and conductor Lydia Tár. The supporting cast includes Noémie ...

'', directed by Todd Field.

Directing

Merlant has directed two short films, the 2017 film ''Je suis une biche'' and the 2019 film ''Shakira.'' In 2021 her she made her feature directorial debut with ''Mi iubita, mon amour''

Filmography

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Death in Love ''Death in Love'' is a 2008 psychosexual erotic thriller about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a doctor overseeing human experimentation at a Nazi German concentration camp, and the impact this has on her sons' lives in the 1990s. The fil ...

'' , , , - , 2010 , ''Parigi'' , , Short film , - , 2011 , ''La Permission de minuit'' , Mathilde , , - , 2011 , ''L'Orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins'' , Éléonore , , - , 2011 , ''Juste avant l'aube'' , Laura , Short film , - , 2012 , ''Les Nerfs fument'' , , Short film , - , 2012 , ''

Julie Lescaut ''Julie Lescaut'' is a French police television series. It was broadcast from 1992 to 2014 on TF1 (France), La Une-RTBF (Belgium) and TSR (Switzerland). It details the investigations of Police Superintendent Julie Lescaut (played by Véronique ...

'' , Lou de Salle , TV series , - , 2012 , ''Enquêtes réservées'' , Garance Lasarthe , TV series , - , 2013 , ''Pour le rôle'' , The secretary , Short film , - , 2013 , ''Lapsus'' , Angie , Short film , - , 2013 , ''Le Devoir'' , Agnes , Short film , - , 2013 , ''Dos au mur'' , , TV series , - , 2013 , ''L'Amour a la clé'' , , Short film , - , 2013 , ''Némésis'' , , Short film , - , 2013 , ''Paradise'' , , , - , 2014 , '' La Crème de la crème'' , The redhead , , - , 2014 , ''Des lendemains qui chantent'' , Sveltana , , - , 2014 , '' Once in a Lifetime'' , Mélanie , , - , 2014 , ''Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon'' , Henriette , TV film , - , 2015 , ''

One Wild Moment ''One Wild Moment'' (French title: ''Un moment d'égarement'') is a 2015 French comedy-drama film directed by Jean-François Richet. It is a remake of the 1977 film ''Un moment d'égarement'', directed by Claude Berri. It stars Vincent Cassel, F ...

'' , Linda , , - , 2015 , ''Newcomer'' , Anja , , - , 2016 , ''

Dieumerci ! ''Dieumerci!'' is a 2016 French comedy directed by Lucien Jean-Baptiste. Cast * Lucien Jean-Baptiste as Dieumerci * Baptiste Lecaplain as Clément * Delphine Théodore as Brigitte * Olivier Sitruk as Marc * Firmine Richard as Marie-Thérèse * ...

'' , Audrey , , - , 2016 , ''Elles... Les Filles du Plessis'' , Brigitte , TV film , - , 2016 , ''The Brother'' , Claire , , - , 2016 , ''Twisting Fate'' , Claire , , - , 2016 , ''

'' , Sonia Bouzaria , Nominated—

Nominated—

Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress The Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress (french: Prix Lumières du meilleur espoir féminin) is an annual award presented by the Académie des Lumières since 2000. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first with a blue background, foll ...

, - , 2016 , '' The Law of Christophe'' , Katya Valle , TV film , - , 2017 , ''Unexpected'' , Agnès , Short film , - , 2017 , ''La Piscine'' , , Short film , - , 2017 , ''Je suis #unebiche'' , , Short film
Also director and writer , - , 2017 , ''

Plonger ''Plonger'' is a 2017 French drama film directed by Mélanie Laurent. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Gilles Lellouche as César * María Valverde as Paz Aguilera * I ...

'' , The young artist , , - , 2018 , ''

Return of the Hero ''Return of the Hero'' (french: Le retour du héros) is a 2018 Franco-Belgian comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard and starring Jean Dujardin and Mélanie Laurent. Plot In the Burgundy countryside during the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Neuville of ...

'' , Pauline , , - , 2018 , ''

La Fête des mères ''All About Mothers'' (french: La Fête des mères, lit=Mother's Day) is a 2018 French film written, directed and produced by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar. Cast Production The shooting of the film began on September 21, 2017. For the s ...

'' , Coco , , - , 2018 , ''Paper Flags'' , Charlie , , - , 2019 , ''

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'' ,

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, , - , 2019 , ''

'' , Marianne ,

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, - , 2020 , ''

Jumbo Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and t ...

'' , Jeanne , , - , 2020 , '' A Good Man'' , Benjamin , , - , 2021 , '' Mi iubita, mon amour'' , Jeanne , , - , 2021 , ''

Paris, 13th District ''Paris, 13th District'' (french: Les Olympiades) is a 2021 French drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Céline Sciamma and Léa Mysius, loosely based on the short comic stories ''Amber Sweet'' and ''Kill ...

'' , Nora Ligier , , - , 2022 , '' One Year, One Night'' , Céline , Nominated – Gaudí Award for Best Actress , - , 2022 , '' The Innocent'' , Clemence , Pending –

César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outst ...

, - , 2022 , ''

'' , Francesca , , - , 2022 , '' Baby Ruby'' , Jo , , - , TBA , '' Lee'' ,

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, Filming

Theatre

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Adriana Mater ''Adriana Mater'' is the second opera by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, with a libretto in French by her frequent collaborator, Amin Maalouf. The Opéra National de Paris and the Finnish National Opera jointly commissioned the opera. It rec ...

'' , Bertrand Dégremont , - , 2010 , ''Push Up'' , Suzanne Marot , - , 2011 , ''Les Lésions dangereuses'' , Julia Dunoyer

Discography

Singles

* "Fate" (2016){{cite web , url=http://www.indiemusic.fr/2016/06/15/noemie-merlant-fate/, title=

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xclusivitéNoémie Merlant – Fate , date=15 June 2016 , work=Indiemusic

References

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External links

{{Commons category * {{IMDb name, 4374524
Interview with Noémie Merlant
on

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