Roxane Mesquida (born 1 October 1981) is a French-American actress and model based in Los Angeles. Mesquida grew up in

Le Pradet Le Pradet (; oc, Lo Pradet) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Olive oil, vegetables and wine grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of th ...

, a little town located in southern France. Her mother, writer Françoise Mesquida, is French/Spanish and her father is Italian/American, but Mesquida never got to know him. Mesquida is fluent in English and French, and she speaks Spanish, Italian and German.

Acting career

She was discovered at the age of 11, while walking on a road with her mom, by French director

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who was in the middle of the casting process for his movie ''

Marie from the Bay of Angels ''Marie from the Bay of Angels'' (french: Marie Baie des Anges), also known as ''Angel Sharks'', is a 1997 French movie, written and directed by Manuel Pradal. Cast * Vahina Giocante — ''Marie'' * Frédéric Malgras — ''Orso'' etc. Music ...

'' (''Marie Baie des Anges'') at the time. She took part in the shooting during the summer after their encounter. In 1998, she also played opposite Isabelle Huppert in ''

The School of Flesh ''The School of Flesh'' (french: L'École de la chair) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot, based on the 1963 novel ''Nikutai no gakkō'' by Yukio Mishima. It was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Isabelle ...

'' (''L'École de la Chair'') by

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. A few years later, she crossed paths with the renowned director who would make her well-known and, according to Roxane, who made her learn her craft: Catherine Breillat. First they collaborated in ''

Fat Girl ''Fat Girl'' (french: À ma sœur!, lit=To My Sister!) is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Catherine Breillat, and starring Anaïs Reboux and Roxane Mesquida. It was released in certain English-speaking countries under the alternative t ...

'' (''À ma sœur !''), then in ''

Sex Is Comedy ''Sex Is Comedy'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film written and directed by Catherine Breillat. It revolves around a director ( Anne Parillaud) and her troubles filming an intimate sex scene between two actors who cannot tolerate each other. Based ...

'', and they worked together again in 2006's ''

The Last Mistress ''The Last Mistress'' (french: link=no, Une vieille maîtresse, literally "An old mistress") is a 2007 French-Italian film based on the novel '' Une vieille maîtresse'' by the French writer Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. It stars Asia Argento and Fu' ...

'', with Asia Argento. In 2006, Mesquida played alongside Vincent Cassel in '' Sheitan'', by Kim Chapiron, after which she decided to move to the United States. She spent several months in New York, where she attended The Barrow Group with Anne Hathaway, then settled in Los Angeles. Mesquida then appeared in ''

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'' by independent filmmaker Gregg Araki, as well as in '' Rubber'' by Quentin "Mr. Oizo" Dupieux. She also starred in Buck 65's music video "Paper Airplane",Paper Airplane
Buck 65. and in

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's, "Shark Ridden Waters".Shark Ridden Waters
Gruff Rhys. From 2011 to 2012, Mesquida played Béatrice, the sister of Louis Grimaldi ( Hugo Becker) in the fifth season of the American teen drama television series '' Gossip Girl''. She also starred in the New Zealand film ''

The Most Fun You Can Have Dying ''The Most Fun You Can Have Dying'' is a 2012 New Zealand romantic drama film directed by Kirstin Marcon and starring Matt Whelan, Roxane Mesquida and Pana Hema Taylor. The film is based on the novel ''Seraphim Blues'' written by Steven Gannaw ...

'' by

Kirstin Marcon Kirstin Marcon is a New Zealand screenwriter and film director. Her debut feature film as writer and director ''The Most Fun You Can Have Dying'' was shot in Europe (London, Paris, Monaco, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Venice) and New Zealand (Auckland, ...

, as well as ''Kiss of the Damned'' by

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(the daughter of John Cassavetes), and ''Homesick'' by young independent filmmaker Frédéric Da.Frédéric Da
In 2012, she was cast in the Canadian action television series '' XIII: The Series'', and appeared in

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's music video for "

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Modeling

Mesquida was spotted by Elite Model Management when she was 14 and she has been working as a model since then. She currently is signed by worldwide modeling agency IMG Models. Mesquida has worked with photographers Karl Lagerfeld, Ellen von Unwerth for Russian '' Vogue'', Corinne Day for French ''Vogue'', she did the cover of Italian ''Vogue'' photographed by

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, the cover of French ''Playboy''Roxane in French Playboy
photographed by

François Rotger François Rotger is a Canadian independent film director. Former music video director, his first feature film '' The Passenger'' debuted at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival. From his early work, ''74km avec elle'' (8 min, France, 35 ...

, as well as the covers of British ''Asos'',Roxane in Asos magazine
''Crash magazine'',Roxane in Crash magazine
''Citizen K'',Roxane in Citizen K magazine
''Express Style'',
among many others. She appeared in magazines,Roxane's photoshoots
.Selection of photos
Roxane Mesquida – Selection of photos
such as ''

Teen Vogue ''Teen Vogue'' is an American online publication, formerly in print, launched in January 2003, as a sister publication to ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', targeted at teenagers. Like ''Vogue'', it included stories about fashion and celebrities. Since ...

'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''

Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the st ...

'', ''Self Service'', '' Rolling Stone'', ''Italia'', ''L'Uomo Vogue'', ''Jalouse'', ''

L'Officiel ''L'Officiel'' () is a French fashion magazine with a USA edition. It has been published in Paris since 1921 and targets upper-income, educated women aged from 25 to 49. In 2006, it had a circulation of 101,719. A men's edition of ''L'Officiel'', ' ...

'', '' Above'', ''Velvet'', and ''No''. She appears in an art video for

Opening Ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.

.Roxane Mesquida for Opening Ceremony
She is the muse of shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau.
.

Style

Mesquida's style has been praised by the American edition of ''Vogue''.Roxane Best-Dressed by American Vogue

Personal life

Following her collaboration with Mr. Oizo and Justice's Gaspard Augé in '' Rubber'', Mesquida started DJing with American rapper MDNA in fashion events.Roxane Mesquida & MDNA DJing
She lives in

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's former house in West Hollywood.Paris Match interview
She married musician and filmmaker Frederic Da in February 2011. They have a daughter, Lilya.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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