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

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, 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 Manuel Pradal who was in the middle of the casting process for his movie '' Marie from the Bay of Angels'' (''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

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in '' The School of Flesh'' (''L'École de la Chair'') by Benoît Jacquot. 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:

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. 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 ...

'' (''À ma sœur !''), then in '' Sex Is Comedy'', and they worked together again in 2006's '' The Last Mistress'', with

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. In 2006, Mesquida played alongside

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in ''

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'', by Kim Chapiron, after which she decided to move to the United States. She spent several months in New York, where she attended

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with

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, then settled in Los Angeles. Mesquida then appeared in '' Kaboom'' by independent filmmaker

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, as well as in ''

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'' by Quentin "Mr. Oizo" Dupieux. She also starred in

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'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 (

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) in the fifth season of the American teen drama television series ''

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''. She also starred in the New Zealand film '' The Most Fun You Can Have Dying'' by Kirstin Marcon, as well as ''Kiss of the Damned'' by Alexandra Cassavetes (the daughter of

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), 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 Marilyn Manson's music video for " No Reflection".

Modeling

Mesquida was spotted by

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when she was 14 and she has been working as a model since then. She currently is signed by worldwide modeling agency

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. Mesquida has worked with photographers

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, Ellen von Unwerth for Russian ''

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'',

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for French ''Vogue'', she did the cover of Italian ''Vogue'' photographed by Paolo Roversi, the cover of French ''Playboy''Roxane in French Playboy
photographed by François Rotger, 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'', '' Vanity Fair'', '' Harper's Bazaar'', ''Self Service'', ''

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'', ''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.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

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's Gaspard Augé in ''

'', Mesquida started DJing with American rapper MDNA in fashion events.Roxane Mesquida & MDNA DJing
She lives in Charlie Chaplin'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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