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and actress

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. In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by

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Early life

She wanted initially to be a theatrical agent like her godfather,

Dominique Besnehard Dominique Besnehard (; born 5 February 1954) is a French actor, film producer, casting director, writer and talent manager. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1975. He starred in the 1983 film ''À nos amours'', whi ...

. In 1999, she left school and began studying theatre with Raymond Acquaviva.

Career

In 2002, she began her acting career when

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, on the recommendation of Olivier Assayas, cast her in the role of Charlotte, a young cancer patient in '' Les corps impatients'', and for which she received a nomination for the

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. In 2003 she starred in Claude Chabrol's film adaptation of the

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novel, '' The Bridesmaid'' ('' La Demoiselle d'Honneur''). In 2004, Smet won the

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. In 2006 she played in ''Le Passager de l'été'', a film written and directed by Florence Moncorgé-Gabin, the daughter of

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. In 2007 she played Caroline in '' L'Heure zéro'',

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's film adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel.

Filmography

* 2002: '' Les Corps impatients'' ('' Eager Bodies''), directed by

* 2003: '' La Femme de Gilles'', directed by

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* 2004: '' La Demoiselle d'honneur'', directed by Claude Chabrol * 2006: '' Le Passager de l'été'', directed by Florence Moncorgé-Gabin * 2007: '' UV'', directed by

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* 2007: '' L'Heure zéro'', directed by

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: ''

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'', directed by

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* 2010: '' Pauline et François'', directed by Renaud Fély * 2010 : '' Insoupçonnable'', directed by Gabriel Le Bomin *

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: '' Yves Saint Laurent'', directed by

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: '' Eden'', directed by

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: '' 96 hours'', directed by

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: '' Tiens-toi droite'', directed by Katia Lewkowicz * 2015: ''

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'' (1 episode, in which her mother, Nathalie Baye, also appeared) * 2017: '' The Guardians'', directed by

Xavier Beauvois Xavier Beauvois (; born 20 March 1967) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Career His film ''Don't Forget You're Going to Die'' was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize. His film '' Of Gods an ...

* 2017: ''

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'' * 2017: ''

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'' * 2019: '' The Holy Family'' * 2022: ''

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- Season 4''

References

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* 1983 births Living people People from Neuilly-sur-Seine French film actresses French people of Belgian descent 21st-century French actresses {{France-actor-stub