Mathilda May (born Karin Haïm; 8 February 1965) is a French film actress.
Contents
1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External links
Early life[edit]
May was born in Paris. Her father is playwright Victor Haïm, who is
from a Greek- and Turkish-Jewish family. Her mother is the Swedish
ballet teacher and choreographer Margareta Hanson.[1] At age 16 May
won the "Premier Prix du Conservatoire de Danse de Paris" (First Prize
of the
Paris
Paris Dance Conservatory).
Career[edit]
May's film work is primarily in French and made for the European
market; she was the recipient of the
Prix Romy Schneider in 1989.
Non-French films she has appeared in include Lifeforce, Naked Tango
(1991), Becoming Colette (1991) and
The Tit and the Moon
The Tit and the Moon (1994). In
the United States she is best known for her role as an alien vampire
in the 1985 science fiction horror film Lifeforce, directed by Tobe
Hooper, in which she is naked for most of her performance. She also
appeared in the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2: The Darkening.
She played Isabella in The Jackal, a 1997 action film.
May recorded an album in 1992 called Joy of Love.[2][3]
Personal life[edit]
May has been married three times: Her first husband was Paul Powell.
Her second husband was Gérard Darmon, with whom she has two children,
daughter Sarah (born 17 August 1994) and son Jules (born 4 March
1997). Her third husband was Philippe Kelly.
Filmography[edit]
Year Title Role Director Notes
1983 Weißblaue Geschichten
TV Series (1 Episode)
1984 Nemo Alice Arnaud Sélignac
1985 Lifeforce Space Girl Tobe Hooper
Giorno dopo giorno
Salvatore Nocita TV Series
Les Rois du gag Alexandra Claude Zidi
1986 Les louves Agnès Peter Duffell TV Movie
Se un giorno busserai alla mia porta Claudia Bandini Luigi Perelli TV Mini-Series
1987 La vie dissolue de Gérard Floque Pauline Georges Lautner
The Cry of the Owl Juliette Claude Chabrol César Award for Most Promising Actress
1988 Il segreto del Sahara Myriam Alberto Negrin TV Mini-Series
La passerelle Cora Elbaz Jean-Claude Sussfeld
Piazza Navona Jeanne Roger Guillot TV Series (1 Episode)
L'heure Simenon Edmée Josef Rusnak TV Series (1 Episode)
Trois places pour le 26 Marion Jacques Demy
1991 Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt Ian Pringle
Naked Tango Alba/Stéphanie Leonard Schrader
Scream of Stone Katharina Werner Herzog
Becoming Colette (ru) Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Danny Huston
1992 Toutes peines confondues Jeanne Gardella Michel Deville
1994 Grosse Fatigue Herself Michel Blanc
The Tit and the Moon Estrellita Bigas Luna
The Whipping Boy Betsy Syd Macartney TV Movie
Le voleur et la menteuse Suzanne Henson Paul Boujenah
1996 Celluloide Cameo Carlo Lizzani
Noces cruelles Sandra Bertrand Van Effenterre TV Movie
La ferme du crocodile Sandrine Jaussier Didier Albert TV Movie
Privateer 2: The Darkening Melissa Banks Steve Hilliker Erin Roberts Video Game
1997 The Jackal Isabella Zanconia Michael Caton-Jones
1998 Only Love Silvia Rinaldi John Erman TV Movie
2000 Là-bas... mon pays Nelly Azera Alexandre Arcady
Les redoutables Military woman Thierry Barthes Pierre Jamin TV Series (1 Episode)
2001 De toute urgence Julie Philippe Triboit TV Movie
Caméra Café The Boss's wife
TV Series (1 Episode)
2002 Fabio Montale Hélène Pessayre José Pinheiro TV Mini-Series (2 Episodes)
Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano Contessa Eleonora Alberto Negrin (2) TV Movie
2003 Soyez prudents...
Lionel Gédébé TV Series
Soraya Chams Lodovico Gasparini TV Movie
2004 Love Express Anne-Charlotte Elena Hazanov
2005 L'homme pressé Irène Debord Sébastien Grall TV Movie
L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé
Amar Arhab Fabrice Michelin TV Movie
2006 Entrevue Alix Marie-Pierre Huster Short
2007 New délire Fanny's voice Eric Le Roch
A Girl Cut in Two
Capucine Jamet
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol (2)
2009 Au siècle de Maupassant Thérèse de Marsanne Gérard Jourd'hui TV Series (1 Episode)
2010 Les nuits d'Alice Angélique Williams Crépin TV Movie
2011 Une vie française Anna Blick Jean-Pierre Sinapi TV Movie
2012 The Players Ariane Jean Dujardin
Clash Laure Rossignol Pascal Lahmani TV Series (3 Episodes)
2013 La croisière Françoise Pascal Lahmani (2) TV Series (1 Episode)
Délit de fuite Cécile Thierry Binisti TV Movie
Further reading[edit]
May, Mathilda (2007-03-01). Personne ne le saura. Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-068459-2.
References[edit]
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César Award for Most Promising Actress
1983 Sophie Marceau
1984 Sandrine Bonnaire
1985 Laure Marsac
1986 Charlotte Gainsbourg
1987 Catherine Mouchet
1988 Mathilda May
1989 Catherine Jacob
1990 Vanessa Paradis
1991 Judith Henry
1992 Géraldine Pailhas
1993 Romane Bohringer
1994 Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
1995 Élodie Bouchez
1996 Sandrine Kiberlain
1997 Laurence Côte
1998 Emma de Caunes
1999 Natacha Régnier
2000 Audrey Tautou
2001 Sylvie Testud
2002 Rachida Brakni
2003 Cécile de France
2004 Julie Depardieu
2005 Sara Forestier
2006 Linh Dan Pham
2007 Mélanie Laurent
2008 Hafsia Herzi
2009 Déborah François
2010 Mélanie Thierry
2011 Leïla Bekhti
2012
Naidra Ayadi
Naidra Ayadi / Clotilde Hesme
2013
Izïa
Izïa Higelin
2014 Adèle Exarchopoulos
2015 Louane Emera
2016 Zita Hanrot
2017 Oulaya Amamra
2018 Camélia Jordana
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