Nora Arnezeder (born 8 May 1989) is a French actress and singer. The recipient of a

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, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry.

Early life

Arnezeder was born in

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, France. Her father Wolfgang Arnezeder is

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and

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, whereas her mother Piera Schinasi is an

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and of Sephardic Jewish descent. While she was still in high school, she studied acting, dancing and singing at the renowned drama school

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Career

Arnezeder's first major role was in 2008 in '' Paris 36'' (French: ''Faubourg 36'') directed by Christophe Barratier, and for which Arnezeder won the

as well as the Étoile d'Or award. In this film, Arnezeder also performed the song "Loin de Paname", that was nominated for the

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at the

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. In 2009, Arnezeder was the face of

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's fragrance L'Idylle. In 2012, Arnezeder appeared in the film ''

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'', as the girlfriend of

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' character. In the same year she appeared in the role of Celia in '' The Words'', which was presented at the Sundance Film Festival. In the same year, Arnezeder also starred in the horror

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''. In 2013, she was the leading actress in the internationally praised period drama adventure film '' Angélique'' directed by Ariel Zeitoun. She appeared as Chloe Tousignant, a French intelligence investigator, in the main cast of the first two seasons (2015–17) of the

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series ''

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''. Arnezeder appeared in 6 episodes, between 2014 and 2018, of the series ''

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'', playing the feisty, gifted, and rambunctious character of Anna Maria—the wife of the main character. She played the main role of Evelyn Rey on the single season of the

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science fiction series ''

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'' (2018). In 2021, Arnezeder played Lilly "The Coyote" in

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film ''

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''. She was also cast in the

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miniseries ''

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''. She starred in the 2021 English-language German-Swiss science fiction thriller film '' Tides'' (''The Colony''), playing the lead role of Blake.

Personal life

She was in a relationship with English actor Orlando Bloom in 2014.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnezeder, Nora French film actresses 21st-century French actresses Cours Florent alumni Most Promising Actress Lumières Award winners 21st-century French singers 1989 births Living people French television actresses French Sephardi Jews Mizrahi Jews French people of Austrian descent French people of Egyptian-Jewish descent French people of Italian-Jewish descent