Linda Hardy (born 11 October 1973) is a French actress and model.

Life and career

Hardy won the title of

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in 1992, and represented her country at

Miss Universe 1992 Miss Universe 1992, the 41st Miss Universe pageant, was held on 9 May 1992 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Seventy-eight contestants competed in this year. Michelle McLean of Namibia was crowned by Lupita Jo ...

Miss World 1992 Miss World 1992, the 42nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center in Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Kourotchkina from Russia.Miss Europe 1992 Miss Europe 1992 was the 47th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 36th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Athens, Greece on June 15, 1992. Marina Tsintikidou of Greece, was crowned Miss Europe 1992 by out going t ...

. She then launched an acting career in French cinema, beginning with the 1999 film ''Recto-verso'' ( here the article in French), which was followed by her role as Charlotte in the TV series '' H'' in 2000. Internationally, her best-known role to date has been as the blue-haired, blue-teared, mutant-woman-turning-human, Jill, in the 2004

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, '' Immortel'' (released in North America as ''Immortal''). In the film, Hardy is dubbed by an English-speaking actress (Barbara Weber-Scaff), except for one piece of dialogue delivered in her French. Another of her roles was in a 2006 film titled ''A House Divided'', also known as ''Mount of Olives''. The film tells the story of Romi (

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), a Jewish American who falls in love with Joleh (Hardy), a Palestinian woman. She has also had roles in the film ''Le Souffleur'' and the short film ''Dernière chance''. In addition, she has made a number of appearances on television. From 2010-2019, she appeared in a number of further films and TV series, as below.

Filmography

Theater

Personal life

She is mother of a boy, Andréa, born in 2010.

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people 21st-century French actresses French film actresses French television actresses Miss France winners Miss Universe 1992 contestants Miss World 1992 delegates Actors from Nantes 20th-century French women {{France-actor-stub