Stacy Martin (born 20 March 1990) is a French actress. Her breakthrough role was playing Joe as a young woman in

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's 2013 drama film '' Nymphomaniac''.

Early life

Martin was born in

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, where she spent her early childhood. She moved to

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when she was seven, where she lived with her French father, René Martin, a hairstylist, and her English mother, Annette, until she was thirteen. She then returned to Paris. After finishing school, she moved to London to study Media and Cultural Studies at the

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's College of Communication whilst modelling on the side. She studied the

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of acting at the Actors' Temple.

Career

In 2013, Martin starred as Young Joe aged 15 to 31, in the drama film '' Nymphomaniac''. For her role in the film, which had real sex scenes and featured hardcore porn in some cases; Martin had a "porn double" and used a prosthetic vagina. The role earned her nominations for Best Actress from two Danish organizations, the

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and the

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. She was also a part of the Breakthrough Brits of 2014 which was organized by BAFTA to recognize emerging talents. She played Faye in the 2015 film '' High-Rise'' and Young Dora in '' Tale of Tales'', also in 2015. As a model, Martin was part of the Rag & Bone Spring 2014 campaign and the

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2014 and 2015 Fall/Winter campaigns, and served as the face of Miu Miu's first fragrance.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Stacy 1991 births Living people French film actresses Actresses from Paris 21st-century French actresses French expatriates in Japan French expatriates in England French people of English descent