Mata
2026 · Movie
as India
Mélanie Laurent
1983-02-21
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Paris, France
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Mélanie Laurent (French pronunciation: [melani loʁɑ̃]; born 21 February 1983) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is an accomplished actress in the French film industry and the recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Internationally, Laurent is best known for her roles in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Now You See Me (2013), Operation Finale (2018) and 6 Underground (2019). Laurent began acting at age sixteen, cast by Gérard Depardieu in a small role in the romantic drama The Bridge (1999). She gained wider recognition for supporting work in several French films, including the comedy Dikkenek (2006), for which she won Étoiles d'Or for Best Female Newcomer. Her breakthrough role came in the 2006 drama film Don't Worry, I'm Fine, for which she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Prix Romy Schneider. Laurent made her Hollywood debut in 2009 with the role of Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster war film Inglourious Basterds. Her performance won the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics Association Best Actress Awards. While she has worked mainly in independent films, including Paris (2008) and Enemy (2013), Laurent also appeared in commercially successful international films, including the comedy-drama Beginners (2011) and the caper film Now You See Me (2013), the former earning her a nomination at the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable works include the art-house drama The Round Up (2010), the comedy-drama The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011), and the mystery thriller Night Train to Lisbon (2013). She is also known for voicing Mary Katherine and Disgust in the French dubs of Epic (2013) and Inside Out (2015). Additionally, she starred in Chris Weitz's 2018 drama Operation Finale, telling the story of the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. In addition to her film career, Laurent has appeared in stage productions in France. She made her theatre debut in 2010 in Nicolas Bedos's Promenade de santé. The short film De moins en moins (2008) marked her debut as a filmmaker. Her feature film directorial debut is The Adopted (2011). Respire (2014), her second production as a director, was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. She made her singing debut with a studio album, En attendant (Waiting For You), in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mélanie Laurent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Hunt
2026 · TV Show
as Krystel
The Wonderers
2025 · Movie
as Madeleine Roussier
The Flood
2024 · Movie
as Marie-Antoinette
Freedom
2024 · Movie
Murder Mystery 2
2023 · Movie
as Claudette
Wingwomen
2023 · Movie
as Carole
Beau geste
2023 · TV Show
as Self
Fright Krewe
2023 · TV Show
as Fiona Bunrady (voice)
Ride Above
2022 · Movie
as Marie
Oxygen
2021 · Movie
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Hansen
The Mad Women's Ball
2021 · Movie
as Geneviève Gleizes
Little America
2020 · TV Show
as Sylviane
6 Underground
2019 · Movie
as Two
L'Autostoppeuse
2018 · Movie
as Emilie
Return of the Hero
2018 · Movie
as Elisabeth Beaugrand
Operation Finale
2018 · Movie
as Hanna Elian
Mia and the White Lion
2018 · Movie
as Alice Owen
Après Demain
2018 · Movie
as Self
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Inside the Operation
2018 · Movie
as Self
Paris Prestige
2017 · Movie
as Margot
My Son
2017 · Movie
as Marie Blanchard
Eternity
2016 · Movie
as Mathilde
By the Sea
2015 · Movie
as Lea
Boomerang
2015 · Movie
as Agathe Rey
Tomorrow
2015 · Movie
as Self
Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy
2014 · Movie
as Self
Enemy
2014 · Movie
as Mary
Aloft
2014 · Movie
as Jannia Ressmore
Now You See Me
2013 · Movie
as Alma Dray
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 · Movie
as Young Estefania
Clique
2013 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Requiem for a Killer
2011 · Movie
as Lucrèce
The Day I Saw Your Heart
2011 · Movie
as Justine Dhrey
Beginners
2011 · Movie
as Anna Wallace
The Adopted
2011 · Movie
as Lisa
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A Short Film About Making Beginners
2011 · Movie
The Round Up
2010 · Movie
as Annette Monod
Running Man
2010 · TV Show
The Concert
2009 · Movie
as Anne-Marie Jacquet
Every Jack Has a Jill
2009 · Movie
as Chloe
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · Movie
as Shosanna
The End of the Line
2009 · Movie
as Narrator for France (voice)
C à vous
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Paris
2008 · Movie
as Laetitia
The Killer
2008 · Movie
as Stella
The Business Trip
2008 · Movie
as Réceptioniste de Hôtel
Souvenir
2008 · Movie
as Party guest
Room of Death
2007 · Movie
as Lucie Hennebelle
Hidden Love
2007 · Movie
as Sophie
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
2006 · Movie
as Élise 'Lili' Tellier
Days of Glory
2006 · Movie
as Margueritte village Vosges
Dikkenek
2006 · Movie
as Natacha
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005 · Movie
as Minskov's Girlfriend
Rice Rhapsody
2005 · Movie
as Sabine
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Les Visages d'Alice
2005 · Movie
as Alice
The Last Day
2004 · Movie
as Louise
I've Been Waiting So Long
2004 · Movie
as la jeune fille à l'usine
Jean Moulin, une affaire française
2003 · Movie
as Alice Arguel (jeune)
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La faucheuse
2003 · Movie
as Isabelle
Snowboarder
2003 · Movie
as Célia
Jean Moulin, une affaire française
2003 · TV Show
as Alice Arguel (young)
Summer Things
2002 · Movie
as Carole
Le Grand Mezze
2002 · Movie
This Is My Body
2001 · Movie
as Clara
The Bridge
1999 · Movie
as Lisbeth
Sophie's Misfortunes
1998 · TV Show
as Camille de Fleurville (voix)
Télématin
1985 · TV Show
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
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Rosa Bonheur
· Movie
as Rosa Bonheur
Kristallnacht
· Movie
as Berta Krützfeld
Un bon avocat
· Movie
Crew Credits
Freedom
2024 · Movie
Writer, Director
Voir un ami
2024 · Movie
Director
Wingwomen
2023 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
No Limit
2022 · Movie
Producer
The Mad Women's Ball
2021 · Movie
Screenplay, Director
Galveston
2018 · Movie
Director
Diving
2017 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Tomorrow
2015 · Movie
Director
Breathe
2014 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
The Adopted
2011 · Movie
Screenplay, Director
Less and Less
2008 · Movie
Writer, Director
No image
X Femmes
2008 · TV Show
Director, Screenplay
No image
The Mother
· Movie
Director
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La rage
· Movie
Director, Screenplay
