Mélanie Laurent
Acting
Born: Feb 21, 1983
From: Paris, France
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flood | Marie-Antoinette | 2024 | 6.176 |
| Murder Mystery 2 | Claudette | 2023 | 6.367 |
| Ride Above | Marie | 2022 | 6.761 |
| L'Autostoppeuse | Emilie | 2018 | 6.0 |
| Lucid Dreams: The Making of Enemy | Self | 2014 | — |
| Enemy | Mary | 2014 | 6.8 |
| Now You See Me | Alma Dray | 2013 | 7.331 |
| Night Train to Lisbon | Young Estefania | 2013 | 6.5 |
| Requiem for a Killer | Lucrèce | 2011 | 4.962 |
| The Day I Saw Your Heart | Justine Dhrey | 2011 | 5.839 |
| Beginners | Anna Wallace | 2011 | 6.8 |
| The Adopted | Lisa | 2011 | 6.8 |
| The Round Up | Annette Monod | 2010 | 7.534 |
| The Concert | Anne-Marie Jacquet | 2009 | 7.232 |
| Every Jack Has a Jill | Chloe | 2009 | 5.4 |
| Inglourious Basterds | Shosanna | 2009 | 8.2 |
| Paris | Laetitia | 2008 | 6.459 |
| The Killer | Stella | 2008 | 5.4 |
| The Business Trip | Réceptioniste de Hôtel | 2008 | 5.1 |
| Room of Death | Lucie Hennebelle | 2007 | 6.214 |
| Hidden Love | Sophie | 2007 | 4.5 |
| Don't Worry, I'm Fine | Élise 'Lili' Tellier | 2006 | 7.208 |
| Days of Glory | Margueritte village Vosges | 2006 | 6.685 |
| Dikkenek | Natacha | 2006 | 6.68 |
| The Beat That My Heart Skipped | Minskov's Girlfriend | 2005 | 6.922 |
| Rice Rhapsody | Sabine | 2005 | 5.9 |
| The Last Day | Louise | 2004 | 4.707 |
| I've Been Waiting So Long | la jeune fille à l'usine | 2004 | 4.641 |
| Summer Things | Carole | 2002 | 5.82 |
| The Bridge | Lisbeth | 1999 | 5.389 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1983 |
| From | Paris, France |