Ludivine Sagnier (born 3 July 1979) is a French actress. She was nominated three times for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for Swimming Pool (2003), 8 Women (2003), and A Secret (2007).
Ludivine Sagnier | |
|---|---|
 Sagnier in 2013 | |
| Born | 3 July 1979 (age 45) La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Partner | Kim Chapiron |
| Children | 3 |
Career
editSagnier was born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, in the département of Yvelines, France. Her mother is a retired secretary and her father is a professor of English at the University of Paris.[1]
She made her film debut at the age of nine in Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants, (1989) directed by Pascal Thomas. She had other small roles in the early 1990s, being directed by Alain Resnais and in Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Cyrano de Bergerac with Gerard Depardieu.
In 1994 she went to study at the Versailles Conservatoire, where she won a prize in classical music. Her return to cinema saw her gain commercial and critical success, notably in films directed by François Ozon. His musical comedy 8 Women (2002) was awarded acting prizes for Sagnier and her seven co-stars collectively.
The next year she starred alongside Charlotte Rampling in Ozon's psychological thriller Swimming Pool, a role which again garnered her nominations and prizes. Other notable films she has appeared in include Peter Pan, as Tinkerbell, and the crime thriller Mesrine: Public Enemy No.1.
Three films starring Sagnier screened in Los Angeles in 2011 where Sagnier was in attendance at all three screenings. Pieds nus sur les limaces (Lily Sometimes) was shown at the City of Angels, City of Light Festival in April. Love Crime and The Devil's Double were shown at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June.[2] Also that year, Sagnier appeared in Beloved with Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni.
Sagnier starred as Esther Aubry in the 2016 English-language drama series The Young Pope. She reprised the role in the follow-up miniseries The New Pope, released in 2020. Sagnier plays Claire in the French thriller series Lupin, which premiered on Netflix in January 2021.
Personal life
editIn 2005, Sagnier gave birth to a daughter, with her then boyfriend, actor Nicolas Duvauchelle.[3] She is in a relationship with director Kim Chapiron, with whom she has two daughters (born 2009 and 2014).[4]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants | Élodie | |
| I Want to Go Home | La petite fille de la place du village | ||
| 1990 | Le pont du silence | La petite fille | Short |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | The Little Sister | ||
| 1992 | La famille Fontaine | Anne-Sophie | TV series |
| Vacances au purgatoire | Sophie | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Le secret d'Iris | Mylène | TV movie |
| 1997 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Lucky | TV series French dub |
| 1998 | Meurtres sans risque | Virginie Gallais | TV movie |
| À nous deux la vie | Charlotte | TV movie | |
| Passion interdite | Estelle | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Mission protection rapprochée | Melinda Moores | TV series |
| Mon frère | Sophie | Short | |
| Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère! | Dance girl 1 | ||
| Rembrandt | Cornelia van Rijn | ||
| Recess | Ashley Spinelli | TV series French dub | |
| Children of the Century | Hermine de Musset | ||
| Acide animé | Anna | Short Acteurs à l'Écran for Best Actress | |
| 2000 | La banquise | Anna Kowalski | TV movie |
| Water Drops on Burning Rocks | Anna | ||
| Des monstres a l'état pur | Ginnie | TV short | |
| Bon plan | Clémentine | ||
| 2001 | Un jeu d'enfants | Daphnée | |
| My Wife Is an Actress | Géraldine | ||
| 2002 | 8 Women | Catherine | Berlin International Film Festival: Outstanding Artistic Achievement (shared with the ensemble cast) European Film Award for Best Actress (shared with the ensemble cast) Nominated — César Award for Most Promising Actress |
| Marie Marmaille | Marie | TV movie | |
| Les frères Hélias | Victoire | Short | |
| Napoléon | Hortense | TV mini-series | |
| Navarro | Vanessa Berger | TV series | |
| 2003 | Petites coupures | Nathalie | |
| La légende de Parva | Lula | Voice | |
| Swimming Pool | Julie | Nominated — Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress (2nd place) Nominated — César Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — European Film Awards: Audience Award for Best Actress Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| La Petite Lili | Lili | Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress | |
| Peter Pan | Tinker Bell | Nominated — Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film | |
| 2005 | Une aventure | Gabrielle | |
| Foon | La reine du bal de l'an dernier | ||
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Claire | Segment: "Parc Monceau" |
| French California | Helène | ||
| Toothache | Anna | ||
| Coup de sang | La serveuse | ||
| 2007 | Molière | Célimène | |
| Love Songs | Julie Pommeraye | Nominated — Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress | |
| A Girl Cut in Two | Gabrielle Aurore Deneige | ||
| A Secret | Hannah Golda Stirn/Grinberg | Nominated — César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2008 | Mesrine | Sylvia Jeanjacquot | |
| 2010 | Lily Sometimes | Lily Dreyer | |
| Love Crime | Isabelle Guérin | ||
| 2011 | The Devil's Double | Sarrab | |
| Beloved | Madeleine jeune | ||
| A Monster in Paris | Maud | Voice role | |
| 2013 | Love Is in the Air | Julie | |
| 2014 | Lou! Journal infime | La mère | |
| Tristesse Club | Chloé | ||
| 2015 | Through the Air | Delphine Cavelle | |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Esther | TV series |
| 2018 | Lola & Her Brothers | Lola Esnard | |
| Rémi sans famille | Madame Barberin | ||
| 2019 | The Truth | Anna | |
| 2020 | The New Pope | Esther | TV series |
| 2021 - Present | Lupin | Claire | Netflix series |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Diane de Poitiers | Starz series |
| 2023 | Napoleon | Theresa Cabarrus | |
| 2024 | Franklin | Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy | Upcoming miniseries |
| When Fall Is Coming † | Post-production |
References
edit- ^ Tang, Jean (6 July 2003). "MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Lawlor, Michael Jack (29 September 2011). "Ludivine Sagnier's Wounded Souls".
- ^ "Nicolas Duvauchelle". 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Ludivine Sagnier - Biography". IMDb.
External links
edit
- Ludivine Sagnier at IMDb
- Ludivine Sagnier at AllMovie
- Ludivine Sagnier at AlloCiné (in French)
