Emmanuelle Seigner

About

Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French actress and singer. She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988). She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie En Rose (2007). She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989. Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist. She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and Marie-Amélie Seigner, singer. Through their father, they are the granddaughters of the actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and the nieces of the actress Françoise Seigner (1928-2008), both deans and members of the Comédie-Française. She is the niece of doctor Véronique Vasseur. She was educated...

Known for

FranticMovie • 1988The Ninth GateMovie • 1999La Vie en RoseMovie • 2007Venus in FurMovie • 2013At Eternity's GateMovie • 2018An Officer and a SpyMovie • 2019Bitter MoonMovie • 1992In the HouseMovie • 2012The Diving Bell and the ButterflyMovie • 2007Based on a True StoryMovie • 2017The Siege of JadotvilleMovie • 2016DetectiveMovie • 1985NirvanaMovie • 1997The Man Who LaughsMovie • 2012Happily Ever AfterMovie • 2004GialloMovie • 2010Place VendômeMovie • 1998Change of PlansMovie • 2009Heal the LivingMovie • 2016Le SourireMovie • 1994A Few Hours of SpringMovie • 2012Essential KillingMovie • 2010BackstageMovie • 2005Private TuitionMovie • 1986