Clémence Poésy
Clémence Guichard (born 30 October 1982), known professionally as Clémence Poésy (French: [klemɑ̃s pɔezi]),[1][3] is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series, Chloë in In Bruges, Rana in 127 Hours, Natasha Rostova in War and Peace, and the lead role as Elise Wassermann in the 24-episode series The Tunnel.
Early life and education edit
Born in L'Haÿ-les-Roses,[1] a southern suburb of Paris, she is the daughter of actor-writer Étienne Guichard and a French teacher. Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. She attended a bilingual alternative school, La Source,[4] in Meudon.
Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14. She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress.[5]
After leaving La Source aged 16, Poésy studied drama at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD, the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts), the Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver, and Paris Nanterre University.[6]
Acting career edit
Poésy's first English-speaking role was in the BBC mini-series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), in which she portrayed Mary, Queen of Scots, subsequently winning the 2005 Golden FIPA for actress in a TV Series and Serial.[7]
In 2005, Poésy appeared in the Harry Potter franchise as Fleur Delacour[8] in The Goblet of Fire. Between 2006 and 2007, she worked in a number of film and television productions, including the 2007 mini-series War and Peace.
In 2008, Poésy starred in the Academy Award-nominated film In Bruges, alongside Colin Farrell, and Harry Potter co-stars Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson. In 2009, Poésy appeared in Heartless opposite Jim Sturgess. She reprised her role as Fleur Delacour in both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movies.[9] She played Chuck Bass's new French girlfriend, Eva, in the fourth season of the CW hit show Gossip Girl.[10]
In 2010, Poésy appeared alongside James Franco in 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle. 127 Hours was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2010, following its premiere at the 2010 Telluride Film Festival.[11]
In 2011, she appeared alongside Rupert Friend in Lullaby for Pi, a romantic drama and Benoit Philippon's directorial debut. The film is about a jazz singer (Friend) whose wife has just died and who meets a mysterious woman (Poésy). Forest Whitaker also starred.[12] She can be heard singing on the album Colour of the Trap by Miles Kane. She is featured on the track "Happenstance".[13]
She worked alongside Michael Caine in Mr. Morgan's Last Love,[14] and in 2012 made her Broadway debut in Cyrano de Bergerac as Roxane.[15]
In 2013, Poésy was the female lead in the Sky Atlantic/Canal+ series The Tunnel, which comprised 24 episodes over three series.[16] In 2019, she played the part of Yelena in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the Theatre Royal in Bath.[17]
In 2024, Poésy will portray Matilda of Flanders in the upcoming period drama King and Conqueror.[18]
Modelling career edit
Poésy has been featured in numerous magazines, including the covers of i-D, on French magazine Jalouse twice, on Australia's Yen, and on Nylon.[5][19][20] Since October 2007, Poésy has been one of three spokesmodels for the self-titled fragrance by Chloé,[8] and has modelled in Gap's 2008 autumn advertising campaign.[5][21]
In December 2011, Poésy was chosen as the face of the designer clothing company G-Star Raw.[22] In 2014, she became the poster girl for the "Love Story" fragrance from Chloé.[23]
Personal life edit
Poésy is fluent in French and English, and speaks some Italian and Spanish.[24] She divides her time between homes in Paris and London,[25][26] and has spent some time in Eastern Europe.[26] Politically, she identifies as "very clearly on the left."[27]
In early 2017, she gave birth to a son, Liam.[25] In 2019, while filming Tenet, she was pregnant with her second child.[28][26] At the Deauville American Film Festival 2021 she was pregnant with her third child.[29]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Petite Soeur | Anna | Short |
| 2002 | Olga's Summer | Olga | |
| 2003 | Welcome to the Roses | Magali Rozes | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Fleur Delacour | |
| 2006 | Le Grand Meaulnes | Yvonne de Galais | Swann d'Or for Best Actress[30] |
| 2007 | Sans moi | Lise | |
| Le dernier gang | Julie | ||
| 2008 | In Bruges | Chloë Villette | |
| La troisième partie du monde | Emma | ||
| Blanche | Chloé | Short | |
| 2009 | Heartless | Tia | |
| 2010 | 127 Hours | Rana | |
| Pièce montée | Bérengère | ||
| Lullaby for Pi | Pi | ||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Fleur Delacour | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble[31] | |
| The Silence of Joan | Jeanne d'Arc | ||
| 2012 | The Capsule | Woman #2 | Short |
| Hopper Stories | Short | ||
| 2013 | Mr. Morgan's Last Love | Pauline Laubie | |
| Karaoke! | Short | ||
| 2014 | GHB: To Be or Not to Be | The girl from New York | |
| Métamorphoses | The Virgin / The Unicorn | Short | |
| 2015 | The Great Game | Laura Haydon | |
| The Ones Below | Kate | ||
| 2016 | 7 Minutes | Hira | |
| Two Is a Family | Kristin Stuart | ||
| 2017 | Final Portrait | Caroline | |
| Tito e gli alieni | Stella | ||
| Grizzly Bear : Mourning Sound | Not Bride | Short | |
| 2019 | Le milieu de l'horizon | Cécile | |
| 2020 | Resistance | Emma | |
| Tenet | Barbara | ||
| 2023 | The Last Rifleman | Juliette |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Un homme en colère | Hélène | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2000 | Les Monos | Julia | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2001 | Tania Boréalis ou L'étoile d'un été | Maguy | TV movie |
| 2003 | Life After All | Jessica | TV movie |
| 2004 | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | Mary, Queen of Scots | TV movie Golden FIPA Award for Actress in a TV Series and Serial |
| 2005 | Revelations | Exquisite Corpse | TV mini-series |
| 2006 | Les Amants du Flore | Lumi | TV movie |
| 2007 | War and Peace | Natasha Rostova | TV mini-series |
| 2010 | Gossip Girl | Eva Coupeau | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2012 | Birdsong | Isabelle Azaire | TV mini-series |
| Richard II | Queen Isabella/Anne | TV movie | |
| 2013–2018 | The Tunnel | Elise Wassermann | TV series (24 episodes) Nominated - L'Association des Critiques de Séries - Best Actress |
| 2018 | Genius: Picasso | Françoise Gilot | TV series (10 episodes) |
| 2021 | In Therapy | Léonora | TV series |
| 2022 | Ten Percent | (self) | Series 1 episode 7 |
| The Essex Serpent | Stella Ransome | TV mini-series | |
| 2023 | The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | Isabelle Carriere | Main cast |
| TBA | King and Conqueror | Matilda | In production |
Theatre edit
Decorations edit
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Biarritz International Festival | Golden FIPA: TV Series and Serials: Actress | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | Won | [34] |
| 2007 | Cabourg Film Festival | Swann d'Or Award for Female Revelation | Le Grand Meaulnes | Won | [30] |
| 2011 | ACS Awards | Best Actress | The Tunnel | Nominated | [34] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d (in French). ElleadoreTV. 29 November 2010. Event occurs at 00:14. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015.
Née le: 30 Octobre 1982, À: L'Hay-les-Roses
- ^ "Nés un 3 octobre comme Zlatan Ibrahimovic". La Provence (in French). 3 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Channel the Cool Parisian Style of It Girl Clémence Poésy". Vogue. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ La Source website 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, ecolelasource.org; accessed 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Wyllie, Alice (17 May 2010). "Interview: Clemence Poésy, French model and actress". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011.
- ^ . Agence Elizabeth Simpson. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ . Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b . Tatler. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Deathly Hallows Casting Updates: Aunt Muriel Cast, Mafald Hopkirk Recast and Clemence Confirmed!". the-leaky-cauldron.org. 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Gossip Girl Taps Harry Potter Actress for Recurring Role". TV Guide.
- ^ . Toronto International Film Festival. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Frosch, Jon (9 December 2010). "Lullaby for Pi – Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Miles Kane hadn't heard of Clémence Poésy before she sang for him". NME.com. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (14 November 2011). . Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "CYRANO DE BERGERAC Enters Final Two Weeks; Will Conclude Limited Engagement as Scheduled". 12 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Stephen Dillane & Clémence Poésy Cast As Co-Leads in Sky Atlantic/Canal+ Series 'The Tunnel'". 12 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Chekhov, Anton (2019). Uncle Vanya. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571356713. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (5 March 2024). "Clémence Poésy, Emily Beecham Join James Norton in Period Drama 'King and Conqueror'". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ . Yenmag.net. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Covers of Jalouse – Magazine". fashionmodeldirectory.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ [The looks of Clémence Poésy]. Vogue Paris (in French). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Clémence Poésy Is the New Face of G-Star Raw"". Racked.com. 7 December 2011.
- ^ Young, Katy (12 January 2015). "Clémence Poésy stars in Chloé's Love Story perfume ads". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Morreale, Marie. . teacher.scholastic.com. Scholastic Inc. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ a b Clark, Alex (6 August 2017). "Clémence Poésy: 'Can Macron make it work? I'm waiting to see…'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Géliot, Clara (7 December 2020). "Clémence Poésy : « J'aime me balader entre les genres »". Femina (in French).
- ^ Hoggard, Liz (6 October 2013). "Clémence Poésy: 'Making someone English laugh is one of the things I treasure most'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Clemence Poesy is pregnant". www.femalefirst.co.uk. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Clémence Poésy officialise sa 3e grossesse au Festival de Deauville - Elle". 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b "2007 Swann d'Or Awards". festival-cabourg.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Marks, Scott (14 December 2011). "A Chimp, a Kidpic, and a Technical Exercise Take Home San Diego Film Critics Society Top Honors". San Diego Reader.
- ^ a b c d . Actrices Françaises (in French). Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Clémence Poésy Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links edit
- Zahm, Olivier (25 November 2008). "Clemence Poesy". Interview. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- Clémence Poésy at IMDb