Emmanuelle Seigner

Biography

Emmanuelle Seigner (French: [ɛmanɥɛl sɛɲe]; 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.

Early life

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 at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.

Films

Seigner's husband directed her in Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999), Venus in Fur (2013), Based On A True Story (2017) and An Officer and a Spy (2019). In 2010, Seigner was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing, which went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 2012, she played the principal role of Vanda in Polanski's French film adaptation of David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the Austrian novel of the near-same name, for which she received praise as Vanda, an actress, playing against writer and theatre director Thomas played by Mathieu Amalric.

Music

Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas. In 2006, she became the lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle. They released a self-titled album in 2007. Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover×Distant Lover31 March 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Distant Lover3:172Bore Me to Tears3:323Cold Outside3:194You Did This to Me3:035Venus in Furs4:156Ever Together3:397You Think You're a Man3:038Such a Hard Time2:159Let's Do Some Damage2:4910I Don't Believe You3:0211I Know My Way3:16 in 2014. As a member of the band L'Épée, in 2019 she released an album "Diabolique" with The Limiñanas and Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Other activities

From 2008, Seigner was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.

Personal life

Seigner married Roman Polanski on 30 August 1989, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. They have two children, including Morgane. She and Polanski live in Paris.

Studio albums

Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle (2007) Sony
Dingue (2010)
Distant Lover (2014)
Diabolique (as L'épée) (2019) (with Anton Newcombe & The Limiñanas)

Singles

"Les Mots Simples×Les Mots Simples2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Les Mots Simples3:12" (2008) (with Brett Anderson)