Jenna Thiam

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Jenna Thiam
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990 (age 31)
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
(m. 2018)

Jenna Thiam (born 19 December 1990) is a Belgian actress. [1] She is known for the French series The Returned . [2]

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Early life

Thiam was born in Brussels. She wanted to be an actress from the age of four. [3] She took a course in acting in New York at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, staying only two months of a year-long course. [4]

Her mother is half-Armenian and half-Belgian. Her father is half-Senegalese, one-quarter English and one-quarter French; he was born in Dakar. Her father is a percussionist and once toured with Nina Simone. Her mother worked as an agent in Paris and Brussels for small fashion brands. She has one younger brother. Thiam modelled from the age of 4 and throughout her childhood and adolescence. She lived in the Paris neighbourhood, Montmartre with her English grandmother, cousin, and family. Later, she was a student at the drama school, Cours Florent. [5]

Career

She started modelling for a clothing company before she left her career in fashion to become an actress. She was studying at National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, when she was cast in The Returned . [6] The French edition of Grazia reported that she rejected a role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales to complete her studies. [7] She has also appeared in the French film Salaud, on t'aime . [8]

Personal life

Thiam married Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral in a small ceremony in Lisbon on 29 December 2018. [9] [10] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Le Chant des sirènesMarineShort film
2010 Clem LénaTV series
2010 R.I.S, police scientifique TV series
2010Le RollerboyVRP Robotscan 3000Short film
2010BienvenueShort film
2011OShort film
2012–2015 The Returned Léna SéguretTV series
2014 Salaud, on t'aime Hiver Kaminsky
2014 La Crème de la crème Photocopy shop girl
2014 Next Year Aude
2014 Wild Life Céline
2014 Anton Tchékhov 1890 Lika Mizinova
2015Jeanne d'ArcJeanneShort film
2016 Daydreams Axèle
2016 The Collection NinaTV series
2018 A Paris Education
2018 Capri-Revolution
2018 The Black Book

Theatre

YearTitleDirectorLocation
2011La Fiancée aux yeux bandés Daniel Mesguich Espace Pierre Cardin
2012 Caligula Sébastien Dpommier CNSAD
2013Love Me or Kill MePhilippe Calvario CNSAD
2014À l'Ouest des terres sauvagesPauline BayleThéâtre 13
2016 Danton's Death François OrsoniThéâtre de la Bastille

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