Loan Chabanol

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Loan Chabanol
Born (1982-12-30) 30 December 1982 (age 41)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Actress, artist, model
Years active2013–present
Known for Fading Gigolo
The Transporter Refueled
Tales of the Walking Dead

Loan Chabanol (born 30 December 1982 [1] [2] ) is a French-American actress, artist, and model. [3] She is best known for her role in John Turturro's comedy Fading Gigolo , the romantic drama Third Person, the action thriller The Transporter Refueled and the horror drama anthology TV series Tales of the Walking Dead .

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Life and career

Loan Chabanol was born in Paris, France [2] on 30 December 1982. [1] [2] She is of Vietnamese, German, and Italian descent. [4] Her early years were spent in art classes with artist Bernard Bistes. [5] Discovered at the age of 16 by Elite Model Management, she has been on the covers of magazines such as Elle and Marie Claire . [6] In 2010, she moved to New York to study acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. [6]

Acting

Chabanol got her first feature film role in John Turturro's comedy Fading Gigolo . In 2014, she was cast as Sam in Third Person playing a significant compassionate character along with Mila Kunis. [7] In 2015, she was cast as a lead "femme fatale" in The Transporter Refueled . [8] In 2022, Chabanol entered The Walking Dead universe playing a lead in the first installment of the anthology series, Tales of the Walking Dead , the latest incarnation of the successful AMC series. [9]

Art work

In 2015, Chabanol opened her first solo art exhibition in New York City, [10] "Born in Blue" curated by Monica Watkins. [10] The show included a short animated film depicting the birth of a phoenix coming to life from the bottom of the ocean. Her following body of work, "Namsis," was introduced in a LA exhibition in 2018, [11] followed by the group show "WeRise" [12] along many other artists. In 2019, she released her first children's book, Blueboo, [13] the story of a blue monster living in the Brown Woods who meets with the last caterpillar left in the forest.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

In February 2020, Chabanol became an American citizen. [14] She currently lives in Los Angeles with her partner Wally Pfister.

Filmography

Feature films

TV series

Short films

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References

  1. 1 2 Chabanol, Loan (30 December 2014). "It's my Birthday". Twitter. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Verdot-Belaval, Anthony (9 April 2014). "Loan Chabanol, un conte de fées moderne". Paris Match (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bio". Loan Chabanol. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Fernandez, Chantal (23 August 2014). "Our Favorite New French It Girl Talks Working With James Franco And Why Chanel Is Like 'A Second Skin'". Lucky Shops. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Vidal, Vincent (9 April 2014). "Albi. La mannequin Loan Chabanol a tourné avec Woody Allen". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 Rachel, T. Cole (27 May 2014). "Loan Chabanol". Interview Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Khan, Abbey (20 June 2014). "Loan Chabanol is the model girlfriend in Third Person". Fushion Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Han, Angie (19 March 2015). "'The Transporter Refueled' Trailer: Ed Skrein Is the New Jason Statham". /Film. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Petski, Denise (18 February 2022). "'Tales Of The Walking Dead': Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez Among Six Cast In 'TWD' Spinoff Anthology Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 Lawrence, Vanessa (24 September 2015). "Loan Chabanol's Blue Period". Wmagazine.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Loan Chabanol's NAMSIS | a Chat with the Artist About Her New Los Angeles Exhibit". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Loan Chabanol | We Rise 2018". Werise.la. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "BlueBoo by Loan Chabanol | Book Soup". Booksoup.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "IT'S OFFICIAL!! I am a US Citizen". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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