Lola Bessis

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Lola Bessis
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Lola Bessis in 2018
Born (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 31) [1]
Nationality French
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter and director

Lola Bessis (born 30 November 1992 [1] [2] ) is a French actress, screenwriter and director. She is known for the movie Swim Little Fish Swim , in which she acted and wrote the script. [3]

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Career

She started her career at the age of 12. [4]

In 2013, she played the lead in Swim Little Fish Swim , an English-speaking comedy-drama shot in New York and that Bessis co-directed with Ruben Amar. [5] Critics praised Bessis' performance for her screen presence and charm. [6] [7] [8]

In 2014, she was a jury member at the Deauville American Film Festival along with Clemence Poesy, Christine and The Queens and Freddie Highmore. [9]

In 2015, she played a recurring character in the comic French TV series France Kbek. [10] That same year she played the lead in the music video Pas là by French singer Vianney directed by Nicolas Bary. The video counts nearly 18 million views on YouTube. [11]

In 2016 she starred in Nicolas Bedos' feature film Monsieur et Madame Adelman. [12] That same year, Bessis starred in Mathias Malzieu's last film, Le distributeur d'aurores boréales, that has been shown at Cannes film festival 2016. [13] In July 2016, Bessis was featured in Interview Magazine’s portfolio "Hollywood’s most wanted" among the top 15 up and coming Hollywood actors. [14] In 2016, she was a jury member at the Les Arcs Film Festival. [15]

She starred in Thirst Street by Nathan Silver [16] alongside Anjelica Huston, Lindsay Burdge, Damien Bonnard, Esther Garrel, Jacques Nolot and Françoise Lebrun. [17] Thirst Street premiered in US Narrative competition at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. [17]

In February 2017, Bessis was cast in the Picnic at Hanging Rock reboot alongside Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer and Orange is the New Black star Yael Stone. [18]

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References

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  7. "Swim Little Fish Swim Plays Like a New York-Set Reality Bites". The Village Voice. 17 September 2014. Lola Bessis has a natural screen radiance
  8. Weissberg, Jay (14 February 2014). "Rotterdam Film Review: 'Swim Little Fish Swim'". Variety. Lola Bessis does everything charmingly, in that ooh-la-la way.
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