Mathilde Seigner

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Mathilde Seigner
Mathilde Seigner Cannes 2009.jpg
Seigner in 2009
Born (1968-01-17) 17 January 1968 (age 57)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present [1]
PartnerMathieu Petit
Relatives

Mathilde Seigner (born 17 January 1968) is a French actress.

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Early life

Seigner was born in Paris. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). She is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner.

Career

Her acting performances have been confined to French-language films, but she has appeared in a number of notable productions. She won Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001 for her role in Betty Fisher and Other Stories and has been nominated for a César Award three times.

She studied comedy at Florent (very famous French school of theater), before making her first appearance in theaters in 1994, alongside her sister Emmanuelle in Smile Claude Miller. She received the Prix Michel Simon in 1995 for her role in Rosine. Two years later, she won a Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Nettoyage à sec.

She won the Romy Schneider Prize in 1999. Mathilde Seigner is appreciated for her spontaneity and strong character, she quickly gained favor with the public, thanks to the nostalgic Une hirondelle a fait le printemps (2001) as a city dweller who discovers the joys of the countryside. She appeared in Le passager de l'été, Zone libre, and Dance avec lui. With 3 amis, she returned to comedy, in such films as Tout pour plaire and Détrompez-vous.

She returned in 2009 with three dramatic comedies about family (Quelque chose à te dire, Trésor and Une semaine sur deux (et la moitié des vacances scolaires)). After Fini les vacances (2010), she appeared in Camping 2 and the remake of La guerre des boutons (2011).

In 2012, Seigner appeared in Dans la tourmente and Max. In September 2013, she appeared onstage. Two years after L'amour, la mort les fringues, she appeared in Nina, a comedy in which she is the heroine alongside François Berléand and François Vincentelli, as her husband and lover, respectively.

Personal life

From 1998 to 2001 she had an affair with the comedian Laurent Gerra.

From 2002 to 2005, she was a couple with the actor Antoine Duléry.

Since October 2006, Seigner has lived with Mathieu Petit, a cameraman; they have a son.[ citation needed ]

She is the sister-in-law of film director Roman Polanski, who married her sister Emmanuelle in 1989.

Controversies

In 2009, Seigner signed a petition in support of her brother-in-law Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. [2]

On 24 February 2012, during the César Award ceremony, she interrupted the telecast when Michel Blanc won, stating she would have preferred that Joey Starr won. [3]

Theater

YearTitleAuthorDirectorNotes
1988 The Moods of Marianne Alfred de Musset Françoise Seigner
Les Chevaliers de la Table ronde Jean Cocteau Françoise Seigner (2)
1989 Les Fourberies de Scapin Molière Françoise Seigner (3)
1990 Le Médecin malgré lui Molière Michel Galabru
The Miser Molière Françoise Seigner (4)
1991L'Étourdi Molière Françoise Seigner (5) Théâtre des Célestins
1992Et s'il n'en restait qu'unFrançoise Dorin Françoise Seigner (6)
1997 Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov Patrice Kerbrat Théâtre Hébertot
2001-03 Educating Rita Willy Russell Michel Fagadau Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
2011 Love, Loss, and What I Wore Nora & Delia Ephron Danièle Thompson Théâtre Marigny
2013–15Nina André Roussin Bernard Murat Théâtre Édouard VII

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1989Salut les musclésJacques SamynTV series (1 episode)
1991Cas de divorcePascale SeguinGérard EspinasseTV series (1 episode)
1994RosineMarieChristine CarrièreActeurs à l'Écran – Best Actress
Le sourireTututt Claude Miller
Boulevard Mac Donald Melvil Poupaud Short
3000 scénarios contre un virusDaniel VigneTV series (1 episode)
1995J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faitesLaurence Xavier Giannoli Short
1996Mémoires d'un jeune conNathaliePatrick Aurignac
Portraits chinoisFannyMartine Dugowson
Vacances bougeoisesMélanie Jean-Claude Brialy TV movie
Pêcheur d'IslandeGaudDaniel Vigne (2)TV movie
Combats de femmeNadinePascale BaillyTV series (1 episode)
1997 Dry Cleaning Marylin Anne Fontaine Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Vive la républiqueCorinne Éric Rochant
FrancorusseSophieAlexis Miansarow
The Man I Love LiseStéphane GiustiTV movie
Si je t'oublie SarajevoLeilaArnaud SélignacTV movie
Georges DandinAngélique Jean-Claude Brialy (2)TV movie
1998Noël en famille Fabienne Berthaud & Aruna VilliersShort
Marc EliotIsabelle Germain Josée Dayan TV series (1 episode)
Commandant NervalNathalie JosteArnaud Sélignac (2)TV series (1 episode)
1999 Venus Beauty Institute Samantha Tonie Marshall Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Time Regained Céleste Raúl Ruiz
Belle maman Séverine Gabriel Aghion
Le bleu des villesMylène Stéphane Brizé
2000 Harry, He's Here to Help Claire Dominik Moll Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Le coeur à l'ouvrage ChloëLaurent Dussaux
Le mal des femmesDaniel Vigne (3)
La chambre des magiciennesOdette Claude Miller (2)TV movie
2001 The Girl from Paris Sandrine Dumez Christian Carion Cabourg Film Festival – Best Actress
Inch'Allah Dimanche Nicole Briat Yamina Benguigui
The Milk of Human Kindness Josiane Dominique Cabrera Locarno International Film Festival – Special Mention
Alias Betty Carole Novacki Claude Miller (3) Montreal World Film Festival – Best Actress
2002Madame Sans-Gêne Catherine Hübscher Philippe de Broca TV movie
Les enquêtes d'Éloïse RomeIrèneEdwin BailyTV series (1 episode)
2003TristanEmmanuelle Barsac Philippe Harel
2004 Les parisiens Clémentine / Anne Claude Lelouch
Mariages !Valentine Valérie Guignabodet
2005 Le courage d'aimer Clémentine / Anne Claude Lelouch (2)
Palais royal! Laurence Valérie Lemercier
Tout pour plaireJuliette FischerCécile Telerman
2006 Camping Sophie Gatineau Fabien Onteniente
Le passager de l'étéAngèleFlorence Moncorgé-Gabin
2007 Game of Four LisaBruno Dega
3 amisClaire Michel Boujenah
Zone libreDaughter-in-law Christophe Malavoy
Danse avec luiAlexandra Valérie Guignabodet (2)
2009TrésorNathalie Claude Berri & François Dupeyron
Une semaine sur deux
(et la moitié des vacances scolaires)
MarjorieIvan Calbérac
Quelque chose à te direAlice CelliersCécile Telerman (2)
2010 Camping 2 Sophie Gatineau Fabien Onteniente (2)
2011La guerre des boutonsLebrac's mother Yann Samuell
Dans la tourmenteHélèneChristophe Ruggia
2012 Maman Sandrine Alexandra Leclère
BowlingMathildeMarie-Castille Mention-Schaar
MaxRoseStéphanie Murat
Médecin-chef à la SantéSéverine VincentYves RénierTV movie
2014La liste de mes enviesJocelyne GuerbetteDidier Le Pêcheur
2015 Come What May Mado Christian Carion (2)
Une mèreMarieChristine Carrière (2)
Flic, tout simplementMartine MonteilYves Rénier (2)TV movie
2016 Back to Mom's Carole Mazerin Éric Lavaine
SamSam Valérie Guignabodet (3)TV series (6 episodes) – Replaced by Natacha Lindinger for Season 2.
2016 Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction Mathilde Claude Lelouch (3)
Coexister Sophie DemancheFabrice Eboué
2018EdmondMaria Legault Alexis Michalik

References

  1. "Mathilde Seigner has appeared in the following films:Boulevard Mac Donald (1994)..." Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. "Polanski : la pétition". La Règle du Jeu (in French). 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. Profile, closermag.fr; accessed 22 June 2015.(in French)