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Léa Seydoux Biography

Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Her grandfather, Jérôme Seydoux, became president of Pathé film corporation in 1990
  • Studied to be an opera singer before switching to acting
  • Modeled for Prada, Levi's and American Apparel
  • Studied with Les Enfants Terribles in France
  • In 2013, the Cannes Film Festival jury decided to award not just director Abdellatif Kechiche the Palme d'Or for Blue Is the Warmest Color, but to have him share the award with the film's two stars, Seydoux and Adéle Exarchopoulos

Awards

  • 2014Prix Lumières-Best Actress: winner
  • 2014Prix Lumières-Best Actress: winner
  • 2014César Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2013César Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2013Cannes Film Festival-Palme d'Or: winner
  • 2011César Awards-Most Promising Actress: nominated
  • 2009César Awards-Most Promising Actress: nominated

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