21st-century French actresses

Marie_de_Villepin

Marie Galouzeau de Villepin (born 8 May 1986) is a French artist, model, actress and singer. The daughter of former Prime Minister and diplomat Dominique de Villepin, she spent most of her childhood in India before moving to various countries in Latin America and Africa, Through her many travels, she began developing drawing and musical skills at an early age.
As a young girl she landed a role in Danièle Thompson's movie La Bûche and then took acting classes at Cours Florent as well as from Raymond Acquaviva, both in Paris. When she turned 18 and after graduating with a degree in applied mathematics from Dauphine University Paris, she moved to New York to pursue a modeling career. After several seasons on the catwalks of New York, Milan and Paris, appearing in ad campaigns of major designers shot by the likes of Mario Sorrenti, Inez and Vinoodh, and Gilles Bensimon, Marie was selected to be the face of Givenchy's perfume Ange ou Démon.For her starring role in Veit Helmer's Baikonur, shot in the steppes of Kazakhstan and in Moscow, Marie completed a full cosmonaut training course in zero gravity. She has training in kickboxing, Judo, and hi-octane water sports, and has been an equestrian since the age of six.In 2009 she formed a four-piece band called PINKMIST in which she sings, writes and plays guitar. After recording their first EP they performed many shows all over Europe, including London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin. She revealed her latest music collaboration in early 2019.
Outside of the entertainment industry, Marie is an artist who participated in a number of group exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Beijing, and Hong Kong. She had her first solo exhibition titled New Creatures in Paris in 2019 and she is currently working as a part of the artist collective of Poush Manifesto (Paris).

Ingrid_Chauvin

Ingrid Chauvin (French pronunciation: [inɡʁid ʃɔvɛ̃]; born 3 October 1973) is a French television and stage actress, known for her roles in the miniseries Méditerranée, Dolmen, and the police procedural series Femmes de loi.

Nora_Arnezeder

Nora Arnezeder (born 8 May 1989) is a French actress and singer. The recipient of a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress and musician in the French film industry, as well as worldwide.

Izïa

Izïa Anna Rosine Higelin (French pronunciation: [izja ana ʁozin iʒlɛ̃]; born 24 September 1990), more commonly known by her stage name Izïa, is a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. Her most recent album, La Vitesse, was released in 2022.

Françoise_Seigner

Françoise Seigner (7 April 1928 – 13 October 2008) was a French actress. She is best known for her theatre work, but also acted in a few movies, such as The Wild Child (1970) and the 2005 adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005). She was the aunt of actresses Emmanuelle and Mathilde Seigner.Seigner died of pancreatic cancer.

Cécile_Cassel

Cécile Crochon (French: [sesil kʁɔʃɔ̃]), better known by the stage name Cécile Cassel (born 25 June 1982), is a French actress and singer. Since 2002, she has appeared in a number of films and television series. She is also a recording artist using the stage name HollySiz.

Sylvie_Joly

Sylvie Joly (18 October 1934 – 4 September 2015) was a French actress and comedian. She was best known for her roles in the films Going Places (1974) and Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978).

Muriel_Robin

Muriel Robin (French pronunciation: [myʁjɛl ʁɔbɛ̃]; born 2 August 1955) is a French actress and comedian. She won an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2007 and received a nomination for a César Award in 2001 and six nominations for a Molière Award.