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Clémence Poésy | |
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 Poésy in 2019 | |
| Born | Clémence Guichard (1982-10-30)30 October 1982 (age 43)[1][2] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Fashion model |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Children | 3 |
Clémence Guichard (born 30 October 1982), known professionally asClémence Poésy (French:[klemɑ̃spɔezi]),[1][3] is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of Fleur Delacour in theHarry Potter film series, Chloë inIn Bruges, Rana in127 Hours,Natasha Rostova inWar and Peace, and the lead role asElise Wassermann in the 24-episode seriesThe Tunnel.
Born inL'Haÿ-les-Roses,[1] a southern suburb of Paris, she is the daughter of actor-writer Étienne Guichard and a French teacher. Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. She attended a bilingualalternative school, La Source,[4] inMeudon.
Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14. She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress.[5]
After leaving La Source aged 16, Poésy studied drama at theConservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD, the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts), theAtelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver, andParis Nanterre University.[6]
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Poésy's first English-speaking role was in theBBC mini-seriesGunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), in which she portrayedMary, Queen of Scots, subsequently winning the 2005Golden FIPA for actress in a TV Series and Serial.[7]In 2005, Poésy appeared in theHarry Potter franchise asFleur Delacour[8] inThe Goblet of Fire. Between 2006 and 2007, she worked in a number of film and television productions, including the 2007 mini-seriesWar and Peace.
In 2008, Poésy starred in theAcademy Award-nominated filmIn Bruges, alongsideColin Farrell, andHarry Potter co-starsRalph Fiennes andBrendan Gleeson. In 2009, Poésy appeared inHeartless oppositeJim Sturgess. She reprised her role asFleur Delacour in bothHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movies.[9] She playedChuck Bass's new French girlfriend, Eva, in the fourth season of the CW hit showGossip Girl.[10]
In 2010, Poésy appeared alongsideJames Franco in127 Hours, directed byDanny Boyle.127 Hours was screened at theToronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2010, following its premiere at the 2010Telluride Film Festival.[11]
In 2011, she appeared alongsideRupert Friend inLullaby for Pi, a romantic drama and Benoit Philippon's directorial debut. The film is about a jazz singer (Friend) whose wife has just died and who meets a mysterious woman (Poésy).Forest Whitaker also starred.[12] She can be heard singing on the albumColour of the Trap byMiles Kane. She is featured on the track "Happenstance".[13]
She worked alongsideMichael Caine inMr. Morgan's Last Love,[14] and in 2012 made herBroadway debut inCyrano de Bergerac as Roxane.[15]
In 2013, Poésy was the female lead in theSky Atlantic/Canal+ seriesThe Tunnel, which comprised 24 episodes over three series.[16] In 2019, she played the part of Yelena inChekhov'sUncle Vanya at the Theatre Royal in Bath.[17]
Clémence Poésy starred as the lead actress in the music video forM. Ward's 2020 single "Unreal City," which was directed by Beatrice Pegard and filmed in Paris. The video features Poésy walking and dancing through the streets of the city, bringing the song's themes to life.
In 2024, Poésy portrayedMatilda of Flanders in the period dramaKing & Conqueror.[18]
Poésy has been featured in numerous magazines, including the covers ofi-D, on French magazineJalouse twice, on Australia'sYen, and onNylon.[5][19][20] Since October 2007, Poésy has been one of three spokesmodels for the self-titled fragrance byChloé,[8] and has modelled inGap's 2008 autumn advertising campaign.[5][21]
In December 2011, Poésy was chosen as the face of the designer clothing companyG-Star Raw.[22] In 2014, she became the poster girl for the "Love Story" fragrance fromChloé.[23]
Poésy is fluent in French and English, and speaks some Italian and Spanish.[24] She divides her time between homes in Paris and London,[25][26] and has spent some time in Eastern Europe.[26] Politically, she identifies as "very clearly on theleft."[27]
In early 2017, she gave birth to a son.[25] In 2019, while filmingTenet, she was pregnant with her second child.[28][26] At the 2021Deauville American Film Festival, she was pregnant with her third child.[29]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Petite Soeur | Anna | Short film |
| 2002 | Olga's Summer | Olga | |
| 2003 | Welcome to the Roses | Magali Rozes | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Fleur Delacour | |
| 2006 | Le Grand Meaulnes | Yvonne de Galais | [30] |
| 2007 | Sans moi | Lise | |
| Le dernier gang | Julie | ||
| 2008 | In Bruges | Chloë Villette | |
| La troisième partie du monde | Emma | ||
| Blanche | Chloé | Short film | |
| 2009 | Heartless | Tia | |
| 2010 | 127 Hours | Rana | |
| Pièce montée | Bérengère | ||
| Lullaby for Pi | Pi | ||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Fleur Delacour | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | [31] | |
| The Silence of Joan | Jeanne d'Arc | ||
| 2012 | The Capsule | Woman #2 | Short film |
| Hopper Stories | |||
| 2013 | Mr. Morgan's Last Love | Pauline Laubie | |
| Karaoke! | Short film | ||
| 2014 | GHB: To Be or Not to Be | The girl from New York | |
| Métamorphoses | The Virgin / The Unicorn | Short film | |
| 2015 | The Great Game | Laura Haydon | |
| The Ones Below | Kate | ||
| 2016 | 7 Minutes | Hira | |
| Two Is a Family | Kristin Stuart | ||
| 2017 | Final Portrait | Caroline | |
| Tito e gli alieni | Stella | ||
| Grizzly Bear: Mourning Sound | Not Bride | Short film | |
| 2019 | Le milieu de l'horizon | Cécile | |
| 2020 | Resistance | Emma | |
| Tenet | Barbara | ||
| 2023 | The Last Rifleman | Juliette |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Un homme en colère | Hélène | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Les Monos | Julia | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Tania Boréalis ou L'étoile d'un été | Maguy | TV movie |
| 2003 | Life After All | Jessica | TV movie |
| 2004 | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | Mary, Queen of Scots | TV movie Golden FIPA Award for Actress in a TV Series and Serial |
| 2005 | Revelations | Exquisite Corpse | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Les Amants du Flore | Lumi | TV movie |
| 2007 | War and Peace | Natasha Rostova | Miniseries |
| 2010 | Gossip Girl | Eva Coupeau | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Birdsong | Isabelle Azaire | Miniseries |
| Richard II | Queen Isabella/Anne | TV movie | |
| 2013–2018 | The Tunnel | Elise Wassermann | Main cast Nominated - L'Association des Critiques de Séries - Best Actress |
| 2018 | Genius: Picasso | Françoise Gilot | Main cast (Season 2) |
| 2021 | In Therapy | Léonora | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Ten Percent | (self) | 1 episode |
| The Essex Serpent | Stella Ransome | Miniseries | |
| 2023–2024 | The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | Isabelle Carriere | Main cast |
| 2023 | Sambre - Anatomy of a Crime | Cécile Dumont | Miniseries |
| 2025 | King & Conqueror | Matilda | Main cast |
| TBA | Neuromancer | Marie-France Tessier,[32] or Lady 3Jane[33] |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Le dragon[34] | |
| 1995 | Mai 45 Mai 95[34] | |
| 1997 | Picasso 970[34] | |
| 2003 | Tartuffe[34] | |
| 2012 | Cyrano de Bergerac | LimitedBroadway engagement of 31 previews and 52 performances; concluded 25 November 2012 |
| 2013 | Je danse toujours |
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Biarritz International Festival | Golden FIPA: TV Series and Serials: Actress | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | Won | [36] |
| 2007 | Cabourg Film Festival | Swann d'Or Award for Female Revelation | Le Grand Meaulnes | Won | [30] |
| 2011 | ACS Awards | Best Actress | The Tunnel | Nominated | [36] |
Née le: 30 Octobre 1982, À:L'Hay-les-Roses
