M%C3%A9lanie Laurent

Mlanie Laurent is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. Born in Paris in a Jewish family, she was introduced to acting at the age of sixteen by French filmmaker Grard Depardieu, who cast her in a minor role in the romantic drama The Bridge . The recipient of two Csar Awards, a toiles dor du cinma franais and a Lumires Award, Laurent has established herself as an accomplished actress in the French film industry.

Laurent was born in Paris, the daughter of Annick, a ballerina, and Pierre Laurent, a voiceover actor . She is Jewish, of both Ashkenazi and Sephardic ancestry. Her grandfather survived deportation by the Nazis. Her maternal grandparents were film poster editors. She grew up in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, and was immersed in the arts from birth.

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