Léa Seydoux
Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (French: [lea sɛdu]; born 1 July 1985) is a French actress. Prolific in both French cinema and Hollywood, she has received five César Award nominations, two Lumières Awards, a Palme d'Or and a BAFTA Award nomination. In 2009, she won the Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, Seydoux was appointed a Dame of the Order of Arts and Letters. In 2022, the French government made her a Dame of the National Order of Merit. She began her acting career with her film debut in Girlfriends (2006), with early roles in The Last Mistress (2007) and On War (2008). She won acclaim for her French roles in The Beautiful Person (2008), Belle Épine (2010), and Farewell, My Queen (2012). During this time, she expanded her career by appearing in supporting roles in high-profile Hollywood films, including Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009), Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010), Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011) and the action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). Her breakthrough role came with the controversial and acclaimed film Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), for which she received the Lumières Award for Best Actress, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival alongside her co-star Adèle Exarchopoulos. She received her second Lumières Award in the same year for the film Grand Central. She gained international attention for her role as Bond girl Madeleine Swann in Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). She has appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The French Dispatch (2021). Other notable roles include Beauty and the Beast (2014), Saint Laurent (2014), The Lobster (2015), Zoe (2018), France (2021), Crimes of the Future (2022), One Fine Morning (2022), The Beast (2023) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Seydoux has also worked as a model. She has been showcased in Vogue Paris, American Vogue, L'Officiel, Another Magazine and W magazine, among others. Since 2016, she has been a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Dune: Part Three as Lady Margot Fenring
- 2024 · The Second Act as Florence
- 2024 · Dune: Part Two as Lady Margot Fenring
- 2024 · The Beast as Gabrielle
- 2023 · Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds as Self
- 2023 · Beau geste as Self
- 2022 · Crimes of the Future as Caprice
- 2021 · The French Dispatch as Simone
- 2021 · No Time to Die as Madeleine
- 2021 · Deception as The English Lover
- 2018 · Kursk as Tanya Averina
- 2018 · Zoe as Zoe
- 2016 · It's Only the End of the World as Suzanne
- 2015 · Spectre as Madeleine
- 2015 · The Lobster as Loner Leader
- 2014 · The Grand Budapest Hotel as Clotilde
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Beauty and the Beast as Belle
- 2013 · Blue Is the Warmest Color as Emma
- 2013 · Grand Central as Karole
- 2012 · Farewell, My Queen as Agathe-Sidonie Laborde
- 2011 · Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Sabine Moreau
- 2011 · Midnight in Paris as Gabrielle
- 2010 · Belle épine as Prudence Friedmann
- 2010 · Mysteries of Lisbon as Blanche de Montfort
- 2010 · Roses on Credit as Marjoline
- 2010 · Robin Hood as Isabella of Angoulême
- 2009 · Lourdes as Maria
- 2009 · Inglourious Basterds as Charlotte LaPadite
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Future · Alpha Gang as
- 2026 · Silent Friend as Alice
- 2023 · Cannes Uncut as Self
- 2022 · One Fine Morning as Sandra Kienzler
- 2021 · France as France de Meurs
- 2021 · The Story of My Wife as Lizzy
- 2019 · Death Stranding: Complete Series as Fragile
- 2019 · Oh Mercy as Claude
- 2015 · Diary of a Chambermaid as Célestine
- 2014 · Saint Laurent as Loulou de la Falaise
- 2012 · Sister as Louise
- 2007 · 13 French Street as Jenny
- Future · The Unknown as
- 2021 · Designing Bond as Self
- 2011 · Time Doesn't Stand Still as Elle
- 2011 · Mysteries of Lisbon as Blanche de Montfort
- 2011 · My Wife's Romance as Ève
- 2010 · Little Tailor as Marie-Julie
- 2010 · Rose, c'est Paris as self
- 2010 · Traceless as Fleur
- 2009 · Going South as Léa
- 2009 · The Illusions as La fille du métro
- 2008 · On War as Marie
- 2008 · The Beautiful Person as Junie
- 2008 · Dolls and Angels as Gisèle
- 2008 · Les vacances de Clémence as Jackie
- 2007 · The Last Mistress as Olivia
- 2007 · La Consolation as Camille
- 2006 · Girlfriends as Aurore
- Future · The Thing That Hurts as
- Future · Separate Rooms as
- 2002 · Père et Maire as La lycéenne
- Future · Gentle Monster as
- Future · Untitled Leos Carax Project as