Scene from Cours privé (1986)

Alternate Names: Emanuelle Seigner, امانوئل سینیه

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

First Appearances:

• Detective (1985) as Princess of the Bahamas

Most Important Roles:

• La Vie en Rose (2007) as Titine
• The Ninth Gate (1999) as The Girl
• Pet Shop Days (2023) as Diana
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) as Céline Desmoulins
• Frantic (1988) as Michelle
• Bitter Moon (1992) as Mimi
• Place Vendôme (1998) as Nathalie
• The Gods Must Be Daring (1997) as Bobbi
• Giallo (2010) as Linda
• Happily Ever After (2004) as Nathalie

Career Highlights:

• La Vie en Rose (2007)
• The Ninth Gate (1999)
• Pet Shop Days (2023)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
• Frantic (1988)
• Bitter Moon (1992)
• Place Vendôme (1998)
• The Gods Must Be Daring (1997)
• Giallo (2010)
• Happily Ever After (2004)

Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French actress and singer. She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988). She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie En Rose (2007). She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.

Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist. She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and Marie-Amélie Seigner, singer. Through their father, they are the granddaughters of the actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and the nieces of the actress Françoise Seigner (1928-2008), both deans and members of the Comédie-Française. She is the niece of doctor Véronique Vasseur.

She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.

Her husband directed her in Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999), Venus in Fur (2013), Based On A True Story (2017) and An Officer and a Spy (2019). In 2010, Seigner was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing, which went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 2012, she played the principal role of Vanda in Polanski's French film adaptation of David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the Austrian novel of the near-same name, for which she received praise as Vanda, an actress, playing against writer and theatre director Thomas played by Mathieu Amalric.

Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas. In 2006, she became the lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle. They released a self-titled album in 2007. Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014.

From 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.

Seigner married Roman Polanski on August 30, 1989 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. They have two children, Morgane (born in 1993) and Elvis (born in 1998). She and Polanski live with their two children in Paris.

Alternate Names: Elizabeth Bourgine, Élisabeth Bourgine, Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Madame G (1976) as Catherine G

Most Important Roles:

• Les Mystères de l'école de gendarmerie (2021) as Françoise
• My Best Friend (2006) as Julia
• A Heart in Winter (1992) as Hélène
• The Color of the Wind (1988) as Louise
• Nestor Burma, détective de choc (1982) as Gin
• Maigret (2022) as Irène
• Vive la sociale ! (1983) as Genichka
• Boulevard des hirondelles (1993) as Lucie Aubrac
• Widow's Walk (1987) as Elizabeth
• Frogs (1983) as Irene

Career Highlights:

• Les Mystères de l'école de gendarmerie (2021)
• My Best Friend (2006)
• A Heart in Winter (1992)
• The Color of the Wind (1988)
• Nestor Burma, détective de choc (1982)
• Maigret (2022)
• Vive la sociale ! (1983)
• Boulevard des hirondelles (1993)
• Widow's Walk (1987)
• Frogs (1983)

Awards:

• Prix Romy Schneider (1985)

Élisabeth Bourgine, born on March 20, 1957 in Levallois-Perret, France, is an actress and assistant director known for her role in 'Cours privé' (1986). She is married to Jean-Luc Miesch and has one child.