Emmanuelle Seigner
- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Emmanuelle Seigner is the daughter of a well known photographer and her mother is
a journalist. She was born in Paris, France on June 22, 1966. Her
grandfather was Louis Seigner, chairman of the Comédie Française and
who also appeared in several movies. Emmanuelle was raised at a convent
school . At age fourteen she became a model. Her mysterious beauty made
her an international cover-model. Jean-Luc Godard gave her a part in his crime
movie Detective (1985), starring Johnny Hallyday and Nathalie Baye. In 1986 Emmanuelle played
the part of Zanon a young girl in the movie Cours privé (1986)
(by Pierre Granier-Deferre). She met Roman Polanski and married him. He gave her a part
in the thriller Frantic (1988) with Harrison Ford. Four years later Polanski gave
her the leading part in the movie Bitter Moon (1992).