Léa Seydoux

Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (French: [le.a sɛ.du] (audio speaker iconlisten); born 1 July 1985) is a French actress. She began her acting career in French cinema, appearing in films such as The Last Mistress (2007) and On War (2008). Seydoux first came to attention after she won the Trophée Chopard and received her first César Award nomination, for her performance in The Beautiful Person (2008).

Since then, Seydoux has appeared in major 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). In French cinema, she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for a second time for her role in Belle Épine (2010) and was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress for her role as a lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette in the film Farewell, My Queen (2012).