Emmanuelle Seigner
Emmanuelle Seigner
Emmanuelle Seigneris a French actress, former fashion model, and singer. She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Ninth Gateand Frantic. She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur, and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendômeand La Vie En Rose. She is married to French-Polish director Roman Polanski...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth22 June 1966
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
I started as a model when I was 14 because I wanted to make money.
Age is a number on a piece of paper.
When my husband won the Palme d'Or in 2002, I wore the same dress two days in a row. My daughter said, 'Mom! Did you sleep in your dress?' But I think it's cool to wear the same thing. I have to feel comfortable.
In France, I guess there's something like a tyranny in mentalities - we accept success badly, beauty, money. People are certainly envious, and this creates negative energy. This is annoying. I suffered a great deal at one time. I had to fight harder than others. Add to that my marriage to Polanski.
I think age is just something written down on a piece of paper. I mean, you come across 20-year-olds who are like old people sometimes. I've never taken much account of age throughout my life - my own or anyone else's.
When I did 'Frantic,' I didn't have a lot of experience. My English was so bad, and I did an OK job, I think, but I was not amazing.