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Ludivine Sagnier
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Sagnier in 2013
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| Born | 3 July 1979 (age 45) La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Partner(s) | Kim Chapiron |
| Children | 3 |
Ludivine Sagnier (born on July 3, 1979) is a famous French actress. She has been nominated three times for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. This award is one of the highest honors in French cinema. Her nominations were for her roles in the films Swimming Pool (2003), 8 Women (2003), and A Secret (2007).
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Ludivine Sagnier's Acting Journey
Ludivine Sagnier was born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, a town in France. Her mother was a secretary, and her father taught English at the University of Paris.
She started her acting career very young, at just nine years old. Her first film was Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants in 1989. In the early 1990s, she had small parts in other movies. One of these was Cyrano de Bergerac, where she acted alongside the well-known actor Gerard Depardieu.
Studying and Returning to Film
In 1994, Ludivine went to study at the Versailles Conservatoire. This is a special school for music and drama. She even won an award there for classical music!
After her studies, she returned to acting in films. She became very successful, especially in movies directed by François Ozon.
Big Roles and Awards
One of her most famous films was the musical comedy 8 Women (2002). In this movie, Ludivine and her seven co-stars all won acting awards together.
The next year, she starred with Charlotte Rampling in Ozon's exciting movie Swimming Pool. Her role in this film also earned her many nominations and awards.
Ludivine has played many interesting characters. She was even Tinker Bell in the 2003 film Peter Pan. She also appeared in the crime thriller Mesrine: Public Enemy No.1.
Recent Projects
In 2011, three of Ludivine's films were shown in Los Angeles. She attended all the screenings. These films included Pieds nus sur les limaces (also known as Lily Sometimes), Love Crime, and The Devil's Double. That same year, she also acted in Beloved with Catherine Deneuve.
More recently, Ludivine starred as Esther Aubry in the TV series The Young Pope in 2016. She played the same character again in the follow-up series The New Pope in 2020. Since 2021, Ludivine has been playing the character Claire in the French thriller series Lupin, which is available on Netflix. In 2022, she played Diane de Poitiers in the Starz series The Serpent Queen. She also appeared in the 2023 film Napoleon.
Ludivine Sagnier's Family Life
In 2005, Ludivine had a daughter with actor Nicolas Duvauchelle. She is now in a relationship with director Kim Chapiron. They have two daughters together, born in 2009 and 2014.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants | Élodie | |
| I Want to Go Home | The little girl in the village square | ||
| 1990 | Le pont du silence | The little girl | Short film |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | The Little Sister | ||
| 1992 | La famille Fontaine | Anne-Sophie | TV series |
| Vacances au purgatoire | Sophie | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Le secret d'Iris | Mylène | TV movie |
| 1997 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Lucky | French voice dub for TV series |
| 1998 | Meurtres sans risque | Virginie Gallais | TV movie |
| À nous deux la vie | Charlotte | TV movie | |
| Passion interdite | Estelle | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Mission protection rapprochée | Melinda Moores | TV series |
| Mon frère | Sophie | Short film | |
| Le ciel, les oiseaux,... et ta mère! | Dance girl 1 | ||
| Rembrandt | Cornelia van Rijn | ||
| Recess | Ashley Spinelli | French voice dub for TV series | |
| Children of the Century | Hermine de Musset | ||
| Acide animé | Anna | Short film | |
| 2000 | La banquise | Anna Kowalski | TV movie |
| Water Drops on Burning Rocks | Anna | ||
| Des monstres a l'état pur | Ginnie | TV short film | |
| Bon plan | Clémentine | ||
| 2001 | Un jeu d'enfants | Daphnée | |
| My Wife Is an Actress | Géraldine | ||
| 2002 | 8 Women | Catherine | Won awards with the cast |
| Marie Marmaille | Marie | TV movie | |
| Les frères Hélias | Victoire | Short film | |
| Napoléon | Hortense | TV mini-series | |
| Navarro | Vanessa Berger | TV series | |
| 2003 | Petites coupures | Nathalie | |
| La légende de Parva | Lula | Voice role | |
| Swimming Pool | Julie | Nominated for César Award | |
| La Petite Lili | Lili | Won Silver Hugo Award | |
| Peter Pan | Tinker Bell | ||
| 2005 | Une aventure | Gabrielle | |
| Foon | The queen of last year's ball | ||
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Claire | Part of a film collection |
| French California | Helène | ||
| Toothache | Anna | ||
| Coup de sang | The waitress | ||
| 2007 | Molière | Célimène | |
| Love Songs | Julie Pommeraye | ||
| A Girl Cut in Two | Gabrielle Aurore Deneige | ||
| A Secret | Hannah Golda Stirn/Grinberg | Nominated for César Award | |
| 2008 | Mesrine | Sylvia Jeanjacquot | |
| 2010 | Lily Sometimes | Lily Dreyer | |
| Love Crime | Isabelle Guérin | ||
| 2011 | The Devil's Double | Sarrab | |
| Beloved | Young Madeleine | ||
| A Monster in Paris | Maud | Voice role | |
| 2013 | Love Is in the Air | Julie | |
| 2014 | Lou! Journal infime | The mother | |
| Tristesse Club | Chloé | ||
| 2015 | Through the Air | Delphine Cavelle | |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Esther | TV series |
| 2018 | Lola & Her Brothers | Lola Esnard | |
| Rémi sans famille | Madame Barberin | ||
| 2019 | The Truth | Anna | |
| 2020 | The New Pope | Esther | TV series |
| 2021 - Present | Lupin | Claire | Netflix series |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Diane de Poitiers | Starz series |
| 2023 | Napoleon | Theresa Cabarrus | |
| 2024 | Franklin | Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy | Upcoming miniseries |
| When Fall Is Coming |
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See also
In Spanish: Ludivine Sagnier para niños
