Clémence Poésy



Clémence Poésy (French: [klemɑ̃s pɔezi]; born 1st October 1982 as Clémence Guichard)[1]  is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy had dramatic education, and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles ofFleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series, Chloë in In Bruges, and Rana in 127 Hours. She is also known for her small role as Eva Coupeau on Gossip Girl.



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[hide]  *1 Early life  ==Early life[edit] == Born in L'Haÿ-les-Roses,[1]  a southern suburb of Paris, she is the daughter of actor/writer Étienne Guichard and a French teacher. Poésy took her mother's maiden nameas her stage name. She was sent to an alternative school[2]  in Meudon. She was not popular at school, and described herself as maladjusted.[citation needed]  In an interview she said she can seem "a bit strange".[3]  Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14.[citation needed]  She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress.[4] ==Career[edit] == Since leaving La Source — the bilingual alternative school she attended at the age of 16[citation needed]  — Poésy has studied drama at Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD) (French National Academy of Dramatic Arts), the Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver,[citation needed]  and the University ofNanterre, where she has since appeared in a number of French film, television, and stage productions.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]
 * 2 Career
 * 3 Personal life
 * 4 Filmography
 * 5 Notes
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Her first English-speaking role was in the BBC mini-series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), in which she portrayed Mary, Queen of Scots, subsequently winning the 2005 Golden FIPA for actress in a TV Series and Serial.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2005, Poésy appeared in the Harry Potter franchise as Fleur Delacour <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-The_Tatler_List_6-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  in The Goblet of Fire, and between 2006 and 2007 she starred in a number of film and television productions including the 2007 mini-seriesWar and Peace.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2008, Poésy starred in the Academy Award nominated film In Bruges, where she acted alongside Colin Farrell, and reunited with Harry Potter co-stars Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson. In 2009, Poésy appears in Heartless opposite Jim Sturgess. She reprised her role as Fleur Delacour in both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Deathly_Hallows_Casting_Updates_7-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">As a model, Poésy has been featured in magazines, including the covers of i-D, twice on French magazine Jalouse, Australia's Yen, and Nylon.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-scotsman_4-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]  Since October 2007, Poésy has been one of three spokesmodels for the self-titled fragrance by Chloé,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-The_Tatler_List_6-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  and has modeled in Gap's 2008 autumn advertising campaign.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-scotsman_4-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]  In December 2011, Clémence was chosen as the face of G-Star Raw.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">She played Chuck Bass's new French girlfriend, Eva, in the fourth season of the CW hit show Gossip Girl.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]  In 2010, Poésy also appeared alongside James Franco in 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle. 127 Hourswas screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2010, following its premiere at the 2010 Telluride Film Festival.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2011, she appeared alongside Rupert Friend in Lullaby for Pi, a romantic drama which is Benoit Philippon's directorial debut. The film is about a jazz singer (Friend) who has just lost his wife and meets a mysterious woman (Poésy). Forest Whitaker also starred.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pi_14-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">She can also be heard singing on the album Colour of the Trap by Miles Kane. She is featured on the track "Happenstance".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">She stars alongside Michael Caine in Mr. Morgan's Last Love<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  and in 2012 made her Broadway debut in Cyrano de Bergerac as Roxane.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On December 23, 2012, it was reported that Poésy had been cast as the female lead in the Sky Atlantic/Canal+ series The Tunnel. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18] ==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Poesy is fluent in French and English and speaks some Italian and Spanish.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed] ==Filmography<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] ==