Eva Green Biography

Eva Green Biography

Date of Birth
5 July 1980, Paris, France

Birth Name
Eva Gaëlle Green

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)


Eva Green Biography

Eva inexperienced was born Eva Gaëlle inexperienced on July five, 1980, in Paris, France. She includes a non-identical twin sister. Her father, named Walter inexperienced, may be a Swedish dentist who once appeared within the 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar (1966). Her mother, named Marlène Jobert, is an Algerian-born (during the time Algeria was a part of France) French actress who retired from acting and have become a author of children's books. Young Eva inexperienced left French college at seventeen. She switched to English in Ramsgate, Kent, and visited the yank college in France for one year. She studied working at Saint Paul Drama college in Paris for 3 years, then had a 10-week sprucing course at the Weber Douglas Academy of dramatic Art in London. She conjointly studied directing at the Tisch college of Arts at ny University.

She came back to Paris as an accomplished young actress, and played on stage in many theater productions: "La Jalousie en Trois Fax" and "Turcaret". There she caught the attention of director Bernardo Bertolucci. inexperienced followed a recommendation to figure on her English. She studied for 2 months with an English coach before doing The Dreamers (2003) with Bernardo Bertolucci. throughout their work Bertolucci described inexperienced as being "so lovely it's indecent." inexperienced won important popularity of her role within the Dreamers (2003). She conjointly attracted an excellent deal of attention from male audiences for her full frontal nudity in many scenes of the film. Besides her work as an actress inexperienced conjointly composed original music and recorded many sound tracks for the film score.

After The Dreamers Green's career ascended to the extent where she revealed a lot of of her multifaceted acting talent. She played the love interest of cult French gentleman stealer Arsène Lupin (2004) opposite Romain Duris. In 2005 she co-starred opposite Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) created and directed by Ridley Scott. The film became a blockbuster within the US and worldwide and brought her a wider international exposure. She turned down the femme fatale role within the Black Dahlia that visited Hilary Swank as a result of she did not need to finish up forever typecast as a femme fatale once her role within the Dreamers. Instead, Eva inexperienced accepted the distinguished role of Vesper Lynd, one in every of 3 Bond women, opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006) and have become the fifth French actress to play a James Bond woman once Claudine Auger in Thunderball (1965), Corinne Cléry in Moonraker (1979), Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes solely (1981) and Sophie Marceau within the World isn't enough (1999).

Since her college years inexperienced has been a cosmopolitan multilingual and multicultural person. Yet, since her father forever lived in France with them and her mother, she and her twin sister cannot speak Swedish. She developed a large scope of interests beyond her acting profession and have become an aspiring art connoisseur and an ardent museum visitor. Her different activities outside of acting embody enjoying and composing music, cooking at home, walking her terrier, and collecting art. She currently shares time between her 2 residencies, one is in Paris, France, and one in London, England.


Trivia

Born to French actress Marlène Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter inexperienced.

Has a non-identical twin sister, Joy, who studied business and is married to an Italian count. Joy and her husband reside in Normandy where they rear horses.

Nominated for Les Molieres (Paris, 2002) for the play "Jalousie en Trois Fax" for the class Revelation Theatrale female.

The face of the Emporio Armani campaign.

Niece of Marika inexperienced

Composed music for flute and piano.

Her favorite film character is Adele Hugo within the Story of Adele H (1975).

Her favorite actors are Joaquin Phoenix and Edward Norton among others.

Cousin of singer/actress Elsa Lunghini.

She turned down a job in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia (2006) with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson.

Was ranked #16 on Maxim's hot list 2006.

Her hobby is collecting art and visiting museums.

Plays classical music.

Green is the fifth French actress to play a Bond girl.

Studied English in Ramsgate, Kent, UK.

Bought a new baby-grand piano for her London home.

Studied piano and flute.

Raised in Paris, she went to an English-speaking school.

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#6). [2007].

Her parents first objected her appearance on Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003), remembering Maria Schneider's traumatisation after filming Last Tango in Paris (1972) .

Described the atmosphere on the set of Franklyn (2008) as strange because she and her co-actor Ryan Phillippe didn't talk much, being both very shy.

Admires François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, David Lynch and David Fincher.

Her favorite artists are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.

Enjoys running and pilates.

Has a border terrier named Griffin.

As she was extremely shy in her youth, her mother sent her to a therapist. However, she attended acting lessons to become more open.

Her natural hair color is brownish blonde.

Before meeting Carla Bruni, French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited Green to join him on his campaign trail. She politely declined.

She received a letter from author Philip Pullman, in which he praised her for the performance she gave in The Golden Compass (2007), based on his novel.

Only sees her only movies 2 or 3 times, because she doesn't enjoy seeing herself on the big screen.

Was cast in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) a week before filming began.

Has a non-identical twin sister named Joy.

Described her character in Cracks (2009/I) as complicated.

She collects religious icons.

Had to use a stunt double for most of her action scenes in Casino Royale (2006). Even the scenes where she was running up the stairs were taken with a stunt double, because she nearly broke her leg.

Made her first magazine cover when she was 2 months old.

Her favorite Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006) outfit was a Gucci mac and black hat, "Simple but elegant.".

While promoting The Golden Compass (2007) she said her daemon (animal spirit) would be a frog, because it's French.

One of her dream acting jobs would be to portray a serial killer.

Dislikes shopping.

She would love to work with Tim Burton, Stephen Daldry, Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze.

Considers Bryce Dallas Howard as one of the next big things in Hollywood.

Prefers that people tell her she's a good actress rather than she is beautiful.

Was a contender to play Carol Ferris in Green Lantern (2011).

Was cast as the female lead in Antichrist (2009), but was dropped because of a complicated contract.

Niece of cinematographer Christian Berger.

Favorite actress is Isabelle Adjani.

Good friends with Jordan Scott.


Personal Quotes

[about shooting nude scenes for The Dreamers (2003):] i'm a awfully keep person in life, terribly reserved, however you recognize, it's Bertolucci. I've seen Last Tango and it isn't pornographic, it isn't vulgar, it isn't sick, therefore I trusted him. he is a master of affection and eroticism, however it's sensible as a result of i ended being self-conscious. I felt like i used to be on medication or anaesthetised as a result of you've got to be. you've got to let yourself slip away and forget everything, forget the sound guy and every one that. [February five, 2004]

[about the sex scenes within the Dreamers (2003):] It should be terribly surprising for the yankee individuals, however what i do not perceive is why they're therefore crazy that. i do not perceive why you cannot see naked individuals on screen however we will see a baby being killed. It's quite strange. they are too puritan, too uptight. [February five, 2004]

It's a thanks to exteriorize all my shit. To scream and cry and laugh on-screen, it's virtually like black magic. you'll do something. i am a dreamer, therefore that is an honest job on behalf of me. Onstage is that the solely place I will totally categorical myself.

For me, acting is sort of a therapy. I will categorical myself totally after I am acting and have blood in my veins. Even when i am not operating, i am invariably living in my very own world, imagining characters.

At drama college I invariably picked the extremely evil roles. it is a good way to take care of your everyday emotions.

Onstage, each night you produce one thing new. Plus, you've got your audience right there - it's like performing for the gods.

[About Sybilla, her character in Kingdom of Heaven (2005):] "Sybilla suffers from various frustrations. She's an heroine, not a "potiche".

I am several things. I may be quite mad, and young, however i am not the type of one who goes out to nightclubs and goes crazy. i'm a lot of like lying on my bed and paying attention to classical music to relax.

I have Algerian, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish blood: I feel sort of a citizen of the planet. Life and cinema do not have borders.

I don't wish to be a Hollywood star. I simply wish to try and do my job and revel in it. My aim is to seek out my true identity and to stay true to myself.

I'd otherwise be thought as a world actress instead of a French one. as a result of i do not recognize what is turning out on behalf of me, my ambition isn't to be typecast. therefore i am functioning on my English accent, yet as my yankee one. i do not wish to be like 'Okay, I'm French, and that i wish to reach Hollywood!' Juliette Binoche has set an honest example of what i need to try and do, as a result of she works everywhere the planet, and that is what i need to try and do yet.

I don't have a retardant with somebody having cosmetic surgery, however i believe it's crazy for everybody to possess constant body.

I don't believe in awards. it's extremely sensible for the ego, I suppose.

I love photo shoots where I may be sort of a pinup, not myself. Where I may be female, glamorous, dark ... not like in real life. I hate it once you go in and that they wish you to be 'natural,' to be yourself. I simply hate it. i like having fun. after they raise you to smile, I hate it. in fact I smile in my real life, however to try and do it on cue, that is not spontaneous. i might rather do one thing that is sort of a very little movie, sort of a very little story, instead of simply me, I feel naked.

[on acting] -- It does not satisfy me utterly, this job. i need to travel. perhaps i will find yourself living in Norway, creating cakes.

I feel sick if I even have to try and do one thing for the cash. i can not breathe. i am not happy with myself.

I was in LA last week for a gathering and that i don't love it. i buy knots in my abdomen and have to be compelled to walk around a museum to create myself feel higher. it is a cruel place, terribly hierarchical. If you are within the middle, you are shit, and if you are at very cheap, you are nothing. The individuals haven't any plan regarding something that does not come back from Hollywood. Most of them have not heard of The White Ribbon or A Prophet, and also the solely film of mine they recognize is Bond, as a result of it created numerous cash. i am the Bond lady. It's as if it's written on my forehead.

[on auditioning for The Dreamers (2003)] -- i used to be tired of the theatre. I needed to prevent acting. I did not believe in something. however I did lots of auditions to urge the role. you cannot flip down a job like that. you do not say no to Bertolucci.

[on her growing dislike for theatre before landing The Dreamers (2003)] -- i used to be during this play and that i did not get on with the director and did not just like the play. it had been terribly grotesque, you know? an excessive amount of make-up and wigs and that i was taking part in, like, this coquette. i used to be on stage for many of the time with the exception of 3 minutes after I was allowed to travel off and pee in an exceedingly bucket. And for those 3 minutes i used to be sitting on a bucket, peeing and crying at constant time. Oh, it had been terrible. it had been a nightmare. I hated it such a lot.

[on Isabelle Adjani] -- She's my role model, i am keen on her. I watched The Story of Adèle H such a lot of times, and Camille Claudel conjointly - in that she plays a sculptor, terribly passionate, who was Rodin's lover. He rejected her and she or he ended up utterly cuckoo in an asylum. Adjani may be a bit like Miss G - she has that crazy aspect in a number of her movies. She's terribly lovely, however she will be able to do everything - she's terribly funny, she's terribly sharp and not petrified of huge emotional moments. I met her when she was doing a play in France, and that i was terribly intimidated - you're feeling terribly wobbly and sort of a huge geek. I simply said to her "I'm a giant fan of yours!" She's sort of a myth to me.

[on Ewan McGregor] -- ... Ewan's good - a extremely giving actor.

[on Daniel Craig] -- He was a awfully cool Bond, very raw. he is terribly paternal really. He extremely sorted me, and he was eager to do one thing completely different with Bond, that i believe he did. i used to be somewhat scared at the start - however it had been an honest Bond and it created me bankable - cash, money! [laughs]

[on Jordan Scott, director of Cracks (2009/I)] operating along with her was a true exchange - a true collaboration. She was extraordinarily sensitive. The film appearance virtually unreal - sort of a fairytale.

[on Michael Haneke] -- "The White Ribbon" is completely good. you wish to open his brain and go "What is that this shit, what happened to you?" I met him in LA last week. He's funny, traditional - well he sounds like that - you never recognize. I asked if he'd been impressed by one thing, and he said he simply created it up! He quite has an evil aspect, that i prefer.

[on Shane Meadows] -- i'd ought to get my hair dirty if i used to be attending to be in one amongst his films. I hate it when individuals say "You're terribly lovely." I feel terribly shallow. i need to be taken seriously, you know?

[on need] -- you have to possess desire, otherwise you only die. lots of individuals, they are eighty or ninety years previous, and that they die as a result of they need nothing left to measure for. It causes you to alive if you've got one thing you wish in life. My 1st drama teacher was terribly passionate - she was choked with energy - it had been all regarding work, work work, then you'll achieve one thing that's beyond your limits.

[on taking a break] -- If i am feeling somewhat down i believe of a awfully nice place within the sun to calm me down - sort of a place I visited not faraway from Cancún in Mexico. I simply imagine i'm there and everything gets calm in my head. My mother encompasses a house in Normandy - I feel quite focused when i am there. She cooks on behalf of me and that i feel like i am 2 years previous.

[on enjoying the moment] -- i do know it sounds terribly clichéd however it's true. i am the primary one to forget. Life is brief - relish it. And do your best. though you fail, you have done your best.

Cracks (2009/I) may be a terribly attention-grabbing project, quite uncommon, and a few of it's somewhat taboo. it had been attention-grabbing on behalf of me to point out all those colours. It's quite a present to relinquish an actor, and it does not happen fairly often, therefore i used to be lucky.

I invariably needed to be an actress however I did not recognize if I may do it. therefore I did a workshop in England to boost my English and 3 months of acting to envision if I liked it or not. I came back and did 3 years of drama college in Paris. that is after I realized i actually liked acting which i used to be attending to attempt to be an actress.

Where Are They Now

(December 2006) Filming The Golden Compass (2007), where she plays "Serafina Pekkala", a witch.