# Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner (French:; born 22 June 1966) is a French actress and singer. She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988). She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie en Rose (2007). She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.

## Life and career
### Early life

Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist. She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and Marie-Amélie Seigner [fr], singer. Through their father, they are the granddaughters of the actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and the nieces of the actress Françoise Seigner (1928-2008), both deans and members of the Comédie-Française. She is the niece of doctor Véronique Vasseur.
She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.

### Films

Her husband directed her in Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999), Venus in Fur (2013), Based On A True Story (2017) and An Officer and a Spy (2019). In 2010, Seigner was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing, which went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 2012, she played the principal role of Vanda in Polanski's French film adaptation of David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the Austrian novel of the near-same name, for which she received praise as Vanda, an actress, playing against writer and theatre director Thomas played by Mathieu Amalric.

### Music

Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas. In 2006, she became the lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle. They released a self-titled album in 2007. Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014. As a member of the band L'Épée, in 2019 she released an album "Diabolique" with The Limiñanas and Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

### Other activities

From 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.

## Personal life

Seigner married Roman Polanski on 30 August 1989, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. They have two children, including Morgane. She and Polanski live in Paris.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1985 | Détective | Princess of the Bahamas | Jean-Luc Godard | |
| 1986 | Cours privé | Zanon | Pierre Granier-Deferre | |
| 1988 | Frantic | Michelle | Roman Polanski | |
| 1990 | Dark Illness | The Girl | Mario Monicelli | |
| 1992 | Bitter Moon | Micheline "Mimi" Bouvier | Roman Polanski (2) | |
| 1994 | Le Sourire | Odile | Claude Miller | |
| 1996 | Let's Hope it Lasts | Julie Neyrac | Michel Thibaud | |
| 1997 | Nirvana | Lisa | Gabriele Salvatores | |
| 1997 | La divine poursuite | Bobbi | Michel Deville | |
| 1998 | RPM | Michelle Claire | Ian Sharp | |
| 1998 | Place Vendôme | Nathalie | Nicole Garcia | Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1999 | The Ninth Gate | The Girl | Roman Polanski (3) | |
| 1999 | Buddy Boy | Gloria | Mark Hanlon | |
| 2001 | Laguna | Thelma Pianon | Dennis Berry | |
| 2001 | Witches to the North | Lucilla | Giovanni Veronesi | |
| 2003 | Corps à corps | Laura Bartelli | François Hanss | |
| 2003 | Os Imortais | Madeleine Durand | António-Pedro Vasconcelos | |
| 2004 | Happily Ever After | Nathalie | Yvan Attal | |
| 2004 | Sans toi | Armelle | Liria Bégéja | Short |
| 2005 | Backstage | Lauren Waks | Emmanuelle Bercot | |
| 2007 | La Vie en rose | Titine | Olivier Dahan | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 2007 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | Céline Desmoulins | Julian Schnabel | |
| 2007 | Four Last Songs | Helena | Francesca Joseph | |
| 2009 | Giallo | Linda | Dario Argento | |
| 2009 | Change of Plans | Sarah Mattei | Danièle Thompson | |
| 2010 | Essential Killing | Margaret | Jerzy Skolimowski | |
| 2010 | Chicas | Nuria | Yasmina Reza | |
| 2012 | A Few Hours of Spring | Clémence | Stéphane Brizé | |
| 2012 | In the House | Esther Artole | François Ozon | |
| 2012 | The Man Who Laughs | Duchess Josiane | Jean-Pierre Améris | |
| 2013 | Venus in Fur | Vanda Jourdain | Roman Polanski (4) | International Cinephile Society Award – Best Actress Nominated – César Award for Best Actress Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Actress |
| 2013 | Croire | Isabelle | Nicolas Cazalé | Short |
| 2016 | Heal the Living | Marianne | Katell Quillévéré | |
| 2016 | Le divan de Staline | Lidia | Fanny Ardant | |
| 2016 | The Siege of Jadotville | Madame LaFontagne | Richie Smyth | |
| 2017 | Based on a True Story | Delphine | Roman Polanski (5) | |
| 2018 | At Eternity's Gate | The Woman from Arles / Madame Ginoux | Julian Schnabel (2) | |
| 2019 | An Officer and a Spy | Pauline Monnier | Roman Polanski (6) | |
| 2023 | Pet Shop Days | Diana | Olmo Schnabel | |

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle (2007) Sony
* Dingue (2010)
* Distant Lover (2014)
* Diabolique (as L'épée) (2019) (with Anton Newcombe & The Limiñanas)

### Singles

* "Les Mots Simples" (2008) (with Brett Anderson)