# Genevieve Chenneour

Genevieve Manon Florence Chenneour (born 1997 in Northallerton), formerly Genevieve Martha Manon Randall is an English actor who is known for her roles as Miss Clara Livingston in the Netflix period drama, Bridgerton and Uulan in the epic historical film 1242: Gateway To The West.
Chenneour holds dual British and Irish citizenship. She was until retirement in 2016 a professional athlete who represented Team GB at the Baku 2015 European Games, World Aquatics and 2014 LEN European Championships in the solo, duet, and team Artistic swimming events.

## Early life and education

Chenneour was born in Northallerton and brought up in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. She was educated at King Alfred's Academy, where she excelled in the performance arts, and went on to study Sports Science at Oxford Brookes University.

## Career
### Artistic swimming

Chenneour competed internationally with Great Britain at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. She held the Team GB UK Sport Athlete Podium Potential Award from 2013 to 2014. Chenneour made her major international debut a the 2014 European Aquatics Championships in Berlin securing two top-ten finishes. In 2015 she competed in the solo and duet events at the European Games in Baku and the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. In 2015, she was named Swim England ASA Aquatic Awards Performance Athlete of the Year alongside her duet partner, Jodie Cowie and was awarded an International Olympic Committee Solidarity Athlete scholarship in preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games. Chenneour was set to challenge for a duet team place to compete in 2016 Rio Olympic Games but was forced to withdraw due to injury. Chenneour is a member of the British Elite Athlete Association (formerly the BAC), the representative body for Britain's past and present elite athletes. Upon retirement from professional sporting competition in 2016, and graduation, Chenneour embarked on professional training, marking the beginning of her transition into the acting profession and formal representation.

### Acting

Chenneour's television credits include appearances in the BBC mini-series Trigonometry (2020) and the HBO series Avenue 5 (2020). She has been featured in several notable advertising campaigns including Oral-B (2024), Temple Spar (2023), Royal Enfield (2022), eBay and Love Island (2022), and British Airways (2019). Chenneour's versatility extends to music videos; She appeared in the Calum Scott's Biblical (2021) and Fredo featuring Dave's Money Talks (2021). Chenneour's breakthrough film work began in 2022 when she successfully auditioned for the prominent female role of Uulan in the Feature film 1242: Gateway to the West, and the role of Clara Livingston in the third series of the Shondaland-produced Netflix romance period drama Bridgerton. In 2024 she played the lead role of Sage Evans in the short film, Diary of a Ghost which deals with the subject of prolonged grief disorder.

## Filmography
### Film and Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | Diary of a Ghost | Sage Evans | Short Film |
| 2024 | 1242: Gateway to the West | Uulan | Film (Postproduction) |
| 2023 | Bridgerton Series 3 | Miss Clara Livingston | TV Series |
| 2021 | Phantom of the Open | Pretty Girl | Film |
| 2021 | Munich: Edge of War | Actor | Film |
| 2020 | BecomME | Principal Actor | Short Film |
| 2020 | Apparently I’m Complicated | Principal Actor | Short Film |
| 2020 | Reflection in Water | Isla | Short Film |
| 2020 | Trigonometry | Team Member | TV Series |
| 2019 | Avenue 5 | Judd's PA | TV Series |

### Music Videos

| Song | Year | Artist |
| ''Biblical'' | 2021 | Callum Scott |
| ''Money Talks'' | 2020 | Fredo featuring Dave |
| ''Feeling Better'' | 2016 | The Magic Gang |

### Readings and Benefits

* 'Kureishi: Stories & Violin' (short story) for WORDTheatreUK: In Person series (18 June 2023)

## Awards and Nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton Series 3 | Nomination | [23] [24] |