Clémence Poésy

Clémence Poésy (French: [klemɑ̃s pɔezi]; born 30 October 1982 as Clémence Guichard)[1][3] is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series, Chloë in In Bruges, Rana in 127 Hours, and Natasha Rostova in War and Peace.
== Early life ==
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 name as her stage name. She was sent to an alternative school[4] in Meudon.
Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14. She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress.[5]
== Acting career ==
After leaving La Source, the bilingual, alternative school she attended until the age of 16, Poésy studied drama at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD, the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts), the Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver, and the University of Nanterre.[6]
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.[7]
In 2005, Poésy appeared in the Harry Potter franchise as Fleur Delacour[8] in The Goblet of Fire. Between 2006 and 2007, she worked in a number of film and television productions, including the 2007 mini-series War and Peace.
In 2008, Poésy starred in the Academy Award-nominated film In Bruges, alongside Colin Farrell, and Harry Potter co-stars Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson. In 2009, Poésy appeared in Heartless opposite Jim Sturgess. She reprised her role as Fleur Delacour in both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsmovies.[9] She played Chuck Bass's new French girlfriend, Eva, in the fourth season of the CW hit show Gossip Girl.[10]
In 2010, Poésy appeared alongside James Franco in 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle. 127 Hours was screened at the Toronto International Film Festivalon 12 September 2010, following its premiere at the 2010 Telluride Film Festival.[11]
In 2011, she appeared alongside Rupert Friend in Lullaby for Pi, a romantic drama and Benoit Philippon's directorial debut. The film is about a jazz singer (Friend) whose wife has just died and who meets a mysterious woman (Poésy). Forest Whitaker also starred.[12] She can be heard singing on the album Colour of the Trap by Miles Kane. She is featured on the track "Happenstance".[13]
She worked alongside Michael Caine in Mr. Morgan's Last Love,[14] and in 2012 made her Broadway debut in Cyrano de Bergerac as Roxane.[15]
In 2013, Poésy was the female lead in the Sky Atlantic/Canal+ series The Tunnel.[16]
== Modelling career ==
Poésy has been featured in numerous magazines, including the covers of i-D, on French magazine Jalouse twice, on Australia's Yen, and on Nylon.[5][17][18] Since October 2007, Poésy has been one of three spokesmodels for the self-titled fragrance by Chloé,[8] and has modelled in Gap's 2008 autumn advertising campaign.[5][19]
In December 2011, Poésy was chosen as the face of G-Star Raw.[20] In 2014, she became the poster girl for the Love Story fragrance from Chloé.[21]
== Personal life ==
Poésy is fluent in French and English, and speaks some Italian and Spanish.[22]
In early 2017, she gave birth to a son, Liam.[23]
== Filmography ==
=== FilmEdit ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2001	Petite Soeur 	Anna 	Short
2002	Olgas Sommer 	Olga 	
2003	Welcome to the Roses(Bienvenue chez les Rozes)	Magali Rozes 	
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 	Fleur Delacour 	
2006	Le Grand Meaulnes 	Yvonne de Galais 	Swann d'Or for Best Actress
2007	Sans moi 	Lise 	
2007	Masked Mobsters (Le Dernier gang) 	Julie 	
2008	Blanche 	Chloé 	Short
2008	In Bruges 	Chloë Villette 	
2008	La troisième partie du monde 	Emma 	
2009	Heartless 	Tia[24] 	
2010	Le mystère 	Valentine 	
2010	Pièce montée 	Bérengère 	
2010	Lullaby for Pi 	Pi 	
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 	Fleur Delacour[9] 	
2010	127 Hours 	Rana 	
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 	Fleur Delacour 	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble[25]
2011	The Silence of Joan(Jeanne Captive) 	Jeanne d'Arc 	
2012	The Capsule 	 	Short
2012	Hopper Stories 	 	Short
2013	Mr. Morgan's Last Love 	Pauline Laubie 	
2013	Karaoke! 	 	Short
2014	GHB: To Be or Not to Be 	The New York's Girl 	
2014	Métamorphose 	The Virgin / The Unicorn	Short
2015	The Great Game 	Laura 	
2015	The Ones Below 	Kate 	
2016	Demain tout commence 	Kristin 	
2016	7 Minutes 	Hira 	
2017	Final Portrait 	Caroline 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999 	Un homme en colère 	Hélène 	TV Series (2 Episodes)
2000 	Les Monos 	Julia 	TV Series (1 Episode)
2001 	Tania Boréalis ou L'étoile d'un été	Maguy 	TV Movie
2003 	Life After All 	Jessica 	TV Movie
2004 	Gunpowder, Treason & Plot 	Mary, Queen of Scots	TV Movie
Golden FIPA Award for actress in a TV Series and Serial
2005 	Revelations 	Exquisite Corpse 	TV Mini-Series
2006 	Les Amants du Flore 	Lumi 	TV Movie
2007 	War and Peace 	Natasha Rostova 	TV Mini-Series
2010 	Gossip Girl 	Eva Coupeau 	TV Series (4 Episodes)
2012 	Birdsong 	Isabelle Azaire 	TV Mini-Series
2012 	Richard II 	Queen Isabella/Anne 	TV Movie
2013–2018	The Tunnel 	Elise Wassermann 	TV Series (24 Episodes)
2018 	Genius: Picasso 	Françoise Gilot 	TV series; recurring role
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