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green at the 2009 toronto film festival 2003 -- present paris , france french johanne -lrb- great grandfather -rrb- marika green -lrb- aunt -rrb- elsa green lunghini -lrb- cousin -rrb- joséphine jobert -lrb- cousin -rrb- -lrb- twin sister -rrb- paul le flem eva green walter green marlène jobert 6 july 1980 eva green -lrb- headshot -rrb- . jpg eva green
 eva gaëlle green actress model american paris webber douglas academy of dramatic art school of paris st. paul drama school ,
eva green

eva gaëlle green -lrb- ; ; born 6 july 1980 -rrb- is a french actress and model .
she started her career in theatre before making her film debut in 2003 in bernardo bertolucci 's controversial `` the dreamers '' .
she achieved international recognition when she appeared in ridley scott 's `` kingdom of heaven '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and portrayed vesper lynd in the james bond film `` casino royale '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- .
in 2006 , green was awarded the bafta rising star award .
since 2006 , green has starred in independent films `` cracks '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , `` womb '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , and `` perfect sense '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .
she has also appeared in the television series `` camelot '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , and played angelique bouchard in tim burton 's big-screen adaptation of `` dark shadows '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .
in 2014 , she played artemisia in the `` 300 '' sequel , ' , and ava lord in frank miller 's and robert rodriguez 's `` sin city '' sequel , ' .
she is currently starring in showtime 's `` penny dreadful '' .
