Léa Seydoux

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Léa Seydoux’s birth name is Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne. She was born on 1 July, 1985 in Paris, France.

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Léa Seydoux’s grandfather was Jérôme Seydoux, who was Chairman of Pathé. She is grandniece of Nicolas Seydoux, who is Chairman and CEO of Gaumont.

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Léa Seydoux’s parents come from French and Alsatian German ancestry. Especially, her father also has a small amount of Spanish-Venezuelan roots. She is daughter of businessman Henri Seydoux and philanthropist Valérie Schlumberger.

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Léa Seydoux wasn't always a French beauty as she grew up in a street urchin with lice, who hardly had friends.

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Léa Seydoux’s parents were initially against her getting into acting, but she proved them wrong by landing a role in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and followed it up with parts in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Blue is the Warmest Colour.

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Léa Seydoux was nominated for the César Award for 'Most Promising Actress' for her role in the movie The Beautiful Person in 2009.

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Léa Seydoux was casted in notable American movies such as Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Brad Bird's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

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As a special prize for their roles in Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Seydoux and co-star Adèle Exarchopoulos were awarded the Palme d'Or alongside director Abdellatif Kechiche. She is one of the few women to have ever won a Palme d'Or.

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