Mathilde Seigner

Mathilde Seigner is a French actress.

Early life and education Mathilde Seigner was born in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). She is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner.

Seigner studied comedy at the French theatre school Cours Florent drama school in Paris.

Career Seigner first appeared on screen alongside her sister Emmanuelle in Le Sourire (The Smile) directed by Claude Miller.

Seigner's acting performances have been confined to French-language films, but she has appeared in a number of productions. She won Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001 for her role in Betty Fisher et autres histoires (Alias Betty), and has been nominated for a César Award three times.

She received the Prix Michel Simon in 1995 for her role in Rosine. Two years later, she won a César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Nettoyage à sec.

Seigner won the Romy Schneider Prize in 1999. Her other films include Une hirondelle a fait le printemps (2001) as a city dweller who discovers the joys of the countryside; Le passager de l'été, Zone libre, and Danse avec lui (2007). With 3 amis, she returned to comedy, in such films as Tout pour plaire and Détrompez-vous.

She returned in 2009 with three dramatic comedies about family (Quelque chose à te dire, Trésor and Une semaine sur deux (et la moitié des vacances scolaires)). After Fini les vacances (2010), she appeared in Camping 2 and the remake of La guerre des boutons (2011).

In 2012, Seigner appeared in Dans la tourmente and Max. Two years after L'amour, la mort les fringues, she appeared in Nina, a comedy in which she is the heroine alongside François Berléand and François Vincentelli, as her husband and lover, respectively.

Other activities In 2009, Seigner signed a petition in support of her brother-in-law Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.

On 24 February 2012, during the César Award ceremony, she interrupted the telecast when Michel Blanc won, stating she would have preferred that Joey Starr won.

Theatre

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1989 Salut les musclés Jacques Samyn TV series (1 episode) 1991 Cas de divorce Pascale Seguin Gérard Espinasse TV series (1 episode) 1994 Rosine Marie Christine Carrière Acteurs à l'Écran – Best Actress Le sourire Tututt Claude Miller Boulevard Mac Donald Melvil Poupaud Short 3000 scénarios contre un virus Daniel Vigne TV series (1 episode) 1995 J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites Laurence Xavier Giannoli Short 1996 Mémoires d'un jeune con Nathalie Patrick Aurignac Portraits chinois Fanny Martine Dugowson Vacances bougeoises Mélanie Jean-Claude Brialy TV movie Pêcheur d'Islande Gaud Daniel Vigne (2) TV movie Combats de femme Nadine Pascale Bailly TV series (1 episode) 1997 Dry Cleaning Marylin Anne Fontaine Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress Vive la république Corinne Éric Rochant Francorusse Sophie Alexis Miansarow The Man I Love Lise Stéphane Giusti TV movie Si je t'oublie Sarajevo Leila Arnaud Sélignac TV movie Georges Dandin Angélique Jean-Claude Brialy (2) TV movie 1998 Noël en famille Fabienne Berthaud & Aruna Villiers Short Marc Eliot Isabelle Germain Josée Dayan TV series (1 episode) Commandant Nerval Nathalie Joste Arnaud Sélignac (2) TV series (1 episode) 1999 Venus Beauty Institute Samantha Tonie Marshall Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress Time Regained Céleste Raúl Ruiz Belle maman Séverine Gabriel Aghion Le bleu des villes Mylène Stéphane Brizé 2000 Harry, He's Here to Help Claire Dominik Moll Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress Le coeur à l'ouvrage Chloë Laurent Dussaux Le mal des femmes Daniel Vigne (3) La chambre des magiciennes Odette Claude Miller (2) TV movie 2001 The Girl from Paris Sandrine Dumez Christian Carion Cabourg Film Festival – Best Actress Inch'Allah Dimanche Nicole Briat Yamina Benguigui The Milk of Human Kindness Josiane Dominique Cabrera Locarno International Film Festival – Special Mention Alias Betty Carole Novacki Claude Miller (3) Montreal World Film Festival – Best Actress 2002 Madame Sans-Gêne Catherine Hübscher Philippe de Broca TV movie Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome Irène Edwin Baily TV series (1 episode) 2003 Tristan Emmanuelle Barsac Philippe Harel 2004 Les parisiens Clémentine / Anne Claude Lelouch Mariages ! Valentine Valérie Guignabodet 2005 Le courage d'aimer Clémentine / Anne Claude Lelouch (2) Palais royal! Laurence Valérie Lemercier Tout pour plaire Juliette Fischer Cécile Telerman 2006 Camping Sophie Gatineau Fabien Onteniente Le passager de l'été Angèle Florence Moncorgé-Gabin 2007 Game of Four Lisa Bruno Dega 3 amis Claire Michel Boujenah Zone libre Daughter-in-law Christophe Malavoy Danse avec lui Alexandra Valérie Guignabodet (2) 2009 Trésor Nathalie Claude Berri & François Dupeyron Une semaine sur deux (et la moitié des vacances scolaires) Marjorie Ivan Calbérac Quelque chose à te dire Alice Celliers Cécile Telerman (2) 2010 Camping 2 Sophie Gatineau Fabien Onteniente (2) 2011 La guerre des boutons Lebrac's mother Yann Samuell Dans la tourmente Hélène Christophe Ruggia 2012 Maman Sandrine Alexandra Leclère Bowling Mathilde Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar Max Rose Stéphanie Murat Médecin-chef à la Santé Séverine Vincent Yves Rénier TV movie 2014 La liste de mes envies Jocelyne Guerbette Didier Le Pêcheur 2015 Come What May Mado Christian Carion (2) Une mère Marie Christine Carrière (2) Flic, tout simplement Martine Monteil Yves Rénier (2) TV movie 2016 Back to Mom's Carole Mazerin Éric Lavaine Sam Sam Valérie Guignabodet (3) TV series (6 episodes) – Replaced by Natacha Lindinger for Season 2. 2016 Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction Mathilde Claude Lelouch (3) Coexister Sophie Demanche Fabrice Eboué 2018 Edmond Maria Legault Alexis Michalik