Mylène Jampanoï

Mylène Jampanoï (; born Lena Jam-Panoï; 12 July 1980) is a biracial (French-Chinese) actress, model, and visual artist. Her first leading role was in the drama film The Chinese Botanist's Daughters. She subsequently garnered international attention for her role in Pascal Laugier's controversial horror film Martyrs (2008).

She later had a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter (2010), and starred as Bambou in the Serge Gainsbourg biopic, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (also 2010). Other film credits include the American animated film Kung Fu Panda (2008), the Canadian drama Laurence Anyways (2012), and the Netflix-produced Madame Claude (2021).

In addition to her acting and modeling career, Jampanoï is a painter whose works have been exhibited at Paris's Galerie Sobering.

Early life Mylène Jampanoï was born Lena Jam-Panoï in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, Her father, who immigrated to France from China through Vietnam, abandoned the family when she was three years old, and later established a prosperous textile business in Canada. She was then cast in the independent drama film Valley of Flowers (2006). Next, Jampanoï starred in the drama The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006), a role which necessitated her to phonetically learn Chinese. Jampanoï took the role against the advice of her agent, and later stated that making the film was emotionally difficult due to its extreme content: "Every night when I went back to my room, I just cried, because I was so physically and psychologically tired. All my scenes [were] violent." Next, she appeared in the French mockumentary film The Ball of Actresses (2009), directed by Maïwenn, and in 2010, had a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's drama Hereafter, playing a news reporter.

In 2017, Jampanoï guest-starred on the Apple TV-UK series Kill Skills, and reprised her role in the film sequel of the series, Kill Skills 2 (2018). She then had a supporting role in the Netflix-released Madame Claude (2021), a biopic about French brothel owner Madame Claude.

In addition to acting, Jampanoï is also a visual artist, whose paintings were exhibited in the spring of 2022 at the Paris Galerie Sobering, as part of the Athènes n'est pas en Grèce ( English: Athens is not in Greece) show.

Personal life Jampanoï married Indian supermodel and actor Milind Soman in Goa in 2006. They met during the shooting of their film Valley of Flowers. The two divorced in 2009.

In the summer of 2014, she gave birth to a son, Andrèas Vassily, with her longtime partner, Greek producer Dimitri Stephanides.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse Pénélope 2004 36th Precinct Jade French: 36 Quai des Orfèvres 2005 Cavalcade Soraya 2005 Le Détective : Contre-enquête Angèle Television film; as Lena Jam-Panoï 2006 The Chinese Botanist's Daughters Min Li French: Les Filles du botaniste 2019 Made in China Lisa 2021 Madame Claude Yoshiro 2021 Undercover Mylène Antoine

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Sous le soleil Laeticia Valanski Television series 2011 Rani Jolanne de Valcourt Television miniseries 2014 H-Man La Main Verte 1 episode 2017 Addict Déborah 6 episodes 2017 Kill Skills Julia 1 episode 2022 Addict Déborah 6 episodes