Biography for
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Date of Birth

22 June 1966, Paris, France

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Emmanuelle Seigner is the daughter of a well known photographer and her mother is a journalist. She was born in Paris, France on June 22, 1966. Her grandfather was Louis Seigner, chairman of the Comédie Française and who also appeared in several movies. Emmanuelle was raised at a convent school . At age fourteen she became a model. Her mysterious beauty made her an international cover-model. Jean-Luc Godard gave her a part in his crime movie Détective (1985), starring Johnny Hallyday and Nathalie Baye. In 1986 Emmanuelle played the part of Zanon a young girl in the movie Cours privé (1986) (by Pierre Granier-Deferre. She met Roman Polanski and married him. He gave her a part in the thriller Frantic (1988) with Harrison Ford. Four years later Polanski gave her the leading part in the movie Bitter Moon (1992).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Wladimir van Heemst <clar@kabelfoon.nl

Spouse

Roman Polanski

(30 August 1989 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Sister of Mathilde Seigner and Marie-Amélie Seigner.

Measurements: 33 1/2B-24-34 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Children with Roman Polanski - Morgane (b. 1993) and Elvis (b. 1998).

Granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner.

Tested for Outlaws (1985), the 1985 Robin Davis film packed with French newcomers.

Niece of actress Françoise Seigner.

Began modeling at the age of 14.

Has been lead singer of Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle since 2006.