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Rie Rasmussen was born in Denmark in 1978 to an artist mother and an Economist father. She was raised in the Danish country in an extended family with nine brothers and sisters. She moved to New York at the age of 15 and has continued to travel ever since then. She lived in Huntington Beach California where she briefly attended film school as a director. While writing in Paris she was cast in Brian De Palmas "Femme Fatale". After her role in Brian De Palma's film she was picked as the exclusive worldwide face of Gucci. At the age of 24 she directed her first short film, "Thinning the Herd" which she also wrote and acted in. "Thinning the Herd" was officially selected in Cannes film festival 2004. She opened Taormina film festival with her second short film 'Il Vestito' which she also wrote and appeared in. Shot on location in Palermo, Sicily as a black and white homage to Italian Neo-realism. In 2005 she was cast as the lead Luc Besson's "Angel-A" a French speaking black and white fairytale set in Paris. She is commencing production on her first feature film in 2007. She will also publish a book of her artwork including photography, painting and illustrations in 2007.

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Her future plans include directing movies as well as acting

She has nine brothers and sisters

Is attending film school to become a director.

Speaks French

Personal Quotes

I spent two months on the set with Brian De Palma. I watched everything. Even then I didn't have any scenes I'd hang around just to be able to breathe the air. I loved acting and performing. I desired to make the most of the experience. It was amazing.

Well you see, movies are our generation's folklore. It's our pop culture, our reference point. I don't want it to sound arrogant but I felt that my passion and love for the movies gave me enough guidance as to how I would present a character by mixing elements of different actresses and performances that inspired me. It's actresses like Sigourney Weaver who was so strong and amazing in Alien and at the same time so feminine and fragile in something like The Year Of Living Dangerously. It's Faye Dunaway, who is so completely a woman in her films. Her eyes are so...she has very sorrowful eyes. The things you learn from her face in Chinatown!

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