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Céline Sciamma

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actress
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Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma was born on 12 November 1978 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France. She is a writer and director, known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Tomboy (2011) and Water Lilies (2007).
BornNovember 12, 1978
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BornNovember 12, 1978
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 55 wins & 93 nominations total

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Adèle Haenel and Céline Sciamma at an event for 2020 Golden Globe Awards (2020)
Adèle Haenel, Céline Sciamma, and Noémie Merlant at an event for 2020 Golden Globe Awards (2020)
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma and Noémie Merlant at an event for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Known for

Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
8.1
  • Writer
  • 2019
Tomboy (2011)
Tomboy
7.4
  • Writer
  • 2011
Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
Water Lilies
6.7
  • Writer
  • 2007
Joséphine Sanz and Gabrielle Sanz in Petite Maman (2021)
Petite Maman
7.4
  • Writer
  • 2021

Credits

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Writer

  • Lucie Zhang and Makita Samba in Paris, 13th District (2021)
    Paris, 13th District
    • scenario
    • 2021
  • Joséphine Sanz and Gabrielle Sanz in Petite Maman (2021)
    Petite Maman
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    • written by
    • 2019
  • With the wind (2018)
    With the wind
    • collaboration
    • 2018
  • La Coupe Bernard Tapine (2018)
    La Coupe Bernard Tapine
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
    My Life as a Zucchini
    • screenplay
    • 2016
  • Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, and Corentin Fila in Being 17 (2016)
    Being 17
    • screenplay
    • 2016
  • Harmandeep Palminder in Young Tiger (2014)
    Young Tiger
    • storyline consultant
    • 2014
  • Karidja Touré in Girlhood (2014)
    Girlhood
    • screenplay
    • 2014
  • Tomboy (2011)
    Tomboy
    • screenplay
    • 2011
  • Ivory Tower (2010)
    Ivory Tower
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Cache ta joie
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Les premières communions
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2004

Director

  • Joséphine Sanz and Gabrielle Sanz in Petite Maman (2021)
    Petite Maman
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Adèle Haenel in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    • Director
    • 2019
  • La Coupe Bernard Tapine (2018)
    La Coupe Bernard Tapine
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Karidja Touré in Girlhood (2014)
    Girlhood
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Tomboy (2011)
    Tomboy
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Pauline (2010)
    Pauline
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies
    • Director
    • 2007

Actress

  • Mademoiselle
    • Fille boîte
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Adèle Haenel and Pauline Acquart in Water Lilies (2007)
    Water Lilies
    • McDonald's Cashier (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • November 12, 1978
    • Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France
  • Parents
    • Dominique Sciamma
  • Relatives
    • Laurent Sciamma(Sibling)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was in a relationship with actress Adèle Haenel. They split amicably.
  • Quotes
    [speaking about Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival] The beating heart is the fact I wanted to produce a love story, a film which talks about a love story and step by step depicts what it's like to fall in love; and also shows the scope of a love story - the film was built around these two ideas, these two pillars, so to speak, without opting for one or other of the pillars in particular. And also I wanted to talk about women artists, women painters, in general. So, if you like, it's that which constitutes the three beating hearts of the film.
  • Trademarks
      Often directs coming-of-age dramas.

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