Clémence Poésy
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Clémence Poésy was born Clémence Guichard in Paris in 1982. She took
her mother's maiden name, Poésy, as her stage name. She attended an
alternative school for most of her education, but spent her last year
at L'École alsacienne.
She trained at the "Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique", with her first roles being for French TV series between 1997 and 1999, Un homme en colère (1997) and Les monos (1999). Her first feature film was a German production, Olgas Sommer (2002) and her second the French production, Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003).
Her first English speaking feature was as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) TV movie, for which she won the 2005 FIPA for best actress.
Since then she has starred in many films, the most notable being Cặp Đôi Sát Thủ Ở Bruges (2008), which is probably the start of her worldwide recognition, Harry Potter và Chiếc Cốc Lửa (2005), Harry Potter và Bảo Bối Tử Thần: Phần 1 (2010) and Harry Potter và Bảo Bối Tử Thần: Phần 2 (2011), the US TV series Bà Tám Xứ Mỹ (2007) and the English TV mini-series, Yêu Trong Lòng Địch (2012). All of these have shown her to be very capable of roles in multiple languages, periods and roles.
She is known for her natural beauty, devoid of make-up and cosmetics, and she herself says that she does not like using them.
She trained at the "Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique", with her first roles being for French TV series between 1997 and 1999, Un homme en colère (1997) and Les monos (1999). Her first feature film was a German production, Olgas Sommer (2002) and her second the French production, Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003).
Her first English speaking feature was as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) TV movie, for which she won the 2005 FIPA for best actress.
Since then she has starred in many films, the most notable being Cặp Đôi Sát Thủ Ở Bruges (2008), which is probably the start of her worldwide recognition, Harry Potter và Chiếc Cốc Lửa (2005), Harry Potter và Bảo Bối Tử Thần: Phần 1 (2010) and Harry Potter và Bảo Bối Tử Thần: Phần 2 (2011), the US TV series Bà Tám Xứ Mỹ (2007) and the English TV mini-series, Yêu Trong Lòng Địch (2012). All of these have shown her to be very capable of roles in multiple languages, periods and roles.
She is known for her natural beauty, devoid of make-up and cosmetics, and she herself says that she does not like using them.