Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French actress and singer. She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988). She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie En Rose (2007). She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.
Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French actress and singer. She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988). She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie En Rose (2007). She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.
Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist. She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and Marie-Amélie Seigner, singer. Through their father, they are the granddaughters of the actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and the nieces of the actress Françoise Seigner (1928-2008), both deans and members of the Comédie-Française. She is the niece of doctor Véronique Vasseur.
She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.
Her husband directed her in Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999), Venus in Fur (2013), Based On A True Story (2017) and An Officer and a Spy (2019). In 2010, Seigner was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing, which went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 2012, she played the principal role of Vanda in Polanski's French film adaptation of David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the Austrian novel of the near-same name, for which she received praise as Vanda, an actress, playing against writer and theatre director Thomas played by Mathieu Amalric.
Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas. In 2006, she became the lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle. They released a self-titled album in 2007. Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014.
From 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.
Seigner married Roman Polanski on August 30, 1989 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. They have two children, Morgane (born in 1993) and Elvis (born in 1998). She and Polanski live with their two children in Paris.
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Filmography (Movies)
Pet Shop Days
Character:Diana
Release Date:22/10/2025
Bungalow 21
Character:Marilyn Monroe
Release Date:26/03/2024
An Officer and a Spy
Character:Pauline Monnier
Release Date:30/09/2019
At Eternity's Gate
Character:Madame Ginoux
Release Date:15/11/2018
Based on a True Story
Character:Delphine
Release Date:01/11/2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2017
Stalin's Couch
Character:Lidia
Release Date:13/11/2016
Heal the Living
Character:Marianne
Release Date:01/11/2016
The Siege of Jadotville
Character:Madame LaFontagne
Release Date:19/09/2016
Venus in Fur
Character:Vanda
Release Date:28/05/2013
The Man Who Laughs
Character:Josiane
Release Date:26/12/2012
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/10/2012
In the House
Character:Esther
Release Date:26/09/2012
A Few Hours of Spring
Character:Clémence
Release Date:19/09/2012
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/09/2012
Essential Killing
Character:Margaret
Release Date:06/09/2010
Giallo
Character:Linda
Release Date:13/03/2010
Chicas
Character:Nuria
Release Date:10/03/2010
Change of Plans
Character:Sarah Mattei
Release Date:18/02/2009
Lou Reed's Berlin
Character:Caroline
Release Date:04/09/2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Character:Céline Desmoulins
Release Date:23/05/2007
La Vie en Rose
Character:Titine
Release Date:14/02/2007
Four Last Songs
Character:Helena
Release Date:11/01/2007
Backstage
Character:Lauren Waks
Release Date:16/11/2005
Hedda Gabler
Character:Hedda Gabler
Release Date:04/11/2004
Happily Ever After
Character:Nathalie
Release Date:25/08/2004
The Immortals
Character:Madeleine Durand
Release Date:07/11/2003
Body to Body
Character:Laura
Release Date:22/04/2003
Streghe verso nord
Character:Lucilla
Release Date:16/11/2001
Hotel Laguna
Character:Thelma Pianon
Release Date:15/04/2001
Buddy Boy
Character:Gloria
Release Date:24/03/2000
Fernando Krapp m'a écrit cette lettre
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Ninth Gate
Character:The Girl
Release Date:25/08/1999
Place Vendôme
Character:Nathalie
Release Date:07/10/1998
RPM
Character:Michelle Claire
Release Date:23/06/1998
The Gods Must Be Daring
Character:Bobbi
Release Date:30/04/1997
Nirvana
Character:Lisa
Release Date:24/01/1997
Let's Hope It Lasts
Character:Julie Neyrac
Release Date:07/02/1996
Le Sourire
Character:Odile
Release Date:17/08/1994
Bitter Moon
Character:Mimi
Release Date:02/09/1992
The King of Ads
Character:Self (segment "Vanity Fair commercial")
Release Date:01/11/1991
Dark Illness
Character:The Girl
Release Date:22/02/1990
Frantic
Character:Michelle
Release Date:19/02/1988
Private Tuition
Character:Zanon
Release Date:12/11/1986
Detective
Character:Princess of the Bahamas
Release Date:23/08/1985
Television Appearances
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