Adèle Exarchopoulos

Adèle Exarchopoulos (Greek: Αντέλ Εξαρχοπούλου; French pronunciation: [adɛl ɛgzaʁkɔpulɔs]; born 22 November 1993) is a French actress. She is best known for her leading role as Adèle in Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), for which she earned international attention and critical acclaim; at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, she became the youngest person in the history of the festival to be awarded the Palme d'Or. For her performance in Blue Is the Warmest Colour, she won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and the Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year, among dozens of other accolades.[1]

Adèle Exarchopoulos
Adèle Exarchopoulos in 2014
Born (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993
NationalityFrench, Greek
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Children1

Early life

Exarchopoulos grew up in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, near the Place des Fêtes. Her father, Didier Exarchopoulos, is a guitar teacher, and her mother, Marina Niquet, a nurse. Her paternal grandfather was Greek.[2][3]

Career

In 2006, Exarchopoulos was spotted by an agent and made her first television appearance in an episode of the French police series R.I.S, police scientifique. At thirteen, she had a role in the 2007 film Boxes.[2] She also appeared in the films Les Enfants de Timpelbach (2008), The Round Up (2010), Turk's Head (2010), Chez Gino (2011), Carré blanc (2011), Pieces of Me (2012) and I Used to Be Darker (2013). She attracted international attention and critical acclaim for her performance in Blue Is the Warmest Colour, a 2013 film based on the 2010 French graphic novel of the same name.[4] The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Exarchopoulos and co-star Léa Seydoux were awarded the Palme d'Or alongside director Abdellatif Kechiche, becoming the only women apart from director Jane Campion to have won the award;[5] Exarchopoulos is the youngest person to ever receive the award.[6]

Exarchopoulos at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

She received critical praise and her performance was cited as one of the year's best.[7] IndieWire critic Eric Kohn stated that he believed Exarchopoulos' performance was the best female performance of 2013.[8] Her performance was praised for its "rawness."[9]

Exarchopoulos discussed her process with The New York Times, explaining: "Abdellatif tried to keep us close to reality. He asked us to play with our own emotions. For example, I kept my own voice. It’s very subtle, very delicate, the things that are a part of you and the things that are a part of your character". In March 2014, she was in consideration to play Tiger Lily in Pan but lost to Rooney Mara.[10] She then appeared in The Last Face alongside Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron, directed by Sean Penn, which premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[11]

She plays Judith in the 2015 period drama film Les Anarchistes. She also appeared in Racer and the Jailbird, a film by Belgian film director Michaël R. Roskam,[12] and Orphan, a French film by Arnaud des Pallières in 2017.[13]

Personal life

Exarchopoulos and actor Jérémie Laheurte began dating in 2012 during the filming of Blue Is the Warmest Colour, but they ended their relationship in 2015.[14][15] She and her partner, French rapper Morgan Fremont, known as Doums, have a son, born in 2017.[16]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Boxes Lilli
2008 Les Enfants de Timpelbach Marianne
2010 The Round Up Anna Traube
Turk's Head Nina
2011 Chez Gino Maria Roma
Carré blanc Marie (young)
2012 Des morceaux de moi Erell
2013 I Used to Be Darker Camille
Making a Scene The Woman Short
Blue Is the Warmest Colour Adèle Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer
Cannes Film Festival – Palme d'Or and Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year
César Award for Most Promising Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer
Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer
Étoiles d'or for Best Actress
Étoiles d'or for Best Female Newcomer
Globe de Cristal Award for Best Actress
International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress
National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Actress
New York Film Critics Online Award for Breakthrough Actress
Prix Romy Schneider
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress
Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Virtuoso Award
Village Voice Film Poll for Best Actress
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Dorian Awards for Film Performance of the Year - Actress
Nominated—Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (2nd Place)
Nominated—Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer
Nominated—The Guardian Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (Runner-Up)
Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (2nd Place)
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated—San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Youth Performance
2014 Insecure Jenny
Voyage vers la mère Marie Louise
2015 Les Anarchistes Judith Lorillard
Apnée The Woman Short
2016 Down by Love Anna Amari
The Last Face Ellen
Orphan Sandra
2017 Racer and the Jailbird Bibi Delhany
2018 The White Crow Claire Saint
2019 Sibyl Margot
Revenir Mona
2020 Mandibles Agnès
Bac Nord

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 R.I.S, police scientifique Sarah
2020 La Flamme Soraya

Theatre

Year Title Director Venue
2019 La Trilogie de la vengeance Simon Stone Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe

References

  1. "Adèle Exarchopoulos". IMDb. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "Five things to know about Adele Exarchopoulos". Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. "The 19 year old Cannes winner". ellines.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.
  4. Bradshaw, Peter (23 May 2013). "Cannes 2013: Blue Is The Warmest Colour - first look review". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  5. Dargis, Manohla (26 May 2013). "Blue Is The Warmest Color Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  6. "OSCARS: Sundance Selects Ramps Up 'Blue Is The Warmest Color' Star's Best Actress Bid". Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  7. "Adèle Exarchopoulos: The Newcomer Who Made History at Cannes". Indie Wire. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. "Critic's Picks: The Top 10 Best Female Lead Performances of 2013 According to Indiewire's Film Critic". Indiewire. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. Petrusich, Interview By Amanda (18 October 2013). "Adèle Exarchopoulos, Star of 'Blue Is the Warmest Color'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  10. Wyatt, Daisy (25 November 2014). "The Independent". Pan movie trailer reveals first look at Rooney Mara as 'too white' Tiger Lily following casting controversy. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. "The Last Face (2015)". IMDB. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  12. "Adèle Exarchopoulos joins Matthias Schoenaerts in the new Michaël R Roskam film, Le Fidèle". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  13. "'Orphan' ('Orpheline'): Film Review - TIFF 2016". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017.
  14. "Adèle Exarchopoulos : elle présente son nouvel amoureux rappeur sur Instagram". Puretrend (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  15. Kamaria, Azza (25 May 2016). "Qui est le nouveau petit ami rappeur d'Adèle Exarchopoulos ?". Vanity Fair (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  16. "Bébé on Board! French Actress Adele Exarchopoulos Reveals Her Pregnancy at the Louis Vuitton Show". Vogue. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.; Match, Paris. "Adèle Exarchopoulos donne des nouvelles de son fils" (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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