Bérénice Marlohe
Bérénice Lim Marlohe (born 19 May 1979) is a French actress. She played anti-heroine Bond girl Sévérine in the twenty-third James Bond film Skyfall.[1] Her television credits include Père et Maire, Femmes de loi, and Equipe médicale d’urgence. She had an uncredited role in the French comedy Happiness Never Comes Alone with Sophie Marceau. She is also a brand ambassador for Omega Watches.
Bérénice Marlohe | |
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Bérénice Marlohe at the Australian premiere of Skyfall, November 2012. | |
Born | Bérénice Lim Marlohe 19 May 1979 Paris, France |
Nationality | France |
Occupation | Actress, model |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Skyfall |
Early life
Marlohe was born in Paris. Her father, a doctor who moved from Cambodia to France, is of Cambodian and Chinese descent, and her mother, a teacher, is French.[2][3][4][5] Lim is her paternal grandmother's surname. She originally held aspirations of becoming a pianist, as well as an artist, studying at the French arts school Conservatoire de Paris for ten years.[4]
Career
Marlohe first appeared in 2007 in a French short film titled La discordance before appearing in French TV series such as Pas de secrets entre nous (2008), Femmes de loi (2008), R.I.S, police scientifique (2009), and Père et maire (2009). She appeared twice in the French crime series R.I.S, police scientifique, once in 2009 and once in 2012. In 2012 she played the date of Laurent, played by Maurice Barthélémy, in Happiness Never Comes Alone.
She is best known for her role as Bond girl Sévérine in 2012's twenty-third James Bond film Skyfall. A strong believer in fate,[4] she stated that she dreamt of acting alongside Javier Bardem six months before her Bond audition, and that after the dream, she knew everything would be fine. It was not until the second audition for Skyfall that she learned Bardem might also be cast.[4] She starred in the 2015 film 5 to 7 and appeared in the 2017 film Song to Song alongside Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, and Rooney Mara.
Filmography
Film
Year | Original title | English title | Role | Director |
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2007 | La Discordance (short film) | The young lady | Patrick Hernandez | |
2011 | L'art de séduire | The young sports | Guy Mazarguil | |
2012 | Un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul | Happiness Never Comes Alone | Laurent's date | James Huth |
Skyfall | Sévérine | Sam Mendes | ||
2015 | 5 to 7 | Arielle Pierpont | Victor Levin | |
2017 | Song to Song | Zoey | Terrence Malick | |
2017 | Revolt | Nadia | Joe Miale | |
2017 | Kill Switch | Abby | Tim Smit | |
2019 | Valley of the Gods | Karen Kitson | Lech Majewski | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Country / Type |
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2008 | Pas de secrets entre nous | Ingrid | France – TV series |
Femmes de loi (Episode: "Passager clandestin") |
Barmaid | France – TV series | |
Section de recherches (Episode: "Une femme comme les autres") |
Isabelle Marnay | France – TV series | |
2009 | R.I.S, police scientifique (Episode: "Mise à l'épreuve – 2ème partie") |
Eglantine du Meunier | France – TV series |
Le temps est à l'orage | Alicia | France – TV film | |
Père et maire (Episode: "La reconquête") |
Caroline Pylet | France – TV series | |
2010 | Le pigeon | Host Golf | France – TV film |
Équipe médicale d'urgence (Episode: "2, 3, 7, 9") |
Alexia | France – TV series | |
2012 | R.I.S, police scientifique (Episode: "Diamant bleu") |
Jewelry Woman | France – TV series |
2015 | The Spoils Before Dying (6 episodes) |
Beatrice | United States – TV miniseries |
2017 | Twin Peaks (Episode: "Part 12") |
French Woman | United States – TV series |
References
- Lawless, Jill (4 November 2011). "Next Bond title revealed: 'Skyfall'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- "Berenice Marlohe researched ancestry while filming Skyfall". 22 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- West, Kelly (7 October 2011). "Helen McCrory and French Actress Berenice Marlohe Join Bond Cast". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "Meet the sexiest, deadliest, frenchiest Bond Girl of all time". GQ Magazine. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- "Meet the newest Bond beauties: Berenice Marlohe and Naomie Harris". Toronto Sun. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.