Clémence Poésy

Clémence Poésy (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃s pÉ”eˈzi]; born 30 November 1982) is a French actress and model perhaps best known to English-speaking audiences for playing Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Chloë in In Bruges. She also has an extensive body of work in French-language films.

Early life

Born Clémence Guichard in Châtenay-Malabry, outside of Paris, France, the daughter of Étienne Guichard and a French teacher, Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. She was sent to an alternative school in Meudon. She was not the 'popular girl' at school, and describes herself as maladjusted and 'a bit strange.'¹ Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was 14; she had two lines. She has a younger sister, Maëlle, who is also an actress.

Career

Since leaving La Source — the bilingual alternative school she attended at the age of 16 — Poésy has studied drama at CNSAD, the Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver, and the University of Nanterre, where she has since appeared in a number of French film, television, and stage productions. Her first English-speaking role was in the BBC mini-series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004), for which she portrayed Mary I of Scotland, subsequently winning the 2005 Golden FIPA for actress in a TV Series and Serial. In 2005 Poésy appeared in the successful Harry Potter franchise as Fleur Delacour in The Goblet of Fire, and between 2006 and 2007 she starred in a number of film and television productions including the 2007 mini-series War and Peace. In 2008 Poesy starred in the Academy Award nominated film In Bruges, where she acted alongside Colin Farrell, and reunited with Harry Potter co-stars Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson.

For 2009 Poésy is expected to appear in Heartless opposite Jim Sturgess, and Lullaby for Pi, for which she plays the titular character Pi. She will not reprise her role as Fleur Delacour in the sixth film of the Harry Potter series, as Fleur has not been included in the script,² but has been confirmed to appear in both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movies.^{citation needed} The films will be released on November 19, 2010 and July 15, 2011.

As a model, Poésy has been featured in numerous magazines, including the covers of i-D in April 2007, Jalouse in October 2007, and Nylon in April 2008 and Australian's Yen in 2008. In October 2007, it was announced that Poésy was one of the spokesmodels for the new fragrance by Chloé.

She is currently^when? part of Gap's fall advertising campaign.

Filmography

References

External links

• Clémence Poésy at the Internet Movie Database
• Clémence Poésy at Allmovie
• Photo Gallery

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