Adèle Exarchopoulos
Adèle Exarchopoulos | |
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 Exarchopoulos at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 22 November 1993 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Adèle Exarchopoulos (born 22 November 1993) is a French actress and the youngest artist ever to be awarded the Palme d'Or in Cannes.
Life and career
Exarchopoulos grew up in the 19th arrondissement of Paris close to Place des Fêtes, France, to a guitar teacher father (Didier Exarchopoulos) and a nurse mother (Marina Niquet). Her grandfather was Greek,[1][2] but Adèle does not have any relations with Greece nor speak Greek.
When she was nine, her parents sent her to acting classes to cure her of her shyness. She continued to take lessons until 2005 where she made her debut in the film Martha. In 2006 Exarchopoulos was spotted by an agent and made her first television appearance in an episode of French police series R.I.S, police scientifique. At thirteen she had a role in the 2007 film Boxes.[1]
She also starred in 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) before making her international breakthrough in Blue Is the Warmest Colour a 2013 film based on a 2010 French graphic novel Blue Angel.[3] The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Both Exarchopoulos and co-star Léa Seydoux were also awarded the Palme d'Or alongside director Abdellatif Kechiche, becoming the only females apart from director Jane Campion who have won the award;[4] Exarchopoulos is the youngest person to ever receive the award.[5]
Filmography
Film
Television
- R.I.S, police scientifique (2006)
- Mes chères études (2009, based on the book of the same name)
Awards
The film Blue Is the Warmest Colour won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[6] Adèle Exarchopoulos was also given the Palme as a special prize.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Five things to know about Adele Exarchopoulos". Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "The 19 year old Cannes winner". ellines.com.
- ^ "Cannes 2013: Blue Is The Warmest Colour - first look review". Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "Blue Is The Warmest Color Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes". Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "OSCARS: Sundance Selects Ramps Up 'Blue Is The Warmest Color' Star's Best Actress Bid". Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "Blue is the warmest colour team win Palme d'Or at Cannes 2013". RFI. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Chang, Justin (26 May 2013). "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Palme d' Or". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2013.