Clémence Poésy
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Clémence Poésy was born Clémence Guichard in Paris in 1982. She took
her mother's maiden name, Poésy, as her stage name. She attended an
alternative school for most of her education, but spent her last year
at L'École alsacienne.
She trained at the "Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique",
with her first roles being for French TV series between 1997 and 1999,
Un homme en colère (1997)
and Les monos (1999). Her first
feature film was a German production,
Olga's Summer (2002) and her
second the French production,
Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003).
Her first English speaking feature was as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
TV movie, for which she won the 2005 FIPA for best actress.
Since then she has starred in many films, the most notable being
In Bruges (2008), which is
probably the start of her worldwide recognition,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005),
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
and
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011),
the US TV series
Gossip Girl (2007) and the
English TV mini-series,
Birdsong (2012). All of these
have shown her to be very capable of roles in multiple languages,
periods and roles.
She is known for her natural beauty, devoid of make-up and cosmetics,
and she herself says that she does not like using them.
her mother's maiden name, Poésy, as her stage name. She attended an
alternative school for most of her education, but spent her last year
at L'École alsacienne.
She trained at the "Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique",
with her first roles being for French TV series between 1997 and 1999,
Un homme en colère (1997)
and Les monos (1999). Her first
feature film was a German production,
Olga's Summer (2002) and her
second the French production,
Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003).
Her first English speaking feature was as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
TV movie, for which she won the 2005 FIPA for best actress.
Since then she has starred in many films, the most notable being
In Bruges (2008), which is
probably the start of her worldwide recognition,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005),
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
and
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011),
the US TV series
Gossip Girl (2007) and the
English TV mini-series,
Birdsong (2012). All of these
have shown her to be very capable of roles in multiple languages,
periods and roles.
She is known for her natural beauty, devoid of make-up and cosmetics,
and she herself says that she does not like using them.