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Lea Seydoux is a French actress born in Paris, France, best known for her role in the teen-comedy-drama The Beautiful Person, directed by Christophe Honoré. She won the Trophée Chopard and earned her first César Award nomination for her remarkable performance in the film. Léa had a strict Protestant upbringing but is not religious today. She describes her youthful self as short-haired, slightly disheveled, and viewed as a bit strange: "People liked me, but I always felt like a misfit."

Léa has enjoyed a successful career in both French cinema and Hollywood. She appeared in high-profile Hollywood films such as Inglourious Basterds (2009), directed by Quentin Tarantino, Robin Hood alongside Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, and worked with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.

Léa was cast in the all-time most anticipated movie franchise, No Time to Die, a James Bond Movie, along with Daniel Craig as Bond. Léa played Bond girl Madeleine Swann in No Time to Die, a reprise role from Spectre, released in 2015.

Who Are Lea Seydoux’s Parents?

Lea Seydoux was born on July 1, 1985, in Paris, France, to Henri Jérôme Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne and Valérie Schlumberger. Both parents have Alsatian heritage. Henri is a businessman and the CEO of the French wireless company Parrot. Valérie, originally an actress, is now a philanthropist and the founder of the boutique Compagnie d'Afrique du Sénégal et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CSAO), which promotes the work of African artists. She also established the charitable organization ASAO (Association pour le Sénégal et l'Afrique de l'Ouest), which supports the work of African artists and helps homeless children

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Lea Seydoux with her mother

Léa's grandfather, Jérôme Seydoux, is the chairman of Pathé. Her granduncles include Nicolas Seydoux, chairman of Gaumont Film Company, and Michel Seydoux, a film producer and former chairman of Lille OSC.

Léa's parents separated when she was three, and she spent much of her childhood largely on her own as they often traveled for work.

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Does Lea Seydoux Have Siblings?

Léa is one of seven children. She has an older sister, Camille Seydoux, who is a stylist for French actors and actresses such as Adèle Exarchopoulos, Bérénice Bejo, and Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi.

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Lea Seydoux with her elder sister Camille

From her mother’s first marriage, Léa has three older half-siblings named Marine Bramly, Noé Saglio, and Ondine Saglio. From her father’s side, she has two half-brothers, Ismaël Seydoux and Omer Seydoux, through his marriage to French documentary filmmaker and former model Farida Khelfa.

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