Emma de Caunes (born 9 September 1976) is a French actress.
Life and career De Caunes was born in Paris on 9 September 1976, the daughter of actor and director Antoine de Caunes and director and graphic designer Gaëlle Royer. Her paternal grandparents are journalist Georges de Caunes and Jacqueline Joubert, one of the first continuity announcers on French television.
Marriage and family De Caunes married the singer known as Sinclair in 2001. They have a daughter Nina together, born in October 2002. They divorced in 2005.
In September 2011, De Caunes married Jamie Hewlett, an English comic book artist.
Education and career De Caunes began acting in 1988 at the age of 12 with a role in Margot et le voleur d'enfants, a short film by director Michèle Reiser, her godmother. She obtained her French baccalauréat in film in 1995 after high school.
De Caunes appeared in various commercials before her first major film role in 1997 in Sylvie Verheyde's Un frère. She won the Most Promising Actress award for this performance at the 1998 César awards. In 2001 she starred with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke in the music video for the song “Knives Out,” directed by Michel Gondry. She won the 2002 Prix Romy Schneider, an award given annually to a promising young actress.
She had a main role in the 2007 comedy film Mr. Bean's Holiday, in which she played an actress in an independent film being made by Willem Dafoe's character.
Allegations against Weinstein In 2017, De Caunes publicly accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. She alleges that Weinstein lured her to his hotel room, and chased her around the room while he was naked in an attempt to have sex. Her allegations were first reported in The New Yorker.
Theatre Year Title Author Director Notes 2001–03 La Nuit du thermomètre Diastème Diastème Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer 2009 L’Amour de l'art Diastème Diastème (2) 2011 Pour l'amour de Gérard Philipe Pierre Notte Pierre Notte 2012 Simpatico Sam Shepard Didier Long 2016 The River Jez Butterworth Jérémie Lippmann
Filmography Actress Year Title Role Director Notes1988 Margot et le voleur d'enfants Margot Michèle Reiser Short1996 L'échappée belle Juliette Étienne Dhaene Vladimir de trop Lola Jacques-Henri Rochereuil Short Velvet 99 Milli Vanilli Agnès Deygas & Thierry Kuntzel Short1997 Un frère... Sophie Sylvie Verheyde César Award for Most Promising ActressParis Film Festival - Best ActressNominated - Acteurs à l'Écran - Best Actress Au bord de l'autoroute Camille Olivier Jahan Short Si c'est bon comme ça The girl Music video1998 Restons groupés Claire Jean-Paul Salomé La voie est libre Nadia Stéphane Clavier 3 petits points la lune The girl Olias Barco Short Beaucoup trop loin Olivier Jahan (2) Short1999 Mille bornes Nina Alain Beigel 2000 Sans plomb Marie Muriel Téodori Mondialito Louisa Nicolas Wadimoff Princesses Sophie Sylvie Verheyde (2) Faites comme si je n'étais pas là Marie Olivier Jahan (3) 2001 Knives Out The girl Michel Gondry Music video2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Caesar's secretary Alain Chabat Les amants du Nil Anne Frendo Eric Heumann 2003 Beyond Good & Evil Jade Michel Ancel Video Games2004 Ma Mère Hansi Christophe Honoré 2005 Short Order Fiona Anthony Byrne Kaamelott Azénor Alexandre Astier & François Guérin TV series (2 episodes)2006 The Science of Sleep Zoé Michel Gondry (2) 2006 Flushed Away Rita Malone David Bowers & Sam Fell French dub2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Empress Eugenie Julian Schnabel Mr. Bean's Holiday Sabine Steve Bendelack Days of Darkness Karine Tendance Denys Arcand 2008 Coluche: l'histoire d'un mec The nurse Antoine de Caunes Le bruit des gens autour Maud Diastème Rien dans les poches Marie Manikowski Marion Vernoux TV movieNominated - International Emmy Award for Best Actress2009 Sweet Dream Adèle Jean-Philippe Amar TV series (1 episode)2011 Faux coupable Lena Hemont Didier Le Pêcheur TV movie2012 Le Sourire The girl Music video2013 The Dune Fabienne Yossi Aviram Lanester Gabrielle Stahl Franck Mancuso TV movie Myster Mocky présente Jean-Pierre Mocky TV series (1 episode)2015 Les Châteaux de sable Eléonore Olivier Jahan (4) La Traque Stacy Théodore Bonnet Short Lanester: Memento Mori Gabrielle Stahl Franck Mancuso (2) TV movie2016 The Idyll Woman Justin Anderson Short Super Triste Cecile Kraft Stéphanie Kalfon Short Lanester : Les Enfants de la dernière pluie Gabrielle Stahl Jean-Marc Brondolo TV movie 2017–2019 Ransom Nathalie Denard TV series (Recurring Role) 2022 Le monde d'hier Lucie
Director / Writer Year Title Notes 2000 Le nombril de l'univers Short
References
External links
Lanester at Eurochannel