Gaia Weiss (born 30 August 1991) is a French actress and model. Her filmography includes Mary Queen of Scots (2013), Vikings (2014–2015), Alien: Containment (2019), Meander (2020), La Révolution (2020), and Shepherd (2021).
Early life Weiss was born in Paris, France, to parents Catherine and Alain Weiss. She has a brother named Auriel Weiss. Weiss is Jewish on her father's side, and her paternal grandfather, Jean-Michel Weiss, from Alsace, was an engineer, a co-developer of a chromotherapy treatment, and a French Resistance member during WWII.La santé par les couleurs : méthode Weiss Chavelli Alternativesanté The maternal side of her family is Polish. She spent her childhood between France, England, and Poland. She speaks French, English, Polish, Italian, German, and Hebrew.https://time-art.com/talent/gaia-weiss.htm
At age three, Weiss began taking classical ballet lessons. She was inspired to act by the West End productions her great-uncle took her to see when she was living in London as a child, and started classes when she was seven. After finishing her baccalaureate, she attended the Cours Florent, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Career Weiss made her feature film debut in 2013 as Mary Fleming in Thomas Imbach's period drama Mary Queen of Scots and then played Béatrice Morel in the Italian drama White as Milk, Red as Blood. The following year, Weiss joined the recurring cast for the second and third seasons of the History series Vikings as Þorunn.
Weiss appeared in the mythology film The Legend of Hercules (2014), the French comedy Serial Teachers 2 (2015), the action film Overdrive (2017), Gérard Jugnot's Accidental Family (2017), and the short film Alien: Containment (2019). She also had a small role as Ippolita Sforza in the series Medici: Masters of Florence.
Weiss starred in the French horror film Meander and the British horror film Shepherd; the former earned her a number of genre accolades. She played Marianne in the Netflix alternative history series La Révolution. She provided the voice for Fulke in the video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020). She appeared as Madame du Barry in the 2022 BBC and Canal+ series Marie Antoinette.
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes2013 Mary Queen of Scots Mary Fleming White as Milk, Red as Blood() Béatrice Morel 2014 The Legend of Hercules Hebe 2015 Serial Teachers 2 Vivienne Hamilton 2017 Overdrive Devin Accidental Family() Hoellig 2019 Judy Abbie Alien: Containment Ward Short film 2020 Meander () Lisa 2021 Shepherd Rachel Black 2022 The Bunker Game Laura
Television Year Title Role Notes 2014–2015 Vikings Þorunn Recurring cast (seasons 2–3; 13 episodes) 2016 Outlander Comtesse st. Germain Episode: "La Dame Blanche" 2018–2019 Medici: Masters of Florence Ippolita Sforza 2 episodes 2020 La Révolution Marianne Main role 2022 Marie Antoinette Madame du Barry Main role 2024 The Gentlemen Princesse Rosanne 3 episodes2025 Menace imminente Karen Mets 6 episodes My Family Sara 6 episodes
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Fulke Voice
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress The Legend of Hercules King, Susan (21 February 2015). "Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas Dominates the 35th Razzie Awards", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.2020 New York City Horror Film Festival Best ActressMeander Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Best Actress Nightmares Film Festival Best Performance – Feature
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