Mathilda May
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A deep-tanned, brown-eyed beauty whose background in ballet lends her a certain onscreen elegance unrivaled by many of her contemporaries, actress Mathilda May has lit up the screens of French cinema since the early '80s. Though international success has consistently eluded her through the years, the alluring actress has received some limited stateside exposure thanks to her turn as a seductive vampire in Lifeforce (1985) and a Basque terrorist in the Bruce Willis thriller The Jackal (1997). Since her film debut in the 1984 fantasy Nemo, the Paris native has gone on to appear in movies by such acclaimed directors as Claude Chabrol (Le Cri du Hibou), Werner Herzog (Scream of Stone), and Jacques Demy (Trois Places Pour le 26) -- all to stunning effect. An actress who is unafraid to bare her body for the screen, May's filmography possesses a substantial amount of erotic fare, though the talented actress has also proven herself equally adept at comedy and drama. After winning the César for most promising actress for her performance in Le Cri du Hibou, May's career has only gained momentum in her native France. In her later years, May widened her aspirations, and in addition to feature films, she frequently appears on television. In 2003, May joined the cast of the popular French drama Soyez Prudents.... ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviFilmography:
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Mathilda May
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| Born | Karima Mathilda Haïm 8 February 1965 Paris, France |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Paul Powell (1991–1993) Gérard Darmon (1994–1999) Philippe Kelly (2000–present) |
Mathilda May (born Karima Mathilda Haïm; 8 February 1965) is a French film actress.
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Early life
May was born in Paris. Her father is playwright Victor Haïm, who is of Greek Jew and Turkish Jew descent. Her mother is the Swedish ballet teacher and choreographer Margareta Hanson.[1] At age 16 May won the "Premier Prix du Conservatoire de Danse de Paris" (First Prize of the Paris Dance Conservatory).
Career
May's film work is primarily in French and made for the European market; she was the recipient of the Prix Romy Schneider in 1989. Non-French films she has appeared in include Lifeforce, Naked Tango (1991), Becoming Colette (1991) and The Tit and the Moon (1994). In the USA she is best known for her role as an alien "vampire" in the 1985 science fiction horror film Lifeforce, directed by Tobe Hooper, in which she is naked for most of her performance. She also appeared in the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2: The Darkening. She played Isabella in The Jackal, a 1997 action film.
Personal life
May has been married three times: Her first husband was Paul Powell and her second husband was Gérard Darmon, with whom she has two children, daughter Sarah (born August 17, 1994) and son Jules (born March 4, 1997). She has been married to her third husband, Philippe Kelly, since 2000.
Filmography
- A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
- La-bas...mon pays (2000)
- The Jackal (1997)
- Le Voleur et la menteuse (1994)
- Dead Tired (1994)
- The Tit and the Moon (1994)
- Toutes Peines Confondues (1992)
- Becoming Colette (1992)
- Naked Tango (1991)
- Schrei aus Stein (1991)
- La Barbare (1989)
- Trois places pour le 26 (1988)
- La Passerelle (1988)
- La Vie dissolue de Gerard Floque (1987)
- The Cry of the Owl (1987)
- Lifeforce (1985)
- Les Rois du Gag (1985)
- Letters to an Unknown Lover (1984)
- Nemo (1984)
Television
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- Erich Segal's Only Love (1998)
- Whipping Boy (1994)
Further reading
- May, Mathilda (2007-03-01). Personne ne le saura. Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-068459-2.
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Mentioned in
Letters to an Unknown Lover
(1984 Drama Film)
Lifeforce
(1985 Horror Film)
The Jackal
(1997 Thriller Film)
Becoming Colette
(1992 Drama Film)
The Cry of the Owl
(1987 Thriller Film)
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