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Clémence Poésy

Posted on Sep 23, 2020, Surose

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About Clémence Poésy

Clémence Poésy is an actress and a fashion model from France. She is best known for her performance as Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series films, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”. She is well known for her role as Natasha Rostova in the 2007 miniseries “War and Peace.”

Her other films include “In Bruges,” “Le Grand Meaulnes,” “127 Hours,” and “Lullaby for Pi.” Over two decades, the thirty-seven-year-old actress has made an appearance in over thirty films, fourteen television series, and six theater productions. She has also made cover appearances in several magazines.

Quick Info
Full Name	Clémence Guichard
Date of Birth	30 October 1982
Birth Place	L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne, France
Parent(s)	Étienne Guichard and Danièle Poésy
Occupation	Actress, Fashion model
Spouse(s)	Emeric Glayse (divorced)
Net Worth	US $7 million

Early Life

She was born as Clémence Guichard to Étienne Guichard and Danièle Poésy on 30th October 1982 in L’Haÿ-Les-Roses. Her father was an actor/writer while her mother was a French teacher. She started her career in acting at a very young age. When she was 14 years old, she got her first movie dialogue. Her younger sister Maëlle Poésy-Guichard is also an actress.

She completed most of her schooling from La Source, an alternative school, and later attended Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique to study drama. She had also participated in Paris Nanterre University and even the Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weaver.

Career

In television

Clémence Poésy’s first television appearance was in the 1999 French series “Un Homme en colere” as Helene for two episodes. She then featured in the French comedy series “Les Monos” as Julia for an episode. In 2001 and 2003, she made an appearance in the television movies “Tania Boréalis ou L’étoile d’ un été” and “Life After All” as Maguy and Jessica.

She then made an appearance as Mary in the 2004 BBC miniseries “Gunpowder, Treason & Plot,” for which she won a Golden FIPA Award. Her next television appearance was in the 2005 miniseries “Revelations.” She had a small role in the series as an exquisite corpse.

After getting featured as Natasha Rostova in the 2007 miniseries “War and Peace,” she gained wider recognition. She then made an appearance as Eva Coupeau for four episodes of “Gossip Girl” in 2010. She played Elise Wassermann from 2013 to 2018 in the crime drama series “The Tunnel.” She featured in all twenty-four episodes of the show.

In 2018, she featured in the second season of “Genius,” titled “Genius: Picasso” as Françoise Gilot for all ten show episodes. She has also been featured in “Birdsong” and “Richard II.”

In Theatre

Clémence Poésy’s first stage appearance was in the 1993 theater production of “Le Dragon.” She then featured in the 1995 theater production of “Mai 45 Mai 95”. After two years, in 1997, she was part of the performance crew of “Picasso 970”. In 2003, she was featured in “Tartuffe” and was absent in the theatre scene for nine years. She made her theater comeback in 2012, in the Broadway play “Cyrano de Bergerac.” Her last theater appearance was in the 2013 play “Je danse Toujours.”

In Film

Clémence Poésy made her debut in film from the 2001 short film “Petite Soeur” as Anna. In the 2002 German drama film “Olgas Sommer,” she was cast as the main character. She then starred as Magali Rozes in the 2003 French comedy film “Welcome to the Roses.”

She rose to international popularity after playing Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series film “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” in 2005. She reprised the role in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” in 2010 and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” in 2011. The Harry Potter film series is a huge success, commercially and in the eye of critics. It has a wide fanbase and has grossed $7.7 billion in total.

He other film appearances are as Jeanne d’Arc in “The Silence of Joan,” Laura Haydon in “The Great Game,” Kristin Stuart in “Two Is a Family,” Emma in “Resistance” and Barbara in “Tenet.

As a Model

Clémence Poésy has made an appearance as a model covering several magazines, including i-D, Yen, Nylon, and Jalouse twice. She is also the spokesmodel for Chloe’s fragrance and was the poster model for the Love Story fragrance by Chloe.

Awards

From 1993 to present, Clémence Poésy has been nominated for over twenty award functions and has won six of them, including a French Syndicate of Cinema Critics award for her performance in “Le coup des larmes.”

Personal Life

Clémence Poésy was previously linked with Max Irons and was married to Emeric Glayse until their divorce in 2017-2018. She has a son, Liam, born in 2017, from her marriage with Emeric. Currently, she is not in a relationship with anyone and lives with her son. She can also sing quite well.