Laura Smet
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Born | Laura Huguette Smet 15 November 1983 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Parent(s) | Johnny Hallyday Nathalie Baye |
Relatives | David Hallyday (half-brother) |
Laura Huguette Smet (born 15 November 1983) is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Early life[]
She wanted initially to be a theatrical agent like her godfather, Dominique Besnehard.[1] In 1999, she left school and began studying theatre with Raymond Acquaviva.[2]
Career[]
In 2002, she began her acting career when Xavier Giannoli, on the recommendation of Olivier Assayas, cast her in the role of Charlotte, a young cancer patient in , and for which she received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.[3] In 2003 she starred in Claude Chabrol's film adaptation of the Ruth Rendell novel, The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d'Honneur).[4]
In 2004, Smet won the Prix Romy Schneider.[5] In 2006 she played in Le Passager de l'été, a film written and directed by , the daughter of Jean Gabin. In 2007 she played Caroline in L'Heure zéro, Pascal Thomas's film adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel.[6]
Filmography[7][]
- 2002 : (Eager Bodies), directed by Xavier Giannoli
- 2003 : La Femme de Gilles, directed by Frédéric Fonteyne
- 2004 : La Demoiselle d'honneur, directed by Claude Chabrol
- 2006 : , directed by
- 2007 : , directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
- 2007 : L'Heure zéro, directed by Pascal Thomas
- 2008 : La Frontière de l'aube, directed by Philippe Garrel
- 2010 : , directed by
- 2010 : , directed by
- 2014 : Yves Saint Laurent, directed by Jalil Lespert
- 2014 : Eden, directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
- 2014 : 96 hours, directed by Frédéric Schoendoerffer
- 2014 : , directed by Katia Lewkowicz
- 2015 : Call My Agent ! (1 episode, in which her mother, Nathalie Baye, also appeared)
- 2017 : The Guardians, directed by Xavier Beauvois
- 2017 : Carbon
- 2017 : Capitaine Marleau
- 2019 :
References[]
- ^ Paris Match, August 2004
- ^ rédaction, la (2021-01-09). "Nathalie Baye : cette difficulté à laquelle Laura Smet a dû faire face dans le cinéma". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Laura Smet". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (2006-08-04). "In Claude Chabrol's Film 'The Bridesmaid,' a Mama's Boy Meets a Femme Fatale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ AlloCine. "Les prix Jean Gabin et Romy Schneider 2004". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Towards Zero". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Laura Smet". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
External links[]
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- People from Neuilly-sur-Seine
- French film actresses
- French people of Belgian descent
- 21st-century French actresses
- French actor stubs