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Date of birth
5th July 1980
Place of birth Paris, France
Year of debut 2003
Place of birth Paris, France
Year of debut 2003
First feature film
The Dreamers
Biography
Eva Green is the daughter of a Swedish dentist and French actress. At 17, she trained at St. Paul Drama School in Paris. She also studied at Webber Douglas Academy of Art in London and at New York University. She acted in several French plays before being spotted by director Bernardo Bertolucci. Her big break came in Bertolucci’s The Dreamers in 2003. Her first blockbuster role was in Kingdom Of Heaven. In 2006 she found fame playing Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale.
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- In 2006, Eva Green won the Orange Rising Star award at the BAFTAs.
- She has a non-identical twin sister named Joy.
- Her hair is naturally dark blonde but she has been dying it black since the age of 15.
- She took lessons with a voice coach for two months to perfect her English in The Dreamers.
- Her first lead role was in Cranks in 2009. The movie was directed by Ridley Scott's daughter, Jordan Scott.