Occupation Actress Role Actress Years active 1997–present Height 1.73 m | Website cecile-de-france.com Partner Guillaume Siron Name Cecile France Children Lino Siron | |
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Born 17 July 1975 (age 49) ( 1975-07-17 ) Namur, Belgium Education Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Techniques du Theatre (1995–1998) Movies Hereafter, Mobius, Chinese Puzzle, High Tension, The Kid with a Bike Similar People Guillaume Siron, Cedric Klapisch, Jean Dujardin, Romain Duris, Eric Rochant |
Dp 30 hereafter actress cecile de france
Cécile de France ([sesil də fʁɑ̃s]; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in High Tension (2003) and Hereafter (2010).
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- Dp 30 hereafter actress cecile de france
- Cecile de france on hereafter
- Life and career
- Theatre
- Other awards
- Filmography
- References
Cecile de france on hereafter
Life and career

Born in Namur, she left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she studied theatre for two years with actor Jean Paul Denizon, assistant to British director Peter Brook. She then spent three years (1995–98) at the acting academy ENSATT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre) in the Département Comédie first at the Rue Blanche in Paris, then in Lyon. She was discovered by the agent Dominique Besnehard and appeared in French hit films such as L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) and Irène (2002).

Her international breakthrough came with the horror film High Tension (2003, UK title: Switchblade Romance, US title: High Tension), which was a worldwide success. She caught the eye of Hollywood producers and soon landed her first major role in a US feature, Around the World in 80 Days (2004), in which she starred alongside Jackie Chan.

She won two César Awards for Most Promising Actress in L'Auberge espagnole (2002), and Best Supporting Actress in Les Poupées russes (2005).

In 2014, she hosted the 39th César Awards ceremony.

She was selected to be on the jury for the Cinéfondation and short films sections of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
She has two children, Lino and Joy, with musician Guillaume Siron.