Clémence Guichard (born 30 October 1982), known professionally as Clémence Poésy (French:[klemɑ̃spɔezi]),[1][3] is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series, Chloë in In Bruges, Rana in 127 Hours, Natasha Rostova in War and Peace, and the lead role as Elise Wassermann in the 24-episode series The Tunnel.
Early life and education
Born in L'Haÿ-les-Roses,[1] a southern suburb of Paris, she is the daughter of actor-writer Étienne Guichard and a French teacher. Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. She attended a bilingual alternative school, La Source,[4] in Meudon.
Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was a child; then she had two lines at age 14. She has a younger sister, Maëlle Poésy-Guichard, who is also an actress.[5]
In 2011, she appeared alongside Rupert Friend in Lullaby for Pi, a romantic drama and Benoit Philippon's directorial debut. The film is about a jazz singer (Friend) whose wife has just died and who meets a mysterious woman (Poésy). Forest Whitaker also starred.[12] She can be heard singing on the album Colour of the Trap by Miles Kane. She is featured on the track "Happenstance".[13]
In 2013, Poésy was the female lead in the Sky Atlantic/Canal+ series The Tunnel, which comprised 24 episodes over three series.[16] In 2019, she played the part of Yelena in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the Theatre Royal in Bath.[17]
Poésy has been featured in numerous magazines, including the covers of i-D, on French magazine Jalouse twice, on Australia's Yen, and on Nylon.[5][19][20] Since October 2007, Poésy has been one of three spokesmodels for the self-titled fragrance by Chloé,[8] and has modelled in Gap's 2008 autumn advertising campaign.[5][21]
In December 2011, Poésy was chosen as the face of the designer clothing company G-Star Raw.[22] In 2014, she became the poster girl for the "Love Story" fragrance from Chloé.[23]
Personal life
Poésy is fluent in French and English, and speaks some Italian and Spanish.[24] She divides her time between homes in Paris and London,[25][26] and has spent some time in Eastern Europe.[26] Politically, she identifies as "very clearly on the left."[27]
In early 2017, she gave birth to a son, Liam.[25] In 2019, while filming Tenet, she was pregnant with her second child.[28][26] At the Deauville American Film Festival 2021 she was pregnant with her third child.[29]
