---
name: "Léa Seydoux"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lea-seydoux"
fi1m_id: "lea-seydoux"
imdb_id: "nm2244205"
tmdb_id: 121529
wikidata_id: "Q231096"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 July 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-19T04:31:31.297461+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Léa Seydoux

## Identity

Léa Seydoux

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lea-seydoux
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lea-seydoux
- **IMDb ID:** nm2244205
- **TMDB ID:** 121529
- **Wikidata ID:** Q231096
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9a_Seydoux, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231096, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2244205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/121529

Actor. Born 1 July 1985 in Passy, Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 July 1985, Passy, Paris, France
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne, Lea Seydoux
- **Frequently works with:** [Barbara Broccoli](https://film.one/person/barbara-broccoli.md), [Daniel Craig](https://film.one/person/daniel-craig.md), [Michael G. Wilson](https://film.one/person/michael-g-wilson.md), [Neal Purvis](https://film.one/person/neal-purvis.md), [Ralph Fiennes](https://film.one/person/ralph-fiennes.md), [Robert Wade](https://film.one/person/robert-wade.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 92 (1), 2010s 74 (7), 2020s 74 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 72 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Adventure 5, Romance 5, Action 4, Comedy 4, Thriller 4
- **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,117m across 13 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9a_Seydoux, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231096, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2244205/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/121529

## Coming up

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026-12-15), as Lady Margot Fenring — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Dune: Part Two*](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) (84), [*The Lobster*](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md) (78)
- **AMC+:** [*Blue Is the Warmest Color*](https://film.one/film/blue-is-the-warmest-color.md) (82)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Léa Seydoux

> Léa Seydoux can suggest a private worry without stopping a scene to explain it. We rate her most highly when the writing gives her something specific to endure, as *One Fine Morning* does.

In the opening of *The Beast* (2024), Léa Seydoux stands against a green screen and takes instructions on when to scream. Cinematographer Josée Deshaies keeps her in a flat green space with no floor or horizon. We were frightened by her response to a threat that nobody could see. Her fear is convincing before the film has given it a visible cause.

Her breakthrough came in Christophe Honoré’s *La Belle Personne* (2008), with wider recognition following *Blue Is the Warmest Colour* (2013). The English-language work, including *Spectre* (2015) and *Dune: Part Two* (2024), has continued alongside French films rather than replacing them. For us, the substantial roles in the intimate dramas give the clearest account of what she does. They allow time for us to notice what she keeps back.

In *Blue Is the Warmest Colour*, her Emma has a confidence that Adèle Exarchopoulos’s Adèle has not yet acquired. Seydoux makes the attraction convincing without pretending that the two women experience it alike. Just as importantly, Emma seems to have interests and feelings that continue beyond Adèle’s view of her; we never mistake her for someone who exists only to be desired. The extended sex scenes strain our patience, but the unequal confidence between the actresses keeps the relationship worth watching.

Mia Hansen-Løve puts that restraint to better use still in *One Fine Morning* (2022). As Sandra, a translator, Seydoux works through the body rather than asking every flicker of feeling to register on her face. She sits in a booth putting other people’s words into French while keeping her own troubles unspoken. We never catch her advertising the small adjustments that make Sandra’s efforts to hold herself together so convincing. The affair is the weaker half of the film, but her embarrassment at her own appetite gives it something specific and human.

Bertrand Bonello asks for more conspicuous changes in *The Beast*, where Gabrielle’s fear persists across three eras. Seydoux adjusts that apprehension to each setting without making Gabrielle seem like three unrelated characters. The Los Angeles stretch still goes on too long, and even her attentive performance cannot make it move faster. Start with *One Fine Morning*, and watch how little she needs to show us that Sandra is struggling.

## Biography

Léa Seydoux is a French actress. She was born on 1 July 1985 in Paris and began her career in French cinema with roles in *The Last Mistress* (2007) and *On War* (2008). She received César Award nominations for *The Beautiful Person* (2008) and *Belle Épine* (2010).

Seydoux gained wider recognition for her performance in *Blue Is the Warmest Colour* (2013), which shared the Palme d'Or at Cannes. She has appeared in English-language films including *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011), *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), *Spectre* (2015) and *No Time to Die* (2021). Recent credits include *One Fine Morning* (2022), *The Beast* (2024) and *Dune: Part Two* (2024), in which she played Lady Margot Fenring.

She has received two Lumière Awards, five César nominations, the Chopard Trophy in 2009, and was appointed a Dame of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2016 and of the National Order of Merit in 2022. She comes from a family with ties to the French film industry.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (14)

- *Gentle Monster* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Lucy Weiss — [page](https://film.one/film/gentle-monster.md)
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Lady Margot Fenring — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Beast* (2024), Fi1m 76, as Gabrielle — [page](https://film.one/film/the-beast.md)
- *One Fine Morning* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Sandra Kienzler — [page](https://film.one/film/one-fine-morning.md)
- *No Time to Die* (2021), Fi1m 67, as Madeleine — [page](https://film.one/film/no-time-to-die.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Simone — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, as Madeleine — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *The Lobster* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Loner Leader — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, as Clotilde — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Blue Is the Warmest Color* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Emma — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-is-the-warmest-color.md)
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Gabrielle — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Sabine Moreau — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *Robin Hood* (2010), Fi1m 55, as Isabella of Angoulême — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-2010.md)
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Fi1m 92, as Charlotte LaPadite — [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dune: Part Three* (2026), as Lady Margot Fenring — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md)
- *Gentle Monster* (2026), as Lucy Weiss — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gentle-monster.md)
- *Alpha Gang* (2026), as Alpha One
- *The Unknown* (2026), as Eva Helsinger / David Zimmerman
- *Silent Friend* (2026), as Alice Sauvage
- *The Second Act* (2024), as Florence Drucker
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), as Lady Margot Fenring — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Beast* (2024), as Gabrielle — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-beast.md)
- *One Fine Morning* (2022), as Sandra Kienzler — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/one-fine-morning.md)
- *Crimes of the Future* (2022), as Caprice
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), as Simone — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *No Time to Die* (2021), as Madeleine — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/no-time-to-die.md)
- *France* (2021), as France de Meurs
- *The Story of My Wife* (2021), as Lizzy
- *Deception* (2021), as The English Lover
- *Oh Mercy* (2019), as Claude
- *Kursk* (2018), as Tanya Averina
- *Zoe* (2018), as Zoe
- *She's French* (2018), Actor
- *It's Only the End of the World* (2016), as Suzanne
- *Spectre* (2015), as Madeleine — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *The Lobster* (2015), as Loner Leader — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *Diary of a Chambermaid* (2015), as Célestine
- *Saint Laurent* (2014), as Loulou de la Falaise
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), as Clotilde — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Beauty and the Beast* (2014), as Belle
- *Blue Is the Warmest Color* (2013), as Emma — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-is-the-warmest-color.md)
- *Grand Central* (2013), as Karole
- *Sister* (2012), as Louise
- *Farewell, My Queen* (2012), as Agathe-Sidonie Laborde
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), as Sabine Moreau — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), as Gabrielle — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *Mysteries of Lisbon* (2011), series, as Blanche de Monfort
- *My Wife's Romance* (2011), as Ève
- *Belle épine* (2010), as Prudence Friedmann
- *Mysteries of Lisbon* (2010), as Blanche de Montfort
- *Roses on Credit* (2010), as Marjoline
- *Little Tailor* (2010), as Marie-Julie
- *Robin Hood* (2010), as Isabella of Angoulême — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-2010.md)
- *Traceless* (2010), as Fleur
- *Going South* (2009), as Léa
- *Lourdes* (2009), as Maria
- *Uppsala Doctor's* (2009), series, as Victoria Lindermänn
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), as Charlotte LaPadite — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)
- *The Illusions* (2009), as La fille du métro
- *On War* (2008), as Marie
- *The Beautiful Person* (2008), as Junie
- *Dolls and Angels* (2008), as Gisèle
- *Les vacances de Clémence* (2008), as Jackie
- *13 French Street* (2007), as Jenny
- *The Last Mistress* (2007), as Olivia
- *La Consolation* (2007), as Camille
- *Girlfriends* (2006), as Aurore
- *Père et Maire* (2002), series, as La lycéenne
- *Quiet Land*, Actor
- *Separate Rooms*, Actor
- *Untitled Leos Carax Project*, Actor
- *The Masque of the Red Death*, as Catarina

## Gallery

- ![Léa Seydoux as Gabrielle in The Beast (2024)](https://film.one/media/title/1095/still-625173a34015.jpg) Léa Seydoux as Gabrielle in *The Beast* (2024) — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/media/person/11449/gallery-fb968deb7e4e.jpg) Léa Seydoux — Sarran Hamilton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/L%C3%A9a_Seydoux_-_ALPHAGANG_-_TIFF_2026-40.jpg/1280px-L%C3%A9a_Seydoux_-_ALPHAGANG_-_TIFF_2026-40.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/media/person/11449/gallery-cf2b33ff4439.jpg) Léa Seydoux — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/media/person/11449/gallery-853525a6273c.jpg) Léa Seydoux — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/media/person/11449/gallery-cec95164439e.jpg) Léa Seydoux — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/media/person/11449/gallery-ebd690d7b16f.jpg) Léa Seydoux — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/media/person/11449/gallery-7d797b109b48.jpg) Léa Seydoux — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Seydoux](https://film.one/media/person/11449/gallery-935d83f33ab2.jpg) Léa Seydoux — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 5 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Actress 2022: European Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *One Fine Morning*
- Knight of the National Order of Merit 2022: Knight of the National Order of Merit (won)
- British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role 2020: British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Death Stranding*
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2016: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- César Award for Best Actress 2014: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Blue Is the Warmest Colour*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2014: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Beauty and the Beast*
- César Award for Best Actress 2013: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Farewell, My Queen*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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