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name: "Noémie Merlant"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/noemie-merlant"
fi1m_id: "noemie-merlant"
imdb_id: "nm4374524"
tmdb_id: 1385600
wikidata_id: "Q3345735"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 November 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T08:39:46.496095+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."
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# Noémie Merlant

## Identity

Noémie Merlant

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/noemie-merlant
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** noemie-merlant
- **IMDb ID:** nm4374524
- **TMDB ID:** 1385600
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3345735
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%A9mie_Merlant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3345735, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4374524/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1385600

Actor. Born 27 November 1988 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 November 1988, Paris, France
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Also known as:** Ноэми Мерлан, 노에미 메랑, ノエミ・メルラン, נעמי מרלן, نوئمی مرلان, 诺埃米·梅兰特
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 89 (1), 2020s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 1, Music 1, Romance 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $62m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%A9mie_Merlant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3345735, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4374524/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1385600

## Coming up

- *Roma elastica* (2026-12-23), as Valentina

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Portrait of a Lady on Fire*](https://film.one/film/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire.md) (89)
- **Netflix:** [*TÁR*](https://film.one/film/tar.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Lee*](https://film.one/film/lee.md) (61)

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## Fi1m on Noémie Merlant

> Noémie Merlant makes looking at someone feel like work worth watching. Her concentrated attention helps give *Portrait of a Lady on Fire* its intimacy; we rate her highly, while *Lee* shows how easily an underwritten part can waste her.

In *Portrait of a Lady on Fire* (2019), Noémie Merlant's Marianne studies her subject with the concentration of someone doing a job. The painting becomes believable because she takes the looking seriously. Adèle Haenel's Héloïse responds to that scrutiny, and both actors let us notice small changes without making every glance demand interpretation. We felt almost shy in their company, because their efforts to understand one another make the attraction so personal. Céline Sciamma gives those exchanges time, and Merlant rewards the attention without appearing to ask for it.

Her breakthrough in *Heaven Will Wait* (2016) preceded the international recognition of *Portrait of a Lady on Fire*. The work since has not simply repeated Marianne: *The Innocent* (2022) gives her Clémence, a comic role suited to her timing and physical expressiveness. In Todd Field's *TÁR* (2022), she plays Francesca Lentini, personal assistant to Cate Blanchett's conductor. She has also directed *Mi Iubita Mon Amour* (2021) and *The Balconettes* (2024). We would not want every director to ask her for another Marianne.

*Lee* (2024) shows the less rewarding side of supporting work. As Nusch Eluard, Merlant is among the French friends given a picnic, a few reunions and little to play. Marion Cotillard and Alexander Skarsgård are short of material too; the problem belongs to the writing rather than to one actor. The film is handsome and careful, and Kate Winslet supplies force and humour at its centre. It is a poor introduction to an actor whose strongest work depends on sustained exchanges.

Sciamma remains the director who makes the strongest case for that attention in the work we have reviewed. Even in *Portrait of a Lady on Fire*, the restraint sometimes feels over-managed, as though the exchanges have been arranged a little too carefully. Merlant and Haenel keep the tenderness convincing, which matters more than the occasional sense of control. Start with *Portrait of a Lady on Fire*, then try *The Innocent* before deciding she should spend every film quietly studying someone.

## Biography

Noémie Merlant is a French actress and filmmaker. She was born on 27 November 1988 in Paris and raised in Rezé near Nantes. She trained at the Cours Florent acting school in Paris after working as a professional model.

Merlant is known for her roles in *Portrait of a Lady on Fire* (2019) as Marianne, *TÁR* (2022) as Francesca Lentini, and *Lee* (2024) as Nusch Eluard. She has also appeared in *The Innocent* (2022) as Clémence Genièvre and *Paris, 13th District* (2021) as Nora Ligier.

She won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for *The Innocent* (2022) and received César nominations for Most Promising Actress for *Heaven Will Wait* (2016) and Best Actress for *Portrait of a Lady on Fire* (2019). Merlant made her directorial debut with *Mi Iubita, Mon Amour* (2021).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Lee* (2024), Fi1m 61, as Nusch Eluard — [page](https://film.one/film/lee.md)
- *TÁR* (2022), Fi1m 84, as Francesca Lentini — [page](https://film.one/film/tar.md)
- *Portrait of a Lady on Fire* (2019), Fi1m 89, as Marianne — [page](https://film.one/film/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

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

- *Roma elastica* (2026), as Valentina
- *Les Misérables* (2026), as Fantine
- *Les métamorphoses, au féminin* (2026), Actor
- *Duse* (2025), as Enrichetta Checchi
- *Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025* (2025), as Noémie Merlant
- *Le deuxième sexe : Sur les traces de Simone de Beauvoir* (2025), as Narrator & Voice over
- *Looking for Simone* (2024), as Narrator
- *The Balconettes* (2024), as Élise · Director, Writer
- *Emmanuelle* (2024), as Emmanuelle
- *Lee* (2024), as Nusch Eluard — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/lee.md)
- *A Difficult Year* (2023), as Cactus
- *Soul Mates* (2023), as Jeanne
- *Baby Ruby* (2023), as Jo
- *One Year, One Night* (2022), as Céline
- *The Innocent* (2022), as Clémence Genièvre
- *TÁR* (2022), as Francesca Lentini — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/tar.md)
- *Mi Iubita, Mon Amour* (2022), as Jeanne · Director, Screenplay
- *A Good Man* (2021), as Benjamin Adler
- *Paris, 13th District* (2021), as Nora
- *H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories* (2021), series, Actor
- *Jumbo* (2020), as Jeanne
- *Shakira* (2020), as The Saleswoman · Writer, Director
- *Republique: The Interactive* (2019), as Nora
- *Portrait of a Lady on Fire* (2019), as Marianne — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire.md)
- *Curiosa* (2019), as Marie de Regnier
- *Paper Flags* (2019), as Charlie
- *All About Mothers* (2018), as Coco
- *Return of the Hero* (2018), as Pauline
- *Diving* (2017), as La jeune artiste
- *Unexpected* (2017), as Agnes
- *I Am a Doe* (2017), as Nina's friend · Director
- *La Loi de Christophe* (2016), as Katya Valle
- *Heaven Will Wait* (2016), as Sonia Bouzaria
- *Twisting Fate* (2016), as Claire
- *Dieumerci !* (2016), as Audrey
- *Young Mothers in the '70s* (2016), as Brigitte
- *Newcomer* (2015), as Anja
- *WEI or DIE* (2015), Actor
- *One Wild Moment* (2015), as Linda
- *Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon* (2014), as Henriette
- *Once in a Lifetime* (2014), as Mélanie
- *Des lendemains qui chantent* (2014), as Sveltana
- *Smart Ass* (2014), as Trap girl
- *The Audition* (2013), as La secrétaire
- *The Duty* (2013), as Agnes
- *Nemesis* (2013), as Ange
- *Lapsus* (2013), as Angie
- *Cid Story* (2012), as Chimène
- *The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm* (2012), as Éléonore
- *Le jour où tout a basculé* (2011), series, Actor
- *The Moon Child* (2011), as Mathilde
- *Animal Sauvage*, series, Actor
- *Trivial Of My Life*, as Colette Dambreuse
- *The Thing That Hurts*, Actor
- *The Murderous Miss Highsmith*, Actor
- *Poor Clare*, as St. Clare of Assisi

## Gallery

- ![Noémie Merlant](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-7cf204c09c9d.jpg) Noémie Merlant — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Noemie_Merlant_BalconettesBFILFF151024_%281_of_33%29_%2854070028551%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![BalconettesBFILFF151024 (10 of 33) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-837f5f02383b.jpg) BalconettesBFILFF151024 (10 of 33) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2810_of_33%29_%2854069155122%29.jpg/1280px-BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2810_of_33%29_%2854069155122%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![BalconettesBFILFF151024 (11 of 33) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-f652b3108be1.jpg) BalconettesBFILFF151024 (11 of 33) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2811_of_33%29_%2854070359449%29.jpg/1280px-BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2811_of_33%29_%2854070359449%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![BalconettesBFILFF151024 (12 of 33) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-f98c1047070b.jpg) BalconettesBFILFF151024 (12 of 33) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2812_of_33%29_%2854070486320%29.jpg/1280px-BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2812_of_33%29_%2854070486320%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Noémie Merlant](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-4b98a639e213.jpg) Noémie Merlant — Image via TMDB
- ![Noémie Merlant](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-f646b8dc6247.jpg) Noémie Merlant — Image via TMDB
- ![Noémie Merlant](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-e4dfa336bd58.jpg) Noémie Merlant — Image via TMDB
- ![BalconettesBFILFF151024 (13 of 33) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-f8cf5ad76ae8.jpg) BalconettesBFILFF151024 (13 of 33) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2813_of_33%29_%2854070028256%29.jpg/1280px-BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2813_of_33%29_%2854070028256%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![BalconettesBFILFF151024 (14 of 33) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-ce4a24e45a4f.jpg) BalconettesBFILFF151024 (14 of 33) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2814_of_33%29_%2854070359409%29.jpg/1280px-BalconettesBFILFF151024_%2814_of_33%29_%2854070359409%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Noémie Merlant](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-8dd183cff581.jpg) Noémie Merlant — Image via TMDB
- ![Noémie Merlant](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-a3a7da6d7c5f.jpg) Noémie Merlant — Image via TMDB
- ![Noémie Merlant](https://film.one/media/person/10950/gallery-ce9fb02df057.jpg) Noémie Merlant — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- César Award for Best Supporting Actress 2023: César Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *The Innocent*
- European Film Award for Best Actress 2019: European Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Portrait of a Lady on Fire*

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

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