Lou Roy-Lecollinet (born 1 August 1996) is a French actress. She was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2016 for her role in the film My Golden Days.
Lou Roy-Lecollinet | |
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 Lou Roy-Lecollinet in February 2016 | |
| Born | 1 August 1996 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015-present |
Life and career
editLou Roy-Lecollinet was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a suburb of Paris.[1] While still a lycée pupil, and following the advice of her drama teacher, she auditioned for a role in the film My Golden Days, directed by Arnaud Desplechin.[1] In interviews, she has claimed that she became an actress almost by chance.[1] She told one interviewer, "I didn’t want to be an actress. I wanted to direct plays onstage."[2]
The film, a prequel to the director's earlier My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument (1996), was presented at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3] She was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in it.[1]
Roy-Lecollinet guest starred in the music video for Danny L Harle's song "Broken Flowers" in 2016, released on British label PC Music.[4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | My Golden Days | Esther | Arnaud Desplechin | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation |
| 2016 | Petit homme | Nat | Nathanaël Guedj | Short |
| Jeunesse | Young woman | Shanti Masud | Short | |
| La tortue | Julie | Thomas Blumenthal & Roman Dopouridis | Short | |
| 2017 | I Got Life! | Lucie Tabort | Blandine Lenoir | |
| Paris etc | Allison | Zabou Breitman | TV series (12 episodes) | |
| 2018 | Fiertés | Young Aurélie | Philippe Faucon | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2023 | La chimera | Mélodie | Alice Rohrwacher |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Nahmias, Clara (26 February 2016). "César 2016 : Qui es-tu Lou Roy-Lecollinet ?". Premiere (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Lawrence, Vanessa (25 January 2016). "Lou Roy-Lecollinet's Golden Days". W. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Leblanc, Stéphane (20 May 2015). ""Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse", le coup de jeune de Desplechin". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ dannylharleVEVO (2016-01-11), Danny L Harle - Broken Flowers, retrieved 2018-03-26
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