Eva Gaëlle Green (French: [e.va É¡a.É›l É¡Ê eË n]; born 6 July 1980)
is a French actress. The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, she
started her career in theatre before making her film debut in Bernardo
Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003). She achieved international
recognition for her portrayal of Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem in Ridley
Scott's historical epic Kingdom of Heaven (2005). The following year,
she played Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale
(2006), for which she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award.Green has
since starred in numerous independent films, including Cracks (2009),
Womb (2010), and Perfect Sense (2011). In 2014, she played Artemisia
in the 300 sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, and Ava Lord in Frank
Miller and Robert Rodriguez's Sin City sequel, Sin City: A Dame to
Kill For. Green is also known for her collaborations with director Tim
Burton, starring as Angelique Bouchard in the horror comedy film Dark
Shadows (2012), Miss Alma Peregrine in the fantasy film Miss
Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), and Colette Marchant in
the fantasy film Dumbo (2019). For her role as an astronaut mother in
the drama film Proxima (2019), she earned a nomination for the César
Award for Best Actress.Green starred as Morgan Pendragon in the Starz
historical fantasy series Camelot (2011). She also starred as Vanessa
Ives in the Showtime horror drama series Penny Dreadful (2014â€"2016),
earning a nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series â€" Drama
at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.
is a French actress. The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, she
started her career in theatre before making her film debut in Bernardo
Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003). She achieved international
recognition for her portrayal of Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem in Ridley
Scott's historical epic Kingdom of Heaven (2005). The following year,
she played Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale
(2006), for which she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award.Green has
since starred in numerous independent films, including Cracks (2009),
Womb (2010), and Perfect Sense (2011). In 2014, she played Artemisia
in the 300 sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, and Ava Lord in Frank
Miller and Robert Rodriguez's Sin City sequel, Sin City: A Dame to
Kill For. Green is also known for her collaborations with director Tim
Burton, starring as Angelique Bouchard in the horror comedy film Dark
Shadows (2012), Miss Alma Peregrine in the fantasy film Miss
Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), and Colette Marchant in
the fantasy film Dumbo (2019). For her role as an astronaut mother in
the drama film Proxima (2019), she earned a nomination for the César
Award for Best Actress.Green starred as Morgan Pendragon in the Starz
historical fantasy series Camelot (2011). She also starred as Vanessa
Ives in the Showtime horror drama series Penny Dreadful (2014â€"2016),
earning a nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series â€" Drama
at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.
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