Birthday of French-Swedish actress Eva Green (Casino Royale)
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2017-07-05
Birthday for Eva Green, the Swedish related actress (her father is from Sweden) who starred in Casino Royale (2006) as Vesper Lynd opposite Daniel Craig's James Bond.
With the page, FSWL would like to celebrate Eva Green on her birthday:
"Happy birthday Eva, warm regards from Sweden with love. Keep up the good work."
About Eva Green
Eva Green successfully portrayed Vesper Lynd in
Casino Royale, sent by the Treasury to supervise James Bond’s access to the millions of dollars that are his stake in the poker game with Le Chiffre (played by
Mads Mikkelsen).
Described by Oscar®-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci as “so beautiful it’s indecent”, Green made her film debut in Bertolucci’s critically acclaimed
The Dreamers (2003), a triangular love story set against the Paris riots of 1968 starring opposite Michael Pitt and Louis Garrel.
Eva was born 1980 in Paris, France. Her father, Walter Green, is a Swedish dentist who appeared in
Au hasard Balthazar (1966). Green studied at the
St. Paul Drama School. This was followed by a course at the London Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (since 2006 absorbed into the
Central School of Speech and Drama).
She began her acting career on stage, appearing in 2001 in two plays; “Turceret” directed by Gerard Descartes and “Jalousie En Trois Fax” directed by Didier Long. The latter was highly acclaimed and earned her a nomination for Les Molieres, France’s most prestigious theatre award, in the category of Best Female Newcomer.
In 2004, she starred alongside Kristen Scott Thomas and Romain Duris in Jean-Paul Salome’s French language film
Arsène Lupin and, in 2005, she made her Hollywood film debut as the female lead in Ridley’s Scott’s crusade epic
Kingdom of Heaven with Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson.
After the Bond film, Eva starred in
The Golden Compass (2007), again opposite
Daniel Craig ("Francisco Scaramanga" from TMWTGG,
Sir Christopher Lee, also appears in the film).
In 2011, Eva appeared in all 10 episodes of the Irish television series,
Camelot, where she portrayed a character named Morgan.
Most recently, Eva portrayed "Angelique Bouchard" in Tim Burton's latest film,
Dark Shadows (2012).
For a list of films of television series Eva Green has appeared in, check out her profile on
IMDB.
Editor's note:
"Bond villain"
Steven Berkoff (General Orlov in Octopussy) studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in 1958.
Eva Green's filmography
2014: 300: Rise of an Empire (Artemisia)
2014: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (Ava Lord)
2012: Dark Shadows (Angelique Bouchard)
2011: Perfect Sense (Susan)
2010: Womb (Rebecca)
2009: Cracks (Miss G)
2008: Franklyn (Emilia / Sally)
2007: The Golden Compass (Serafina Pekkala)
2006: Casino Royale (Vesper Lynd)
2005: Kingdom of Heaven (Sibylla)
2004: Arsène Lupin (Clarisse de Dreux-Soubise)
2003: Dreamers (Isabelle)
Photo above:
Promotion photo of Eva Green for
Casino Royale taken in the Bahamas. © 2006 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation and Columbia Pictures Industries. All rights reserved.
For more information about Eva Green's film career, check out evagreenweb.com.
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