Laura Smet

Laura Smet
Smet in 2015
Born
Laura Huguette Smet

(1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 42)
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Raphaël Lancrey-Javal
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(m. 2018)​
Children1
Parent(s)Johnny Hallyday
Nathalie Baye
RelativesDavid Hallyday (half-brother)

Laura Huguette Smet (French pronunciation: [lɔʁa yɡɛt smɛt]; born 15 November 1983) is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, her father recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Early life

She wanted initially to be a theatrical agent like her godfather, Dominique Besnehard. In 1999, she left school and began studying theatre with Raymond Acquaviva.

Career

In 2002, she began her acting career when Xavier Giannoli, on the recommendation of Olivier Assayas, cast her in the role of Charlotte, a young cancer patient in Les corps impatients, and for which she received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress. In 2003 she starred in Claude Chabrol's film adaptation of the Ruth Rendell novel, The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d'Honneur).

In 2004, Smet won the Prix Romy Schneider. In 2006 she played in Le Passager de l'été, a film written and directed by Florence Moncorgé-Gabin, the daughter of Jean Gabin. In 2007 she played Caroline in L'Heure zéro, Pascal Thomas's film adaptation of the Agatha Christie psychological thriller Towards Zero.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Paris Match, August 2004
  2. ↑ "Nathalie Baye : cette difficulté à laquelle Laura Smet a dû faire face dans le cinéma". www.programme-tv.net (in French). 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Laura Smet". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (4 August 2006). "In Claude Chabrol's Film 'The Bridesmaid,' a Mama's Boy Meets a Femme Fatale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ↑ AlloCine. "Les prix Jean Gabin et Romy Schneider 2004". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Towards Zero". The Hollywood Reporter. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Laura Smet". IMDb. Retrieved 7 April 2021.