Ariane Labed
Ariane Labed | |
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 Labed in 2015 | |
| Born | 8 May 1984 Athens, Greece |
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| Alma mater | University of Provence |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director |
| Spouse | |
Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a Greek-French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in Attenberg, for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene in 2018.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born to French parents, Labed spent her first six years in Athens, Greece, then moved to Germany. She moved to France when she was 12 years old. Labed studied theater at the University of Provence (DEUST basic training in theater, Bachelor of Performing Arts and master's degree in dramaturgy and scenic writing). There, she met the Greek director Argyro Chioti, and in 2005, they co-founded the theater group VASISTAS, which has been active in Greece to this day. She has also acted at the National Theater of Greece.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Labed was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Attenberg, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, which was her debut film.[5][6] She starred in the films Alps and The Lobster directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.[5][6] In 2016 she played Maria in Assassin's Creed alongside Michael Fassbender as Aguilar.[7] In 2018, she appeared as Rachel in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.[1]
Labed made her directorial debut with September Says based upon a screenplay she wrote, adapted from the novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson, it will premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]She has been married to Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos since 2013.[10] They lived in London from 2011 until 2021, after which they have primarily resided in Athens.[11][12]
In June 2024, Labed signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Attenberg | Marina | |
| 2011 | Alps | Gymnast | |
| 2012 | The Capsule | Short film | |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Anna | |
| A Place on Earth | Elena Morin | ||
| 2014 | Magic Men | Maria[14][15] | |
| Love Island | Liliane | ||
| Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey | Alice | ||
| Intimate Semaphores | Laurel | ||
| La diagonale du fils | Short film | ||
| 2015 | The Forbidden Room | Alicia Warlock / The Chambermaid | |
| Prejudice | Caroline | ||
| The Lobster | The Maid | ||
| Despite the Night | Hélène | ||
| 2016 | Seances | ||
| The Stopover | Aurore | ||
| Assassin's Creed | Maria | ||
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene | Rachel | |
| 2019 | The Souvenir | Garance | |
| Olla | — | As director, short film [16] | |
| 2021 | The Souvenir Part II | Garance | |
| 2022 | Flux Gourmet | Lamina Propria | |
| 2023 | The Vourdalak | Sdenka | |
| 2024 | Swimming Home | Kitti | Premiere at IFFR[17] |
| September Says | — | Director, screenplay | |
| The Brutalist | Adult Zsófia |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Black Mirror | Catarina | Netflix | Episode: "Men Against Fire" |
| 2018 | Ad Vitam | Odessa | Arte, Netflix | Miniseries, episodes 5 and 6 |
| 2020 | Trigonometry[18] | Ray | BBC | Miniseries |
| 2021 | L'Opera | Zoe | OCS[19] | 2 seasons |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67th Venice International Film Festival | Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Attenberg | Won |
| 2011 | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| 2014 | Locarno International Film Festival | Best Actress | Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey | Won |
| 2015 | 20th Lumières Awards | Best Female Revelation | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 40th César Awards | Most Promising Actress | Nominated | |
| 2022 | ACS Awards | Best Actress | L'Opéra | Won |
| 2023 | ACS Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series: 40 minutes | L'Opéra | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Film, British Council. "British Council Film: Mary Magdalene". Film.britishcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Ariane Labed, la révélation de Fidelio, l'Odyssée d'Alice". L'Express. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Portrait d'une jeune actrice : Ariane Labed, héroine de Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice". AlloCiné. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Vasistas - No man is an island entire of itself | ΕΜΣΤ" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b Lavallee, Eric (1 October 2010). "Ariane Labed and Aggeliki Papoulia Like View From the 'Alps'". Ioncinema. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ a b Clarke, Cath (18 August 2011). "First sight: Ariane Labed". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (26 September 2016). "Assassin's Creed Director Teases Fassbender's Co-Star, Says Possibilities for Sequel Are "Endless"". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (18 May 2022). "Naomi Denamur & Julie Billy Launch Paris-Based June Films With Clémence Poésy, Ariane Labed, Hafsia Herzi Projects Among Busy Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi's Trump Movie — Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Yorgos Lanthimos and Ariane Labed's Closet Picks". Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Romney, Jonathan (9 December 2018). "Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Lobster, on his wild, star-studded life of Queen Anne". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Ariane Labed: 'It's a fight if you want to shoot on film.'". Little White Lies. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Reconnaissance de l'Etat palestinien : qu'attendez-vous monsieur Macron ? 230 artistes lancent un appel". Libération (in French). 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Ariane Labed Says Gamers Will Be Happy With ASSASSIN'S CREED Movie!". Rama's Screen. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Patta, Gig (13 June 2020). "Assassin's Creed Ariane Labed Reflects On Her Experience In The Action Movie". LRM Online. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Smith, Orla (28 January 2020). "Sundance '20 interview: Ariane Labed on her directorial debut, Olla". Seventh Row. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Calnan, Ellie (18 December 2023). "'Swimming Home' to world premiere at Rotterdam 2024 as part of Tiger competition line-up". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "BBC Two - Trigonometry". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "L'Opéra, nouvelle série OCS Originals". www.ocs.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
External links
[edit]
- Ariane Labed at IMDb
