Léa Seydoux Career Retrospective
Léa Seydoux
Join us for a 90-minute Career Retrospective for Léa Seydoux, moderated by Joe Neumaier.
Join us for a 90-minute Career Retrospective with Léa Seydoux.
Léa Seydoux is one of the most prominent French actresses of her generation, known for her range and versatility in film. The conversation will explore her career across international film, from her early work and breakthrough roles to her acclaimed performances in both independent and major studio films. Seydoux will reflect on the roles that have shaped her career, her approach to craft and the creative collaborations that have defined her work.
About Léa Seydoux
In 2013, Seydoux starred in Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is the Warmest Color, making history as the first ever actress to receive the Palme d’Or at Cannes. She has since appeared in blockbusters such as Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, and Brad Bird’s Mission : Impossible - Ghost Protocol. In 2015, she joined the James Bond franchise in Sam Mendes’s Spectre, followed by Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die in 2021.
This year, Seydoux had two films premiere at Cannes Film Festival including Marie Kreuzer’s Gentle Monster, which Netflix acquired out of the festival, and The Unknown for Neon. Gentle Monster will release in theaters on October 30th and on Netflix November 18th. Seydoux will also star in Alpha Gang alongside Cate Blanchett, Lily Rose Depp and others, expected to release later this year. All three films will go to Telluride and Toronto Film Festival this year.
Seydoux has been nominated five times for a César Award and was a 2014 BAFTA EE Rising Star nominee. Seydoux has collaborated with renowned directors such as Wes Anderson, Bertrand Bonello, Christophe Honoré, Bruno Dumont, Ildiko Enyedi, Rebecca Zlotowski, David Cronenberg, Mia Hansen-Love, Arnaud Desplechin, Yorgos Lanthimos, Xavier Dolan, and Denis Villeneuve.




