Which actress played Dr. Madeleine Swann in the 2015 " James Bond" series film "Spectre"?
Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (born 1 July 1985) is a French actress who gained international attention for playing Madeleine Swann in "Spectre" (2015), and "No Time to Die" (2021).
In this film, Swann is the daughter of Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), a member of the criminal organization SPECTRE ("Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion"). She is working as a psychiatrist at a private clinic in the Austrian Alps.
Dying of thallium poisoning, White tells James Bond (Daniel Craig) to protect his daughter. Bond goes to see her at the clinic and although Swann is initially hesitant to trust Bond, she agrees to share information about SPECTRE and help Bond destroy the organization.
Her acting debut was in the film "Girlfriends" (2006) and later she appeared in Hollywood supporting roles in "Inglourious Basterds" (2009) and "Midnight in Paris" (2011). Her breakthrough role was in "Blue Is the Warmest Colour" (2013) for which she received the Lumières Award for Best Actress, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
She has also appeared in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014), "Beauty and the Beast" (2014) and "Crimes of the Future" (2022) amongst many others. She was honoured with the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016) and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour (2022). She is also known for her work as a model. Since 2016, she has been a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton.
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