Mélanie Laurent was born in Paris, France. She is the daughter of Annick, a ballet teacher, and Pierre, a voice actor, who is most recognized for the French version of The Simpsons (1989). She has a younger brother, Mathieu, and has both Sephardi Jewish (from Tunisia) and Ashkenazi Jewish (from Poland) ancestry. In 1998, Laurent was visiting the set of Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) with a friend when she caught the attention of Gérard Depardieu. He offered her a role in his next film The Bridge (1999). She only played a small role, but it was enough to further Mélanie's interest in acting.

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Mélanie Laurent and Mark Ruffalo in Now You See Me (2013)

Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Manon Bresch in Wingwomen (2023)

Ewan McGregor and Mélanie Laurent in Beginners (2010)

Mélanie Laurent and Joffrey Platel in Paris (2008)

Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Cosmo in Beginners (2010)

Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Mélanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, and Dave Franco in Now You See Me (2013)

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