Through their father, they are the granddaughters of the actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and the nieces of the actress Françoise Seigner (1928-2008), both deans and members of the Comédie-Française.
She is the niece of doctor Véronique Vasseur.
She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen.
1941
Seigner is the daughter of Jean-Louis Seigner (1941-2020), photographer, and Aline Ponelle, journalist.
She is the older sister of Mathilde Seigner, actress, and Marie-Amélie Seigner, singer.
1966
Emmanuelle Seigner (born 22 June 1966) is a French actress and singer.
1988
Her husband directed her in Frantic (1988), Bitter Moon (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999), Venus in Fur (2013), Based On A True Story (2017) and An Officer and a Spy (2019).
1989
She has been married to Polish film director Roman Polanski since 1989.
Seigner married Roman Polanski on August 30, 1989 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
1993
They have two children, Morgane (born in 1993) and Elvis (born in 1998).
She and Polanski live with their two children in Paris.
2006
In 2006, she became the lead singer of the pop rock band Ultra Orange, and the group's name was changed to Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle.
2007
She is known for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Frantic (1988).
They released a self-titled album in 2007.
2008
From 2008, she was an ambassadress of the Polish brand Dr Irena Eris.
2010
In 2010, Seigner was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing, which went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
2012
In 2012, she played the principal role of Vanda in Polanski's French film adaptation of David Ives's two-character play Venus in Fur, based on the Austrian novel of the near-same name, for which she received praise as Vanda, an actress, playing against writer and theatre director Thomas played by Mathieu Amalric.
Seigner appears as the main character in the music video "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas.
2013
She has been nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Venus in Fur (2013), and for two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Place Vendôme (1998) and La Vie En Rose (2007).
2014
Seigner released a solo album called Distant Lover in 2014.
