Morgane Polanski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1993 |
| Alma mater | Drama Centre London Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress, Director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Parent(s) | Roman Polanski Emmanuelle Seigner |
Morgane Polański (born 20 January 1993) is a French actress and model, best known for portraying Princess Gisla in the History Channel series Vikings.
Polanski is the daughter of Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski and French actress Emmanuelle Seigner. She has a younger brother, Elvis. Polanski was raised bilingually in French and Polish.[1]
Polanski was educated at the International School of Paris. She later studied acting at the Drama Centre London and the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2014.[2]
Polanski made her acting debut in her father's 2002 film The Pianist. She appeared in two more of his films, Oliver Twist (2005) and The Ghost Writer (2010), in the latter of which she had her first speaking role.[3]
In 2015, Polanski appeared in the British independent film Unhallowed Ground and began portraying Princess Gisla in the History Channel series Vikings.
She directed the shorts The Stroke (2016) and The Understudy (2018), the former of which she also wrote.[4]
In 2019 Polanski starred in Rene van Pannevis debut feature Looted. Pannevis stated, “I hadn’t worked with Morgane before so she was a bit lost after her first scene. Thankfully, she picked it up very quickly and her performance is beautiful. I mean, growing up in that environment, I knew she had the skills.”[5]
In February 2020 it was revealed that Polanski will appear in the Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch.[6]
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pianist | 2002 | Girl | |
| Oliver Twist | 2005 | Farmer's daughter | |
| The Ghost Writer | 2010 | Hotel receptionist | |
| Unhallowed Ground | 2015 | Sophie Dunant | |
| Vikings | 2015 | Princess Gisla | TV series, 2015−present |
| The Aspern Papers | 2018 | Valentina Prest |
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Categories: 1993 births | 21st-century French actresses | Actresses from Paris | Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | Alumni of the Drama Centre London | French female models | French film actresses | French people of Polish-Jewish descent | French people of Russian descent | French television actresses | Living people
