Does Melanie Laurent have children?
Léo Laurent is the son of Mélanie Laurent. Léo Laurent’s mother is a French actress, filmmaker, and singer. The celebrated actress is the recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Globally, she gained popularity for her roles in Inglourious Basterds, Now You See Me, and 6 Underground. She also directed Wingwomen for Netflix in 2023.
Léo Laurent: Bio Summary
| Name | Léo Laurent |
| Famous as | son of Mélanie Laurent |
| Date of Birth | September 2013 |
| Birthplace | France |
| Age | 11 years old as of 2024 |
| Ethnicity | French |
| Nationality | French |
| Parents | Mélanie Laurent – Mother |
| Siblings | Mila |
Who is Mélanie Laurent’s son, Léo Laurent?
Léo Laurent is the son of Actress, Mélanie Laurent. He was born in September 2013 according to reports. As of 2024, Léo is 11 years old.
Who is Léo Laurent’s father?
Mélanie Laurent has not released the identity of the man who is the father of her son. However, the actress was in a long-term relationship with fellow French actor Julien Boisselier which ended in 2009. In March 2013, The 6 Underground actress revealed that she had married but refused to name the man she tied the knot with.
She only gave a little giveaway of the information without going deep into the identity of her husband when she told The Independent, “he was a crew member and I was an actress.” Her first child with her partner is Léo. In 2019 the actress once again gave birth to her second child, a girl whom she named Mila. The actress lives in Los Angeles with her partner.
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Why is Mélanie Laurent so famous?
Mélanie Laurent has established herself as a successful actress in French cinema and has also managed to push her career global. In a 2009 interview, she explained that she does not have ambitions to be a crossover actress. That said, most of her films since 2009 have been in English.
The Now You See Me actress stated that she loved France, her street, her café, and not having to use a car. Rather than go on to work on a big-budget American film after Inglourious Basterds, her next role was in a small theatre piece in France. Léo Laurent’s mother described recording artist Damien Rice and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino as two “masters” in terms of their art.
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As from being an actress, he is also a singer. Laurent made her singing debut in May 2011 with a studio album En t’attendant, under the label of Atmosphériques. Produced by Joel Shearer, the album contains twelve songs, five of which are co-written and co-produced by Irish folk musician Damien Rice.
The album peaked at number 22 and number 35 on the Belgian Albums Charts and French Albums Charts respectively. Léo Laurent’s mother recorded the album with Rice, living between Woodstock, New York, and his home in Ireland. In an interview, Laurent revealed that spending time at Rice’s home in Ireland inspired her to maintain a compost heap and eat organic food.
Mélanie Laurent is also an activist. She is a member of the Climate Ambassadors for Kofi Annan’s Global Humanitarian Forum “Tck Tck Tck” Campaign. The actress campaigned against overfishing at the invitation of the Blue Marine Foundation and went on to join the cast for the voice-over of the French documentary Surpêche about the hazards of overfishing.
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