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Léa Seydoux

Léa Seydoux

Actor · Born July 1, 1985 (41) · Passy, Paris, France

BAFTA Award nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne (French: [lea sɛdu]; born 1 July 1985) is a French actress. Prolific in both French cinema and Hollywood, she has received five César Award nominations, two Lumières Awards, a Palme d'Or and a BAFTA Award nomination. In 2009, she won the Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, Seydoux was appointed a Dame of the Order of Arts and Letters. In 2022, the French government made her a Dame of the National Order of Merit. She began her acting career with her film debut in Girlfriends (2006), with early roles in The Last Mistress (2007) and On War (2008). She won acclaim for her French roles in The Beautiful Person (2008), Belle Épine (2010), and Farewell, My Queen (2012). During this time, she expanded her career by appearing in supporting roles in high-profile Hollywood films, including Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009), Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010), Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011) and the action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011). Her breakthrough role came with the controversial and acclaimed film 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 alongside her co-star Adèle Exarchopoulos. She received her second Lumières Award in the same year for the film Grand Central. She gained international attention for her role as Bond girl Madeleine Swann in Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). She has appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and The French Dispatch (2021). Other notable roles include Beauty and the Beast (2014), Saint Laurent (2014), The Lobster (2015), Zoe (2018), France (2021), Crimes of the Future (2022), One Fine Morning (2022), The Beast (2023) and Dune: Part Two (2024). Seydoux has also worked as a model. She has been showcased in Vogue Paris, American Vogue, L'Officiel, Another Magazine and W magazine, among others. Since 2016, she has been a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1985 (41)
From
Passy, Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on Motif · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Léa Seydoux's films like?

Across their 33 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
22%
Morality
17%
Society
13%
Survival
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
4%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 12 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 13 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 17

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 25 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 25
Ally
5 of 25
Shapeshifter
5 of 25
Shadow
2 of 25
Herald
2 of 25
Trickster
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
20
Contemplative
11
Romantic
9
Bittersweet
8
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous16

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Léa Seydoux's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 38 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Léa Seydoux's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 38 with a Motif page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dune: Part Three(2026)

    as Lady Margot Fenring

  • Gentle Monster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Lucy Weiss

  • Alpha Gang(2026)

    as Alpha One

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Unknown(2026)

    as Eva Helsinger / David Zimmerman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Silent Friend(2025)

    as Alice Sauvage

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Second Act(2024)

    as Florence Drucker

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    as Lady Margot Fenring

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Beast(2023)

    as Gabrielle

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • One Fine Morning(2022)

    as Sandra Kienzler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Crimes of the Future(2022)

    as Caprice

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    as Simone

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • France(2021)

    as France de Meurs

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Story of My Wife(2021)

    as Lizzy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Deception(2021)

    as The English Lover

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Oh Mercy!(2019)

    as Claude

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Command(2018)

    as Tanya Averina

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Zoe(2018)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • She's French (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • It's Only the End of the World(2016)

    as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Lobster(2015)

    as Loner Leader

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Chambermaid(2015)

    as Célestine

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Saint Laurent(2014)

    as Loulou de la Falaise

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    as Clotilde

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2014)

    as Belle

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Blue Is the Warmest Colour(2013)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Grand Central(2013)

    as Karole

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sister(2012)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Farewell, My Queen(2012)

    as Agathe-Sidonie Laborde

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol(2011)

    as Sabine Moreau

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Midnight in Paris(2011)

    as Gabrielle

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mysteries of Lisbon(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Blanche de Monfort

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • My Wife's Romance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ève

  • Dear Prudence(2010)

    as Prudence Friedmann

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Mysteries of Lisbon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Blanche de Montfort

  • Roses on Credit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Marjoline

  • Little Tailor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Marie-Julie

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    as Isabella of Angoulême

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sans laisser de traces(2010)

    as Fleur

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Going South (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Léa

  • Lourdes(2009)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Uppsala Doctor's (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Victoria Lindermänn

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as Charlotte LaPadite

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Illusions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as La fille du métro

  • On War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marie

  • The Beautiful Person(2008)

    as Junie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dolls and Angels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Gisèle

  • Les vacances de Clémence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jackie

  • 13 French Street (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jenny

  • The Last Mistress(2007)

    as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • La Consolation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Camille

  • Girlfriends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Aurore

  • Père et Maire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as La lycéenne

  • Quiet Land (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Separate Rooms (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Masque of the Red Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Catarina

  • Untitled Leos Carax Project (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 53 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

No Time to Die (2021)

$907M worldwide

Highest rated

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
20022026

Peak 2014 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 16 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s14 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 34% of 38 roles
061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 5 major nominations, 2009–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Performer in a Supporting Role
  2. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  4. 2013
    • Cannes award, won
  5. 2009
    • Cannes award, won · Female Revelation

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Léa Seydoux's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of the 36 of 37 with a score; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Alpha Gang (2026)

92nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Léa Seydoux's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles31–72 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles29–72 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles30–63 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles30–43 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles29–72 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Léa Seydoux work with?

People who share at least 2 of Léa Seydoux's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Père shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers