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Izïa Higelin

Izïa Higelin

Actor · Born September 24, 1990 (36) · Paris, France

Izïa Higelin (born 24 September 1990), more commonly known by her stage name Izia, is a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. Her most recent album, Citadelle, was released in 2019. Izïa was born in Paris on 24 September 1990 to Jacques Higelin, a famous French singer of Belgian and Alsatian descent, and Aziza Zakine, a dancer and chorist of Tunisian descent. She comes from a family of artists; beside her father and mother, her two half brothers are Arthur H and Kên Higelin. She was influenced by music from an early age when her father introduced her to jazz and British pop music. At the age of seven, she formed a duo with her father; she provided the vocals while he played piano. When she was 13 Izïa started to take an interest in rock bands such as Nirvana and Led Zeppelin. At this time, she wrote her first song, titled "Hey Bitch", which later featured on her debut album. A year later she met Caravan Palace bassist Antoine Toustou through her parents and the pair played their first live show in 2004. Six months later, her backing group was expanded to three people when Izïa and Toustou were joined by Sébastien Hoog and Vincent Polycarpe. She left school at the age of 15 in order to concentrate on a career in music. In 2006, Izïa released her first extended play and the following year she opened for Iggy & the Stooges at the Printemps de Bourges music festival. She consequently embarked on a tour of France, which consisted of over thirty dates. On 8 June 2009, her eponymous debut studio album, Izia was released in France. In some reviews, the album garnered comparisons to Janis Joplin. The album performed reasonably well in the French albums chart, achieving a peak position of #31 and staying in the top 100 for 17 consecutive weeks. Izïa has since released three more albums that reached the charts in France: So Much Trouble (2011), La Vague (2015), and Citadelle (2019). In 2021, Izïa contributed a cover of the Metallica song "My Friend of Misery" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist. Izïa made her film debut in 2012, appearing in the film Bad Girl under her full name, Izia Higelin. She was nominated for several awards for her performance in the film, including the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Since then she has continued to act sporadically, appearing in the 2015 film Summertime and playing Camille Claudel in the 2017 film Rodin. Source: Article "Izïa" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 24, 1990 (36)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Izïa Higelin's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
16%
Power
15%
Society
12%
Morality
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
4
Warm
3
Tense
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Izïa Higelin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Izïa Higelin's titles on MovieCove; 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

17 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Unsubmissives(2025)

    as Hélène

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Juliette in Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Juliette

  • On the Wandering Paths(2023)

    as Céline, la sœur de Pierre

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Cherchez la femme ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

  • The Takedown(2022)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Softie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Nora

  • Saddle Up For Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Debby Harper

  • Up the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Bérénice

  • One Nation, One King(2018)

    as Margot

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Rodin(2017)

    as Camille Claudel

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Serge le Mytho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 30 episodes · as Ingrid

  • Saint Amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as L'ex de Bruno

  • Summertime(2015)

    as Delphine

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mune: Guardian of the Moon(2014)

    as Glim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Samba(2014)

    as Manu

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bad Girl(2012)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Maternité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 2012 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Samba (2014)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2014)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20122025

Peak 2015 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 MovieCove 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.

  • 2012Screen debut· Bad Girl
  • 2012First top-billed film· Bad Girl
  • 2015Breakout· Summertime

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

2010s9 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 21% of 14 roles
1217

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 MovieCove, 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.

How do Izïa Higelin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Bad Girl (2012)

56th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2014)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Izïa Higelin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Izïa Higelin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Izïa Higelin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Omar Sy shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers