Jenna Thiam

Jenna Thiam
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990 (age 33)
Brussels, Belgium
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
(m. 2018)

Jenna Thiam (born 19 December 1990) is a Belgian actress.[1] She is known for the French series The Returned.[2]

Early life

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Thiam was born in Brussels. She wanted to be an actress from the age of four.[3] She took a course in acting in New York at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, staying only two months of a year-long course.[4]

Her mother is half-Armenian and half-Belgian. Her father is half-Senegalese, one-quarter English and one-quarter French; he was born in Dakar. Her father is a percussionist and once toured with Nina Simone. Her mother worked as an agent in Paris and Brussels for small fashion brands. She has one younger brother. Thiam modelled from the age of 4 and throughout her childhood and adolescence. She lived in the Paris neighbourhood, Montmartre with her English grandmother, cousin, and family. Later, she was a student at the drama school, Cours Florent.[5]

Career

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She started modelling for a clothing company before she left her career in fashion to become an actress. She was studying at National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, when she was cast in The Returned.[6] The French edition of Grazia reported that she rejected a role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales to complete her studies.[7] She has also appeared in the French film Salaud, on t'aime.[8]

Personal life

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Thiam married Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral in a small ceremony in Lisbon on 29 December 2018.[9][10][11]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Le Chant des sirènes Marine Short film
2010 Clem Léna TV series
2010 R.I.S, police scientifique TV series
2010 Le Rollerboy VRP Robotscan 3000 Short film
2010 Bienvenue Short film
2011 O Short film
2012–2015 The Returned Léna Séguret TV series
2014 Salaud, on t'aime Hiver Kaminsky
2014 La Crème de la crème Photocopy shop girl
2014 Next Year Aude
2014 Wild Life Céline
2014 Anton Tchékhov 1890 Lika Mizinova
2015 Jeanne d'Arc Jeanne Short film
2016 Daydreams Axèle
2016 The Collection Nina TV series
2018 A Paris Education
2018 Capri-Revolution
2018 The Black Book

Theatre

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Year Title Director Location
2011 La Fiancée aux yeux bandés Daniel Mesguich Espace Pierre Cardin
2012 Caligula Sébastien Dpommier CNSAD
2013 Love Me or Kill Me Philippe Calvario CNSAD
2014 À l'Ouest des terres sauvages Pauline Bayle Théâtre 13
2016 Danton's Death François Orsoni Théâtre de la Bastille

References

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  1. ^ "Pirates des Caraïbes 5 : la Française Jenna Thiam face à Johnny Depp ?". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. ^ Metro.co.uk, Emily Hewett for (2013-07-02). "The Returned's Jenna Thiam: Resurrection is the ultimate fantasy". Metro. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  3. ^ Hoballah, Rania (2015-09-28). "Jenna Thiam, la comédienne des "Revenants" qui a dit non à Johnny Depp". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ^ "Jenna Thiam, le feu sacré". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. ^ "The Returned's Jenna Thiam has the world at her feet". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. ^ "Beauty and the beasts: The Returned's Jenna Thiam has the world at her feet". 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  7. ^ Grazia.fr (2015-10-06). "Jenna Thiam la révélation de la série "Les Revenants"". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  8. ^ Glamour. "Interview : Jenna Thiam, des 'Revenants' au prochain Lelouch". Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  9. ^ Adams, William Lee (2 January 2019). "Salvador Sobral marries French actress Jenna Thiam at private wedding in Lisbon". Wiwibloggs.
  10. ^ "Salvador Sobral se casa por sorpresa con la actriz francesa Jenna Thiam" (in Spanish). ABC. 2 January 2019.
  11. ^ Albernaz, Ana (2 January 2019). "Salvador Sobral casou-se em segredo com Jenna Thiam" (in Portuguese). SELFIE.
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