Eva Gaëlle Green[1] (born 5 July 1980) is a French actress and model.
Green performed in theatre before making her film debut in The Dreamers (2003), which generated controversy over her numerous nude scenes. She achieved greater fame for her parts in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, for which she won a BAFTA. She has also modeled for numerous brands.
Eva Green in Tatler Magazine
Born to French actress Marlène Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter Green.
Her last name is pronounced “grain”.
Has a non-identical twin sister, Joy, who studied business and is married to an Italian count. Joy and her husband reside in Normandy where they rear horses.
Nominated for Les Molieres (Paris, 2002) for the play “Jalousie en Trois Fax” for the category Revelation Theatrale Feminine.
The face of the Emporio Armani campaign.
Niece of Marika Green
Composed music for flute and piano.
Her favorite film character is Adele Hugo in L’histoire d’Adèle H. (1975).
Her favorite actors are Joaquin Phoenix and Edward Norton among others.
Cousin of singer/actress Elsa Lunghini.
She turned down a role in Brian De Palma’s The Black Dahlia (2006) with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson.
Was ranked #16 on Maxim’s hot list 2006.
Was originally cast as Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener (2005) but had to back out due to other commitments. Rachel Weisz replaced her.
Her hobby is collecting art and visiting museums.
Plays classical music.
Green is the fifth French actress to play a Bond girl.
Studied English in Ramsgate, Kent, UK.
Bought a new baby-grand piano for her London home.
Studied piano and flute.
Raised in Paris, she went to an English-speaking school.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#6). [2007].
Her parents first objected her appearance on Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers (2003), remembering Maria Schneider’s traumatisation after filming Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) .
Described the atmosphere on the set of Franklyn (2008) as strange because she and her co-actor Ryan Phillippe didn’t talk much, being both very shy.
Admires François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, David Lynch and David Fincher.
Her favorite artists are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.
Enjoys running and pilates.
Has a border terrier named Griffin.
As she was extremely shy in her youth, her mother sent her to a therapist. However, she attended acting lessons to become more open.
Her natural hair color is brownish blonde.
Before meeting Carla Bruni, French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited Green to join him on his campaign trail. She politely declined.
She received a letter from author Philip Pullman, in which he praised her for the performance she gave in The Golden Compass (2007), based on his novel.
Only sees her only movies 2 or 3 times, because she doesn’t enjoy seeing herself on the big screen.
Was cast in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) a week before filming began.
Has a non-identical twin sister named Joy.
Described her character in Cracks (2009/I) as complicated.
She collects religious icons.
Had to use a stunt double for most of her action scenes in Casino Royale (2006). Even the scenes where she was running up the stairs were taken with a stunt double, because she nearly broke her leg.
Made her first magazine cover when she was 2 months old.
Her favorite Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006) outfit was a Gucci mac and black hat, “Simple but elegant.”.
While promoting The Golden Compass (2007) she said her daemon (animal spirit) would be a frog, because it’s French.
One of her dream acting jobs would be to portray a serial killer.
Dislikes shopping.
She would love to work with Tim Burton, Stephen Daldry, Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze.
Considers Bryce Dallas Howard as one of the next big things in Hollywood.
Prefers that people tell her she’s a good actress rather than she is beautiful.
Was a contender to play Carol Ferris in Green Lantern (2011).
Was cast as the female lead in Antichrist (2009), but was dropped because of a complicated contract.
Niece of cinematographer Christian Berger.
