Laura Smet

Laura Huguette Smet (French pronunciation: [lɔʁa yɡɛt smɛt]; born 15 November 1983) is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Laura Smet
Smet in 2015
Born
Laura Huguette Smet

(1983-11-15) 15 November 1983
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Parent(s)Johnny Hallyday
Nathalie Baye
RelativesDavid Hallyday (half-brother)

Early life

She wanted initially to be a theatrical agent like her godfather, Dominique Besnehard.[1] In 1999, she left school and began studying theatre with Raymond Acquaviva.[2]

Career

In 2002, she began her acting career when Xavier Giannoli, on the recommendation of Olivier Assayas, cast her in the role of Charlotte, a young cancer patient in Les corps impatients, and for which she received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.[3] In 2003 she starred in Claude Chabrol's film adaptation of the Ruth Rendell novel, The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d'Honneur).[4]

In 2004, Smet won the Prix Romy Schneider.[5] In 2006 she played in Le Passager de l'été, a film written and directed by Florence Moncorgé-Gabin, the daughter of Jean Gabin. In 2007 she played Caroline in L'Heure zéro, Pascal Thomas's film adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel.[6]

Filmography
  • 2002: Les Corps impatients (Eager Bodies), directed by Xavier Giannoli
  • 2003: La Femme de Gilles, directed by Frédéric Fonteyne
  • 2004: La Demoiselle d'honneur, directed by Claude Chabrol
  • 2006: Le Passager de l'été, directed by Florence Moncorgé-Gabin
  • 2007: UV, directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
  • 2007: L'Heure zéro, directed by Pascal Thomas
  • 2008: La Frontière de l'aube, directed by Philippe Garrel
  • 2010: Pauline et François, directed by Renaud Fély
  • 2010 : Insoupçonnable, directed by Gabriel Le Bomin
  • 2014: Yves Saint Laurent, directed by Jalil Lespert
  • 2014: Eden, directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
  • 2014: 96 hours, directed by Frédéric Schoendoerffer
  • 2014: Tiens-toi droite, directed by Katia Lewkowicz
  • 2015: Call My Agent ! (1 episode, in which her mother, Nathalie Baye, also appeared)
  • 2017: The Guardians, directed by Xavier Beauvois
  • 2017: Carbon
  • 2017: Capitaine Marleau
  • 2019: The Holy Family
  • 2022: Fauda - Season 4

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References
  1. Paris Match, August 2004
  2. rédaction, la (2021-01-09). "Nathalie Baye : cette difficulté à laquelle Laura Smet a dû faire face dans le cinéma". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. "Laura Smet". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. Dargis, Manohla (2006-08-04). "In Claude Chabrol's Film 'The Bridesmaid,' a Mama's Boy Meets a Femme Fatale". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  5. AlloCine. "Les prix Jean Gabin et Romy Schneider 2004". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  6. "Towards Zero". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  7. "Laura Smet". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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