Eva Gaëlle Green, a renowned French actress and model, was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris, France. Her father, Walter Green, a dentist, appeared in the 1966 film Au hasard Balthazar, while her mother, Marlène Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer.
Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French, Spanish, and Sephardic Jewish heritage, and Eva's father is of Swedish, French, and Breton descent. She has a fraternal twin sister, Joy.
Eva left French school at 17 and switched to the American School in France for one year. She then studied acting at Saint Paul Drama School in Paris for three years and had a 10-week polishing course at the Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
After completing her studies, Eva played on stage in several theater productions, including "La Jalousie en Trois Fax" and "Turcaret." Her performances caught the eye of director Bernardo Bertolucci, who recommended she work on her English.
Eva studied English for two months before starring in The Dreamers (2003) with Bertolucci, who described her as "so beautiful it's indecent." Her performance in the film earned her critical acclaim.
Eva's subsequent roles included the love interest of cult French gentleman-thief, Arsène Lupin (2004),opposite Romain Duris, and Kingdom of Heaven (2005),opposite Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson, produced and directed by Ridley Scott.
She turned down the femme fatale role in The Black Dahlia (2006) to avoid typecasting and instead accepted the prestigious role of "Vesper Lynd" in Casino Royale (2006),opposite Daniel Craig, becoming the fifth French actress to play a James Bond girl.
Since then, Eva has starred in films such as Dark Shadows (2012),300: Rise of an Empire (2014),Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014),and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). She also starred as Vanessa Ives in Showtime's horror drama Penny Dreadful (2014),earning a nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.
Eva has been a cosmopolitan multilingual and multicultural person since her school years, with a wide scope of interests beyond her acting profession. She is an aspiring art connoisseur, avid museum visitor, and enjoys playing and composing music, cooking at home, walking her terrier, and collecting art.
