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Ariane Labed
Greek-French actress and film director (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in Attenberg, for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene in 2018.[1]
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Early life
Born to French parents, Labed spent her first six years in Athens, Greece, then moved to Germany. She moved to France when she was 12 years old. Labed studied theater at the University of Provence (DEUST basic training in theater, Bachelor of Performing Arts and master's degree in dramaturgy and scenic writing). There, she met the Greek director Argyro Chioti, and in 2005, they co-founded the theater group VASISTAS, which has been active in Greece to this day. She has also acted at the National Theater of Greece.[2][3][4]
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Career
Labed was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Attenberg, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, which was her debut film.[5][6] She starred in the films Alps and The Lobster directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.[5][6] In 2016 she played Maria in Assassin's Creed alongside Michael Fassbender as Aguilar.[7] In 2018, she appeared as Rachel in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.[1]
Labed made her directorial debut with September Says based upon a screenplay she wrote, adapted from the novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson, that was premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.[8][9]
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Personal life
She has been married to Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos since 2013.[10] They lived in London from 2011 until 2021, after which they have primarily resided in Athens.[11][12]
Filmography
Film
Television
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