César Award-winning actress Melanie Laurent has appeared in a few dozen movies since her screen debut in 1999, including roles in Ceci est mon corps (2001), Le dernier jour (2004) and Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (2006). She made her debut as a director and screenwriter for 2008's De moins en moins, and is featured in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009), her first Hollywood movie.

Although Melanie Laurent may be largely unknown to English-speaking moviegoers, she's been hailed as one of France's leading young actresses thanks to a series of strong performances in a number of critically acclaimed films. Her portrayal of Lili Tellier in Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas earned her the prestigious Prix Romy Schneider in October 2006, and the trophies kept right on coming as the 2007 awards season got underway.

In addition to winning the Lumiere Award for Most Promising Young Actress and an Étoile d'Or as Best Female Newcomer, Melanie Laurent scored a much coveted César (the French Oscar equivalent) as Most Promising Actress for her work.

2008 marked her debut as an auteur with a film entitled De moins en moins, which she wrote and directed. It went on to earn her a Golden Palm nomination for Best Short Film at Cannes. English-speaking filmgoers will recognize her talents in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 offering Inglourious Basterds' in which she portrays French Nazi-fighter Shoshana Dreyfus.