Emmanuelle Seigner (born June 22, 1966) is a French actress and model. Seigner was born in in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of the respected French actor Louis Seigner (1903-1991) and sister of the actress Mathilde Seigner.
She was educated at a Catholic convent school, and began modelling at the age of fourteen, capitalizing on her beauty. She achieved international status as a professional model.
She married the Franco-Polish film director Roman Polanski in 1989, and they have two children, Morgane and Elvis.
