Mélanie Laurent

Personal context

Summary

Mélanie Laurent is a French actor and filmmaker whose work includes Inglourious Basterds, Breathe, The Mad Women’s Ball, and the climate documentary Tomorrow, which she co-directed. Her films often center on women’s experiences, and she has said that as a female director she wants to make films about women. In interviews, she has discussed feminism, misogyny, and unequal pay in the film industry. She has also taken part in environmental campaigning, including work associated with Greenpeace and climate advocacy; no public record of DEI roles, LGBTQ advocacy, or party campaigning is established.