Mathilda May
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Mathilda May (born Karin Haïm;[2] 8 February 1965) is a French film actress and director. Her most well-known turns include the roles of Space Girl in Lifeforce (1985) and Jeanne Gardella in Toutes peines confondues (1992).
May's film work is primarily in French and made for the European market. She was the recipient of the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 1988[3] for her role in Le Cri du Hibou (The Cry of the Owl) and the Romy Schneider Prize for best up and coming actress in 1989. In 1992, she also recorded an album called Joy of Love.[4][5] May was the writer and director for the theater show Open Space, which ran from 2013 to 2015.[6][7][8]
Early life
May was born in Paris, France. Her father, the playwright,[9] screenwriter, and actor Victor Haïm, is of Sephardic Jewish (Greek and Turkish) descent. Her mother is the Swedish ballet teacher and choreographer Margareta Hanson.[10] May studied under Christiane Vaussard at the Conservatoire de Paris, graduating at age 16.[11]
Career
May's film work is primarily in French and made for the European market. She was the recipient of the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 1988[3] and the Prix Romy Schneider in 1989. Non-French films she has appeared in include Naked Tango (1990), Becoming Colette (1991), and The Tit and the Moon (1994). In the United States, she is best-known for her role as an alien vampire in the Tobe Hooper science fiction/horror-film Lifeforce (1985), in which she is naked for most of her performance. She also appeared in the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2: The Darkening. She played Isabella in The Jackal, a 1997 action film.
May recorded an album in 1992 called Joy of Love.[4][5]
May was the writer and director for the theater show Open Space, which was performed in the Théâtre Jean-Vilar in the commune of Suresnes, the Théâtre du Rond-Point, and the Théâtre de Paris from 2013 to 2015.[6][7][8] Open Space was a show without words; the story was presented by movement, music, and sound. May said of the show "[i]t will be choreographed without it being dance, and musical without an instrument".[12]
Personal life
May has been married four times. Her first husband was Paul Powell. Her second husband was Gérard Darmon, with whom she has two children, a daughter and a son. Her third husband was Philippe Kelly. Her fourth husband was Sly Johnson.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Nemo | Alice | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 1985 | Lifeforce | Space Girl | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| Les Rois du gag | Alexandra | Script error: No such module "Sort". | ||
| 1987 | La vie dissolue de Gérard Floque | Pauline | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| The Cry of the Owl | Juliette | Script error: No such module "Sort". | César Award for Most Promising Actress | |
| 1988 | La passerelle | Cora Elbaz | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| Three Seats for the 26th | Marion | Script error: No such module "Sort". | ||
| 1990 | Naked Tango | Alba/Stéphanie | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 1991 | Isabelle Eberhardt | Isabelle Eberhardt | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| Scream of Stone | Katharina | Script error: No such module "Sort". | ||
| Becoming Colette | Sidonie Gabrielle Colette | Script error: No such module "Sort". | ||
| 1992 | Toutes peines confondues | Jeanne Gardella | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 1994 | Le voleur et la menteuse | Suzanne Henson | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| Dead Tired | Herself | Script error: No such module "Sort". | ||
| The Tit and the Moon | Estrellita | Script error: No such module "Sort". | ||
| 1996 | Celluloide | Cameo | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 1997 | The Jackal | Isabella Zanconia | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 1999 | Entrevue | Alix | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Short |
| 2000 | Là-bas... mon pays | Nelly Azera | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 2004 | Love Express | Anne-Charlotte | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 2007 | New délire | Fanny's voice | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| A Girl Cut in Two | Capucine Jamet | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) | ||
| 2012 | The Players | Ariane | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 2019 | Je ne rêve que de vous | Cora Madou | Script error: No such module "Sort". | |
| 2021 | Le Chemin du bonheur | Sarah Glücksmann | Script error: No such module "Sort". |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Giorno dopo giorno | TV series | |
| 1986 | Les louves | Agnès | Miniseries |
| Se un giorno busserai alla mia porta | TV film | ||
| 1988 | The Secret of the Sahara | Myriam | Miniseries |
| Piazza Navona | Jeanne | Episode 6 | |
| L'heure Simenon | Edmée | Episode 10 | |
| 1994 | The Whipping Boy | Betsy | TV film |
| 1996 | Noces cruelles | Sandra | TV film |
| La ferme du crocodile | Sandrine Jaussier | TV film | |
| 1998 | Only Love | Silvia Rinaldi | TV film |
| 2000 | Les redoutables | Military woman | Episode 6 |
| 2001 | De toute urgence | Julie | TV film |
| Caméra Café | The Boss's wife | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | Fabio Montale | Hélène Pessayre | 2 episodes |
| Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano | Contessa Eleonora | TV film | |
| 2003 | Soyez prudents... | TV film | |
| Soraya | TV film | ||
| 2005 | L'homme pressé | Irène Debord | TV film |
| L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé | Mélanie | TV film | |
| 2009 | Au siècle de Maupassant | Thérèse de Marsanne | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Les nuits d'Alice | Angélique | TV film |
| 2011 | Une vie française | Anna Blick | TV film |
| 2012 | Clash | Laure Rossignol | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | La croisière | Françoise | 1 episode |
| Délit de fuite | Cécile | TV film | |
| 2014 | Crossing Lines | Audrey St. Marie | 1 episode |
| 2015 | On se retrouvera | Hélène Janson | TV film |
| 2016 | Mystère à l'Opéra | Éva Fontaine | TV film |
| 2018 | Access | Valérie Couderq | 11 episodes |
| 2020 | Coup de foudre à Bangkok | Sandrine Lafore | TV film |
| 2023 | Daron | Coco |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Melissa Banks |
Awards and accolades
- The César Award (the national film award of France): 1988 Best Young Female Newcomer for The Cry of the Owl
- The 1989 Romy Schneider Award
- The 2019 Molliere for Best Director of a Public Theatre Show for The Wedding Banquet[13]
- The 2020 Molliere for Best Solo Performance for her production of Monsieur X starring Pierre Richard at the Théâtre de l’Atelier.[14]
- The 2020 SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques) for Best Director[15]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ouadhi, Sonia (8 February 2022). "Mathilda May fête ses 57 ans : qui est son compagnon le chanteur Sly Johnson ?". Voici (in français). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.May, Mathilda (2018). "Prologue". V.O. (in français). Paris: Éditions Plon. ISBN 978-2-259-26450-1.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Cry of the Owl (translated from French)".
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mathilda May – Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mathilda May – Mathilda May". Discogs. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blanchard, Sandrine (16 October 2013). "La petite entreprise de Mathilda May". Le Monde (in français). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Patricelli, Sonia (9 June 2015). "Mathilda May, dans l'enfer de l'open space". France 24 (in français). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A ne pas rater : Open Space, le spectacle burlesque mis en scène par Mathilda May". Paris Select Book (in français). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ C.R.I.S, Association. "Actualités de Victor Haïm, actualités, textes, spectacles, vidéos, tous ses liens avec la scène - theatre-contemporain.net". theatre-contemporain.net (in French).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gurtler, Matthias; Simon-Michel, Joséphine (15 January 2008). "CV de stars: Mathilda May". VSD (in français). Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mathilda May : "je renoue avec moi-même"". Danser canal historique (in français). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Open Space". Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar (in français). 10 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Le Banquet - Théâtre de Paris | THEATREonline". www.theatreonline.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Palmares 1987 - 2023.docx (lesmolieres.com)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."La SACD dévoile les 35 lauréats des Prix SACD 2020". SACD (in français). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.May, Mathilda (2007). Personne ne le saura (in français). Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-068459-2.
External links
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