Morgane Polanski

Morgane Polanski (born 20 January 1993) is a French-Polish actress and model, best known for portraying Princess Gisla in the History Channel series Vikings.

Morgane Polanski
Born (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993
Paris, France
Alma materDrama Centre London
Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress, director
Years active2002–present
Parent(s)Roman Polanski
Emmanuelle Seigner

Early life and education

Polanski is the daughter of Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski and French actress Emmanuelle Seigner. She has a younger brother, Elvis. Polanski was raised bilingually in French and Polish.[1]

Polanski was educated at the International School of Paris. She later studied acting at the Drama Centre London and the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2014.[2]

Career

Polanski made her acting debut in her father's 2002 film The Pianist. She appeared in two more of his films, Oliver Twist (2005) and The Ghost Writer (2010), in the latter of which she had her first speaking role.[3]

In 2015, Polanski appeared in the British independent film Unhallowed Ground and began portraying Princess Gisla in the History Channel series Vikings. Princess Gisla was introduced in season three of Vikings as a daughter of the French Emperor Charles the Bald (while a legendary French princess named Gisela was the daughter of his grandson, Charles the Simple).

She directed the shorts The Stroke (2016) and The Understudy (2018), the former of which she also wrote.[4]

In 2019 Polanski starred in Rene van Pannevis debut feature Looted. Pannevis stated, “I hadn’t worked with Morgane before so she was a bit lost after her first scene. Thankfully, she picked it up very quickly and her performance is beautiful. I mean, growing up in that environment, I knew she had the skills.”[5]

In February 2020 it was announced that Polanski will appear in the Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch.[6]

It was revealed that Polanski will return to her role as Princess Gisla and make an appearance in season six (part two) of the Vikings, which should air before the end of 2020.[7]

Filmography
Title Year Role Notes
The Pianist 2002 Girl
Oliver Twist 2005 Farmer's daughter
The Ghost Writer 2010 Hotel receptionist
Unhallowed Ground 2015 Sophie Dunant
Vikings 2015 Princess Gisla TV series, 2015−present
The Aspern Papers 2018 Valentina Prest

References
  1. "Piękna Francuzka czuje się Polką". TVN24 (in Polish). 2 May 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. Cowles, Charlotte (12 March 2015). "Fabulous at Every Age: Morgane Polanski, 20s". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. Walden, Celia (2016-05-29). "Morgane Polanski: I would never change my father's name". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  4. Hopewell, John (2018-01-22). "MyFrenchFilmFestival: Morgane Polanski on 'The Stroke,' Obsession, Creating an OCD World". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  5. "Dutch director of Microwave project 'Looted' talks stolen cars and Tallinn premiere".
  6. "Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch': Release date, plot, cast and everything we know". 2020-02-12.
  7. https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1318565/vikings-recap-what-happened-to-morgane-polanski-princess-gisla-Vikings-season-6-part-2

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