Marie de Villepin | |
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| Born | 8 May 1986 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, model, actress, singer |
| Father | Dominique de Villepin |
| Relatives | Xavier de Villepin (grandfather) Philippe Le Guay (maternal uncle) |
| Website | https://www.mariedevillepin.com/ |
Marie Galouzeau de Villepin (born 8 May 1986) is a French artist, model, actress and singer. The daughter of former Prime Minister and diplomat Dominique de Villepin, she spent most of her childhood in India before moving to various countries in Latin America[1] and Africa, Through her many travels, she began developing drawing and musical skills at an early age.
As a young girl she landed a role in Danièle Thompson's movie La Bûche and then took acting classes at Cours Florent as well as from Raymond Acquaviva, both in Paris. When she turned 18 and after graduating with a degree in applied mathematics from Dauphine University Paris,[citation needed] she moved to New York to pursue a modeling career.[1] After several seasons on the catwalks of New York, Milan and Paris, appearing in ad campaigns of major designers shot by the likes of Mario Sorrenti, Inez and Vinoodh, and Gilles Bensimon, Marie was selected to be the face of Givenchy's perfume Ange ou Démon.[1]
For her starring role in Veit Helmer's Baikonur, shot in the steppes of Kazakhstan and in Moscow, Marie completed a full cosmonaut training course in zero gravity. She has training in kickboxing, Judo, and hi-octane water sports, and has been an equestrian since the age of six.[citation needed]
In 2009 she formed a four-piece band called PINKMIST in which she sings, writes and plays guitar. After recording their first EP they performed many shows all over Europe, including London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin. She revealed her latest music collaboration in early 2019.
Outside of the entertainment industry, Marie is an artist who participated in a number of group exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Beijing, and Hong Kong. She had her first solo exhibition titled New Creatures in Paris in 2019 and she is currently working as a part of the artist collective of Poush Manifesto (Paris).[2]