Laetitia Casta

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Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta
Born Laetitia Marie Laure Casta
11 May 1978 (1978-05-11) (age 33)
Pont-Audemer, Eure, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Blue
Measurements (US) 35-23.5–35.5 in
(EU) 89-60-90 cm
Weight 125.4 lb (57 kg)
Dress size (US) 6
(EU) 36

Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (born 11 May 1978) is a French model and actress.

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Early life

Casta was born in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France. Casta's mother, Line Blin, is from Normandy. Her father, Dominique Casta, is from Corsica. She has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange. She spent her childhood in Normandy and Noisy-le-Grand.

Career

Casta's career reportedly began when she was discovered by a photographer, during a family holiday in her father's native Corsica, at age 15.

Casta was the official face of L'Oréal, Dior, and Chanel. She has been featured in Guess? Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, Miu Miu and XOXO ad campaigns. Casta has appeared on over 100 magazine covers including Victoria's Secret catalogs, ELLE magazine, and Vogue magazine. She also appeared in three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, Rolling Stone, and a Pirelli Calendar. She is now the face of Ralph Lauren's newest fragrance, Notorious. In 2010, she opens the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2010 fashion show.

Casta has made forays into Francophone film and television productions, including Astérix et Obélix contre César (known as Astérix and Obélix vs. César in English language versions), a live-action film of the Astérix world in which she plays a potential love interest for Obélix, portrayed by Gérard Depardieu. More recently, Casta appeared in Les Âmes Fortes, a dramatic film directed by Raùl Ruiz. She has been cast as Brigitte Bardot in the movie Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque (2010).

Casta was also prominently featured in the music video for the Chris Isaak song "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" in 1999. Through most of the video, Casta was seen in a motel room and sexy lingerie while being watched by Isaak in the next room. There were two versions of the video. VH1 aired the censored version before 9 pm and the uncensored version was aired after the 9 pm watershed. This video was ranked #28 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Video Moments. The video was regarded as too steamy by the network. She is also the subject of a song written by popular alternative rock band, Brand New, in their song "Magazines". Casta also stars opposite singer Rihanna for her music video "Te Amo".

As Marianne

In 1999, Casta was ranked first in a national survey ordered by the Association des Maires de France to decide who should be the new model for the bust of Marianne, an allegorical symbol of the French Republic, which stands inside every French town hall. Casta succeeded model Inès de la Fressange. Marianne's embodiements are changed frequently, but each mayor chooses which bust he wants for his town, so past Mariannes can be used. Polls have shown that Casta, Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve were the most popular among French mayors.

Casta became the focus of a minor controversy when, shortly after being selected to be Marianne, she relocated to London. Although she stated her move was motivated by professional reasons, the magazine Le Point, among others, suggested that she was trying to escape taxes, something for which French celebrities are often criticized by journalists and right-wing politicians.

Awards and recognition

  • 2010 Ranked #11 on People Star's Top 10 Most Beautiful Women.
  • 2001 Ranked #1 on Askmen.com Top 50 Most Beautiful Women.

Personal life

On 19 October 2001, Casta gave birth to her daughter, Sahteene. The father is her former boyfriend Stéphane Sednaoui. Casta is engaged to Italian actor Stefano Accorsi. The couple have two children, a son named Orlando, born on 21 September 2006, and a daughter named Athena, born on 29 August 2009.

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Filmography

Year Film Role Director Notes
2011 Derrière les murs (Behind the Walls) Suzanne Julien Lacombe, Pascal Sid First French movie in 3D
L'île (The Island) Sophie Kamen Kalev Bulgarian film by Kamen Kalev
Rio Jewel Carlos Saldanha Voice of Jewel (French version)
2010 Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque (Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life) Brigitte Bardot Joann Sfar Performs on the soundtrack
Nominated for a César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Te Amo The lover of Rihanna Anthony Mandler Music Video
2009 Visage (Face) Salomé Tsai Ming-Liang Cannes Film Festival: official selection in competition
Fleurs dans le miroir, lune dans l'eau herself, Salomé François Lunel Making of Visage
2008 Nés en 68 (Born in 68) Catherine Olivier Ducastel
Jacques Martineau		 Cabourg: Golden Swann of the Best Actress
La jeune fille et les loups (The Maiden and the Wolves) Angèle Amblard Gilles Legrand
2007 Le Petit Monde De Charlotte (Charlotte's Web) Charlotte A. Cavatica Gary Winick Voice of Charlotte (French version)
2006 Le Grand appartement Francesca Cigalone Pascal Thomas
La Déraison du Louvre The young woman Ange Leccia Short film
Nymphea The naiad Ange Leccia Short film
2004 Luisa Sanfelice Luisa Sanfelice Paolo and Vittorio Taviani TV film for France2, RAI Uno
2003 Errance Lou Damien Odoul
2002 Gitano Lucia Junco Manuel Palacios
Rue des plaisirs (Love Street) Marion Patrice Leconte Performs on the soundtrack
2001 Les âmes fortes Thérèse Raoul Ruiz 2001 Cannes Film Festival: official selection out of competition
2000 La Bicyclette Bleue Léa Delmas Thierry Binisti TV film for France2
1999 Astérix et Obélix contre César Falbala Claude Zidi

Theatre

  • Ondine (2004) play by Jean Giraudoux, Théâtre Antoine
  • Elle t'attend (2008) play by Florian Zeller, Théâtre de la Madeleine

Books

  • Heath, Christopher; Laetitia Casta (1 September 1999). Laetitia Casta. ISBN 0-670-88819-2. 

  1. ^ FMD profile. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  2. ^ Elle magazine (France). May 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2009
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2 June 2010). "Laetitia Casta joins 'Walls' Sid, Lacombe helm 3D fantasy thriller". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020096.html?categoryid=28&cs=1. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  4. ^ Laetitia Casta cuts teeth on Serious Film International Herald Tribune, May 29, 2001.
  5. ^ "French Model Hallucinates 'Behind the Walls". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20435. Retrieved May 22, 2011. 
  6. ^ "France galled by model move", BBC News, 3 April 2000
  7. ^ « Top 10 Most Beautiful Women », peoplestar.co.uk, 20 February 2011.
  8. ^ "AskMen.com – Laetitia Casta". Au.askmen.com. http://au.askmen.com/women/top50/1.html. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  9. ^ "AskMen.com - Laetitia Casta former Number 1". Au.askmen.com. http://au.askmen.com/daily/austin_150/173_fashion_style.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
  10. ^ Bulgarian Film Festival
  11. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Savage Souls". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1100077/year/2001.html. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
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