Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant is a French actress and director.

As an actress she has worked with many prestigious directors, such as Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 2019), Jacques Audiard (Paris, 13th District, 2021), Todd Field (Tár, 2022) and, most recently, Audrey Diwan (Emmanuelle, 2024). In 2023, she won a César award for her performance in The Innocent by Louis Garrel.

After directing several shorts, Noémie Merlant wrote and directed her first feature Mi iubita mon amour, in 2020. Her second feature, The Balconettes (Les Femmes au Balcon), in which she co-stars with Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu, will premiere at the Cannes Festival 2024, in the Official Selection.