Ariane Labed
Greek-French actress and film director (born 1984)
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::summary Greek-French actress and film director (born 1984) ::
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| name | Ariane Labed |
| occupation | Actress, film director |
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| birth_place | Athens, Greece |
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| alma_mater | University of Provence |
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Ariane Labed (born 8 May 1984) is a Greek-French actress and film director. She is known for her feature film debut in Attenberg, for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and appearing in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene in 2018.
Early life
Born to French parents, Labed spent her first six years in Athens, Greece, then moved to Germany. She moved to France when she was 12 years old. Labed studied theater at the University of Provence (DEUST basic training in theater, Bachelor of Performing Arts and master's degree in dramaturgy and scenic writing). There, she met the Greek director Argyro Chioti, and in 2005, they co-founded the theater group VASISTAS, which has been active in Greece to this day. She has also acted at the National Theater of Greece.
Career
Labed was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for her performance in Attenberg, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, which was her debut film. She starred in the films Alps and The Lobster directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. In 2018, she appeared as Rachel in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.
Labed made her directorial debut with September Says based upon a screenplay she wrote, adapted from the novel Sisters by Daisy Johnson, that was premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/clemence-poesy-ariane-labed-naomi-denamur-julie-billy-launch-june-films-1235026381/ |title=Naomi Denamur & Julie Billy Launch Paris-Based June Films With Clémence Poésy, Ariane Labed, Hafsia Herzi Projects Among Busy Slate|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=18 May 2022|access-date=15 April 2024}}
Personal life
She has been married to Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos since 2013. They lived in London from 2011 until 2021, after which they have primarily resided in Athens.
In September 2025, both she and Lanthimos signed an open pledge with Film Workers for Palestine pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions "that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Attenberg | Marina | |
| 2011 | Alps | Gymnast | |
| 2012 | The Capsule | Short film | |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Anna | |
| A Place on Earth | Elena Morin | ||
| 2014 | Magic Men | Maria | |
| Love Island | Liliane | ||
| Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey | Alice | ||
| Intimate Semaphores | Laurel | ||
| La diagonale du fils | Short film | ||
| 2015 | The Forbidden Room | Alicia Warlock / The Chambermaid | |
| Prejudice | Caroline | ||
| The Lobster | The Maid | ||
| Despite the Night | Hélène | ||
| 2016 | Seances | ||
| The Stopover | Aurore | ||
| Assassin's Creed | Maria | ||
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene | Rachel | |
| 2019 | The Souvenir | Garance | |
| Olla | last=Smith | first=Orla | |
| 2021 | The Souvenir Part II | Garance | |
| 2022 | Flux Gourmet | Lamina Propria | |
| 2023 | The Vourdalak | Sdenka | |
| 2024 | Swimming Home | Kitti | Premiere at IFFR |
| September Says | Director, screenplay | ||
| The Brutalist | Adult Zsófia | ||
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Black Mirror | Catarina | Netflix | Episode: "Men Against Fire" |
| 2018 | Ad Vitam | Odessa | Arte, Netflix | Miniseries, episodes 5 and 6 |
| 2020 | Trigonometry | Ray | BBC | Miniseries |
| 2021 | L'Opera | Zoe | OCS | 2 seasons |
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Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67th Venice International Film Festival | Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Attenberg | |
| 2011 | Hellenic Film Academy Awards | Best Actress | ||
| 2014 | Locarno International Film Festival | Best Actress | Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey | |
| 2015 | 20th Lumière Awards | Best Female Revelation | ||
| 2015 | 40th César Awards | Most Promising Actress | ||
| 2022 | ACS Awards | Best Actress | L'Opéra | |
| 2023 | ACS Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series: 40 minutes | L'Opéra | |
| :: |
References
References
- Film, British Council. "British Council Film: Mary Magdalene".
- Chèze, Thierry. (24 December 2014). "Ariane Labed, la révélation de Fidelio, l'Odyssée d'Alice". [[L'Express]].
- "Portrait d'une jeune actrice : Ariane Labed, héroine de Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice". [[AlloCiné]].
- "Vasistas - No man is an island entire of itself {{!}} ΕΜΣΤ".
- Clarke, Cath. (2011-08-18). "First sight: Ariane Labed". The Guardian.
- Lavallee, Eric. (1 October 2010). "Ariane Labed and Aggeliki Papoulia Like View From the 'Alps'". Ioncinema.
- Makuch, Eddie. (26 September 2016). "Assassin's Creed Director Teases Fassbender's Co-Star, Says Possibilities for Sequel Are "Endless"". [[GameSpot]].
- Ntim, Zac. (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi’s Trump Movie — Full List".
- "Yorgos Lanthimos and Ariane Labed's Closet Picks".
- (9 December 2018). "Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Lobster, on his wild, star-studded life of Queen Anne".
- "Ariane Labed: ‘It’s a fight if you want to shoot on film.‘".
- "Film Workers Pledge to End Complicity".
- (11 May 2016). "Ariane Labed Says Gamers Will Be Happy With ASSASSIN’S CREED Movie!". Rama's Screen.
- Patta, Gig. (13 June 2020). "Assassin’s Creed Ariane Labed Reflects On Her Experience In The Action Movie". LRM Online.
- Smith, Orla. (2020-01-28). "Sundance '20 interview: Ariane Labed on her directorial debut, Olla".
- Calnan, Ellie. (18 December 2023). "‘Swimming Home’ to world premiere at Rotterdam 2024 as part of Tiger competition line-up".
- "BBC Two - Trigonometry".
- "L'Opéra, nouvelle série OCS Originals".
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