Mélanie Thierry was born on the 17th July 1981, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France of Norman ancestry. She is an actress best known for portraying Aurora in the science fiction action film “Babylon A.D.” (2008). Mélanie Thierry has been accumulating her net worth being active in the entertainment industry since 1996.
How much is the net worth of Mélanie Thierry? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the current size of her wealth is as much as $8 million, accumulated during a career spanning almost 20 years.
Her family moved to Sartrouville, and used to spend their holidays camping at Oléron (France). The father of Mélanie was a representative in restaurants, whereas her mother worked as a pharmacist half-time at the same time taking care for her children. Melanie Thierry participated in commercials and various TV movies from the age of 13, under the guidance of the Boutchou agency. As a model, she was then engaged by the agency Karin and posed for Hermes, photographed by Chico Bialas. She also posed for Paolo Roversi and Peter Lindbergh in Vogue Italia, for Jean-Baptiste Mondino in The Face, Bruno Aveillan in Double (coverage), Krizia for their campaign in the USA, etc.
Mélanie Thierry Net Worth $8 Million
Thierry took acting lessons at Jean-Laurent Cochet, and was soon invited to star in television series, films, plays as well as videos. In 1999, she starred alongside Patrick Timsit and Richard Berry in the film “Quasimodo d’El Paris”. In 2000, she landed the main role in the Italian drama film “Canone inverso – Making Love” directed by Ricky Tognazzi and subsequently over the years she has starred in over 30 films. In 2007, at the French film festival was premiered the French science fiction film “Chrysalis” directed by Julien Leclercq. In the above mentioned film Thierry landed the supporting role which was well reviews by critics. Then, Thierry starred alongside Vin Diesel in the feature film “Babylon A.D.” (2008) directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. The film received rave reviews although the box office grossed $72 million worldwide. On 27th February, 2010, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role of Marie de Montpensier in “The Princess of Montpensier” (2010) directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Following this, the actress starred in the drama film “Pour une Femme” (2013) directed by Diane Kurys. Unfortunately, the film “The Zero Theorem” (2013) directed by Terry Gilliam, in which Thierry starred alongside Christoph Waltz, failed in the box office as well as was poor received by critics. Still, her net worth was increasing.
The last roles that increased the outright size of Melanie Thierry’s net worth were the picture of Stephanie in the drama film “The Reign of Beauty” (2014), and the role of Sophie in the drama film “A Perfect Day” (2015).
Melanie also has other credits – during the Deauville American Film Festival in 2007 she was a jury member of the Cartier Revelation, and in 2015, at the 32nd Cabourg Film Festival, Thierry was a part of the jury alongside actress Juliette Binoche.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she has been in a long term relationship with her partner Raphaël Haroche since 2002, and they have a son who was born in 2008.
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