Eva Gaëlle Green was born on July 5, 1980 in Paris, France.

Her first film was The Dreamers. She also starred in Ridley Scott's Kingdom Of Heaven. She turned down a role in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson, because she didn't want to be typecast as a femme fatale after her very naked performance as Isabelle in The Dreamers. The role went to Hilary Swank.

She starred in Casino Royale in the role of duplicitous Vesper Lynd. She is the fourth French actress to be a Bond girl. After Casino Royale, Eva played Serafina Pekkala, the queen of a witch clan, in The Golden Compass, the first installment of a potential trilogy based on Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials." Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig were some of her co-stars.

On February 11th 2007, Eva won the Orange BAFTA Rising Star Award, which was voted by the public.

She is currently dating the New Zealand actor Marton Csokas.

Filmography

• Franklyn (2008)
• The Golden Compass (2007)
• Casino Royale (2006)
• Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
• Arsène Lupin (2004)
• The Dreamers (2003)

Awards

• BAFTA The Orange Rising Star Award 2007