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Eva Ionesco is a Actor, Director and Writer French born on 18 july 1965 at Paris (France)

Eva Ionesco

Eva Ionesco
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Birth 18 july 1965 (58 years) at Paris (France)

Eva Ionesco (born 18 July 1965) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. She is the daughter of Romanian-French photographer Irina Ionesco.

Biography

At the age of 5, Eva became her mother's favorite photo model. Irina Ionesco's erotic photographs of her young daughter Eva have been a source of controversy since they first appeared in the 1970s. Eva also modeled for other photographers such as Jacques Bourboulon.

She is the youngest model ever to appear in a Playboy nude pictorial, since she was featured at age 11 in the October 1976 issue of the Italian edition of the magazine in a set by Bourboulon. Another of her nude pictorials, in the November 1978 issue of the Spanish edition of Penthouse, was a selection of her mother's photographs. She made also the cover page of Der Spiegel.

Eva Ionesco made her movie début at the age of 11 in 1976, playing a child in Roman Polanski's movie The Tenant. A short time later she was cast in movies of the mid-1970s like Maladolescenza (also known as Puppy Love). In 1977 her mother lost custody of her children and Eva Ionesco was brought up by the parents of footwear designer Christian Louboutin. She tried three times to sue her mother for emotional distress, and the trial is still going on through various courts in France. In 1998 the French police confiscated from her mother's apartment hundreds of photographs in which she appears at the age of five in suggestive poses and in complete nudity.

Her story served as inspiration for Louis Malle's movie Pretty Baby. In the 1980s, she attended the prestigious acting school Amandiers, directed by Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Romans. In 2010 she directed her first feature film, My Little Princess starring Isabelle Huppert.

In 2012 Eva sued her mother for taking pornographic photos of her as a child. Although much of her claim was denied, she did receive some compensation.

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Eva Ionesco (41 films)

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Actress

Les déferlantes
Directed by Éléonore Faucher
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Sylvie Testud, Bruno Todeschini, Daniel Duval, Bulle Ogier, Eva Ionesco, Yannick Renier
Roles Lili
Rating65% 3.2954153.2954153.2954153.2954153.295415
Louise s'est réfugiée dans un petit village côtier du cap de la Hague. Elle est ornithologue. Un jour de tempête, elle rencontre Lambert qui est venu vendre la maison de sa grand-mère. Certains au village le connaissent. Peu à peu on découvre ce qui lie les personnages à cet inconnu.
The White Line, 1h20
Directed by Olivier Torres
Genres Drama
Actors Pascal Bongard, Julien Bouanich, Arly Jover, Judith Davis, Jérôme Kircher, Marie Bunel
Roles La costumière

Jean est un comédien de théâtre qui mène une vie dissolue. Séparé de la mère de son enfant, Sylvain, il consacre l'essentiel de son temps à son travail, à l'alcool et aux femmes. Sylvain, son fils, en pleine adolescence, souhaite se rapprocher de son père. Sur un coup de tête, ils décident de rejoindre un vieil ami de Jean, Bob, l'Américain, qui vit dans un ranch isolé. Dès leur arrivée ils vont tenter de s’appréhender mutuellement.
The Wolberg Family, 1h20
Directed by Axelle Ropert
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors François Damiens, Valérie Benguigui, Léopoldine Serre, Serge Bozon, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Jean-Luc Bideau
Roles Sarah, amie de Joseph
Rating58% 2.901262.901262.901262.901262.90126
Histoire de Simon Wolberg, maire d'une ville de province et sa famille.
East of Me
East of Me (2009)

Directed by Bojena Horackova
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Olga Kurylenko, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Geneviève Casile, Mireille Perrier, Eva Ionesco, Laetitia Spigarelli
Roles La fille dans les toilettes du Palace
Rating58% 2.9009352.9009352.9009352.9009352.900935
2008, une femme traverse en train les ex-pays "de l'Est", direction Moscou, ce Moscou qui la hante et sans lequel elle n'aurait jamais quitté son pays, quand les chars étaient encore là, et la liberté, ailleurs, à l'Ouest... Elle parle avec les gens qu'elle rencontre, au gré des gares et des paysages enneigés, et des bribes de son passé ressurgissent : au début des années 80, Marta quitte Prague pour Paris. C'est l'époque du Palace, de la drogue, tout est bon pour gagner un peu d'argent, le strip-tease, les hommes de passage. Dans le nouvel Est, tous parlent aussi de grands départs, les filles surtout. Mais Marta n'est plus ici : Ceux qui sont partis autrefois n'ont pas leur place dans ce nouvel Est.
I Dreamt Under the Water, 1h34
Directed by Hormoz
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Caroline Ducey, Christine Boisson, Jean-Michel Fête, Franck Victor, Hicham Nazzal, HPG
Roles Patricia / Femme Sif
Rating50% 2.5178352.5178352.5178352.5178352.517835
Le film retrace la quête d'Antonin, vingt ans, à la recherche d'une émotion qui le fera basculer dans l'âge adulte.
Fissures
Fissures (2007)
, 1h25
Directed by Alanté Kavaïté
Origin France
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Crime
Actors Émilie Dequenne, Ludmila Mikaël, Mathieu Demy, Nadia Barentin, Étienne Chicot, Antoine De Prekel
Roles Madame Bourmel
Rating58% 2.9001152.9001152.9001152.9001152.900115
Charlotte est ingénieur du son. Sa mère est assassinée dans sa maison, à la campagne. Sur place, Charlotte se rend compte qu'elle ne sait pas grand-chose de la vie que sa mère menait.
When I'm a Star, 1h55
Directed by Patrick Mimouni
Genres Comedy
Actors Arielle Dombasle, Eva Ionesco, Pierre-Loup Rajot
Roles Alice
Rating48% 2.4490252.4490252.4490252.4490252.449025
Marc est né il y a 23 ans des amours de Farid Daoudi — un chanteur disparu des années 80, auteur de la chanson Quand je serai star — et de Diane de Montalte, une actrice parisienne. Marc a abandonné ses études pour devenir steward : sa manière de se rebeller contre la civilisation de sa mère. Une civilisation trop séduisante et trop factice à ses yeux, une civilisation qui pourtant l’a façonné, et sa révolte se comprend dans des contradictions aussi comiques que cruelles — ce qui ne l’empêche pas de faire ses premiers pas dans sa vie d’homme.
Invisible
Invisible (2005)
, 1h25
Directed by Thierry Jousse
Genres Drama
Actors Laurent Lucas, Lio, Michael Lonsdale, Margot Abascal, Noël Akchoté, Eva Ionesco
Roles Vanessa
Rating52% 2.6285752.6285752.6285752.6285752.628575
Bruno enregistre des sons et en fait de la musique électronique. Un jour il entend au téléphone la voix d'une certaine Lisa qui accepte de le rencontrer, à condition de ne jamais la regarder. Il enregistre leur intimité et en tire un morceau de musique.
Loser Takes All!, 1h32
Directed by Laurent Bénégui
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Thierry Lhermitte, Jean-Pierre Malo, Michel Aumont, Gérald Laroche, Elsa Zylberstein, Samir Guesmi
Roles La joueuse de Deauville - The Deauville Player
Rating56% 2.8034752.8034752.8034752.8034752.803475
Jacques, un joueur professionnel, exaspère les casinos en gagnant systématiquement au blackjack grâce à sa mémoire prodigieuse (il est hypermnésique). Il est engagé par Angèle, directrice de la brigade des jeux, qui est secrètement sa compagne depuis de nombreuses années. La mission de Jacques est de sauver la Française des jeux qui est mise en difficulté par un professeur de mathématiques qui a gagné deux fois de suite au Loto et affirme avoir trouvé la solution pour toujours gagner.
It's Easier for a Camel..., 1h50
Directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about children
Actors Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Denis Podalydès, Marisa Borini, Roberto Herlitzka
Roles Une femme au cinéma / Worker
Rating56% 2.842282.842282.842282.842282.84228
Federica est riche, très riche. C'est un obstacle pour elle lorsqu'il s'agit de fonder une famille, d'affronter la rencontre avec un ancien amant ou de faire face à la mort annoncée de son père.
A Real Man
A Real Man (2003)
, 2h
Directed by Arnaud et Jean-Marie Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Mathieu Amalric, Hélène Fillières, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Jocelyne Desverchère, Daniel Cohen, Eva Ionesco
Roles Producer's Assistant
Rating63% 3.1943753.1943753.1943753.1943753.194375
Boris, an apprentice film director, meets Marilyne, a young senior executive, during an evening in Paris and they declare their love for one another, despite their barely knowing each other. Five years later, during a business trip to the Balearic Islands, with Boris and their children, Marilyne runs away at the very moment when Boris is going to leave her. Five years down the road, Marilyne reappears at the other end of the Pyrenees mountains, with a group of Americans. The man who will be their guide is none other than Boris, who is unrecognisable.
Hanging Offense, 1h40
Directed by Guillaume Nicloux
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Josiane Balasko, Aurélien Recoing, Frédéric Pierrot, Thierry Lhermitte, Éric Caravaca, Dominique Bettenfeld
Roles Madame Kopmans
Rating61% 3.0514053.0514053.0514053.0514053.051405
Woman cop, Michèle Varin can not forget the death of his son, February 29, despite medication, alcohol and psychotherapy. She spends her evenings doing puzzles, alone with her pet rabbit. Terrified, like every four years by the approach of a new February 29, it must investigate the murder of a woman found hanged in the forest. The starting point of an unforgettable intimate adventure.
One Way Ticket, 1h30
Directed by Laurent Heynemann
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Lorànt Deutsch, Jacques Villeret, Barbara Schulz, Eva Ionesco, Christophe Odent, Jean Benguigui
Roles Clémentine
Rating48% 2.4360152.4360152.4360152.4360152.436015
Aziz (Lorant Deutsch) was born in France, the child of unknown parents. Gathered up by gypsies from the area north of Marseille, he has grown up as a Moroccan national. Jean-Pierre (Jacques Villeret), is a civil servant in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is being cheated on by his wife who is having an affair with his boss and he no longer feels attached to his Parisian life. It is given to Jean-Pierre to 're-integrate' Aziz, a stolen baby, raised by gypsies, neither Arab nor gypsy, into his 'native' country of Morocco. Aziz is an interesting client for him. But Aziz is just a young man without sure roots who has never set foot in Morocco, though he affects to belong to the tribe of the Grey Men of Irghiz who live in a forbidden city high in the Atlas Mountains. And the two rootless men make the acquaintance of the sparkling Valerie (Barbara Schulz) who will act as their guide.
Paris, My Little Body Is Very Tired of This Big World
Directed by Franssou Prenant
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Franssou Prenant, Eva Ionesco, Cécile Garcia-Fogel, Elli Medeiros, Serge Avédikian
Roles Agathe's friend
Rating61% 3.066863.066863.066863.066863.06686
Lunettes et Myope sont deux facons de resister au monde. Identiques et contraires, face a face ou le plus souvent dos a dos, dans une petite piece, et un temps hors du temps; jumelles et adversaires, ces deux filles n'en sont qu'une. Lunettes se sert de ses carreaux comme d'un outil qui l'aide sinon a comprendre le monde, du moins a l'accepter, Myope, elle, ne voit pas, voit en elle-meme et, abimee dans son experience floue mais aigue du monde, refuse et se revolte a tout bout de champ.
Farewell, Home Sweet Home, 1h58
Directed by Otar Iosseliani
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Philippe Bas, Philippe Bas, Joachim Salinger, Otar Iosseliani, Eva Ionesco, Mathieu Amalric
Roles hooker (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.530333.530333.530333.530333.53033
Nicolas, issu d'une famille aisée, travaille dans la ville voisine mais dans un monde bien différent du sien : il est laveur de carreaux et plongeur dans un bistrot.