Born Clémence Guichard in Meudon, France, the daughter of Étienne Guichard and a French teacher mother, Poésy took her mother's maiden name as her stage name. Her father gave Poésy her first acting job when she was 14; she had two lines. She has a younger sister, Maëlle, who is also an actress.

Since leaving La Source, the bilingual and alternative school she attended, at the age of 16, she has studied drama at CNSAD, the Atelier International de Blanche Salant et Paul Weavor, and the university of Nanterre, and appeared in a number of French film, television, and stage roles. Her first English-speaking role was in the BBC mini-series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot where she played Mary Read more...

Clémence Poésy (pronounced [klemɑ̃s pɔeˈzi]; born November 30, 1982) is a French actress perhaps best known to English-speaking audiences for playing Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Chloé in In Bruges. She also has an extensive body of work in French-language films.

She has been featured in numerous magazines including the covers of i-D in Read more...