Roxane Mesquida (born 1 October 1981)[1][2][3] is a French actress and model based in Los Angeles.
Mesquida grew up in Le Pradet,[4] a little town located in southern France. Her mother, writer Françoise Mesquida, is French/Spanish and her father is Italian/American, but Mesquida never got to know him. Mesquida is fluent in English and French, and speaks Spanish, Italian and German.
Acting career
She was discovered at the age of 11, while walking on a road with her mom, by French director Manuel Pradal who was in the middle of the casting process for his movie Marie from the Bay of Angels (Marie Baie des Anges) at the time. She took part in the shooting during the summer after their encounter.
In 2006, Mesquida played alongside Vincent Cassel in Sheitan, by Kim Chapiron, after which she decided to move to the United States. She spent several months in New York, where she attended The Barrow Group with Anne Hathaway, then settled in Los Angeles.
She appears in an art video for Opening Ceremony.[16] She is the muse of shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau.[17]
Style
Mesquida's style has been praised by the American edition of Vogue.[18]
Personal life
Following her collaboration with Mr. Oizo and Justice's Gaspard Augé in Rubber, Mesquida started DJing with American rapper MDNA in fashion events.[19]