Adele Exarchopoulos — Biography

Adèle Exarchopoulos, born on November 22, 1993, in Paris, is a prominent French actress. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Adèle in the film Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), known in French as La Vie d'Adèle. This performance not only captured international attention but also garnered critical acclaim; during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, she became the youngest recipient of the prestigious Palme d'Or in the festival’s history. Her exceptional portrayal in Blue Is the Warmest Colour earned her numerous awards, including the Best Actress accolade from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and the Trophée Chopard Award for Female Revelation of the Year, alongside many other honors. In the film, she stars alongside Léa Seydoux, who plays the character Emma. Exarchopoulos shares a son with her former partner, French rapper Mamadou Coulibaly, also known as Doums, who is a member of the French hip hop collective L'entourage. The couple separated in 2017.

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