Name	Cecile De France
Height
Naionality	Belgian
Date of Birth	17-July-1975
Place of Birth	Namur, Belgium
Famous for	Acting

Cecile De France is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as L'Art (delicat) de la seduction (2001) and Irene (2002), she gained international attention for her lead role in Haute Tension (2003) and Hereafter (2010).

Born in Namur, she left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she studied theatre for two years with actor Jean Paul Denizon, assistant to British director Peter Brook. She then spent three years (1995–98) at the acting academy ENSATT (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Techniques du Theatre) in the Departement Comedie first at the Rue Blanche in Paris, then in Lyon. She was discovered by the agent Dominique Besnehard and appeared in French hit films such as L'Art (delicat) de la seduction (2001) and Irene (2002).

Her international breakthrough came with the horror thriller Haute Tension (2003, UK title: Switchblade Romance, US title: High Tension), which was a worldwide success. She caught the eye of Hollywood producers and soon landed her first major role in a US feature, Around the World in 80 Days (2004), in which she starred alongside Jackie Chan. She won two Cesar Awards for Most Promising Actress in L'Auberge espagnole (2002), and Best Supporting Actress in Les Poupees russes (2005).