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'{{Infobox model | name = Laetitia Casta | image = CASTA Laetitia-24x30-2005.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birthname = Laetitia Marie Laure Casta | birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|5|11}}<ref name=FMD>[http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Laetitia_Casta FMD profile]. Retrieved 2009-12-04.</ref> | birth_place = [[Pont-Audemer]], [[Eure]], France | deathdate = | deathplace = | height = {{height|m=1.69}}<ref>[http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/50/proofh.jpg ''Elle'' magazine (France)]. May 2004. Retrieved 2009-12-04</ref> | haircolor = Brown | eyecolor = Blue | measurements = (US) 35-23.5-35.5 in<br>([[Europe|EU]]) 89-60-90 cm | weight = {{convert|125.4|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} | dress size = (US) 6<br>([[Europe|EU]]) 36 | shoesize = (US) 7<br>([[Europe|EU]]) 38 | homepage = | spouse = }} '''Laetitia Marie Laure Casta''' (born May 11, 1978) is a French [[Model (person)|model]] and actress. ==Early life== Casta was born in [[Pont-Audemer]], [[Eure]], France. Casta's mother, Line Blin, is from [[Normandy]]. Her father, Dominique Casta, is from [[Corsica]]. She has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange. She spent her childhood in Normandy and Noisy-le-Grand.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} == Career == Casta's career reportedly began when she was discovered by a [[photographer]], during a family [[Tourism|holiday]] in her father's native [[Corsica]], at age 15. Casta was the official face of [[L'Oréal]], [[Christian Dior SA|Dior]], and [[Chanel]]. She has been featured in [[Guess?]] Jeans, [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Miu Miu]] and XOXO ad campaigns. Casta has appeared on over 100 [[magazine]] covers including [[Victoria's Secret]] catalogs, ''[[ELLE]]'' magazine, and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' magazine. She also appeared in three consecutive [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]s, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', and a [[Pirelli Calendar]]. She is now the face of Ralph Lauren's newest fragrance, Notorious. In 2010, she open the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2010 fashion show. Casta has made forays into [[Francophone]] [[film]] and [[television production]]s, including ''[[Astérix et Obélix contre César]]'' (known as ''Astérix and Obélix vs. César'' in [[English language]] versions), a live-action film of the [[Asterix|Astérix]] world in which she plays a potential love interest for [[Obelix|Obélix]], portrayed by [[Gérard Depardieu]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020096.html?categoryid=28&cs=1 Laetitia Casta joins 'Walls' Sid, Lacombe helm 3D fantasy thriller]</ref> More recently, Casta appeared in ''[[Savage Souls (film)|Les Âmes Fortes]]'', a [[dramatic film]] directed by [[Raùl Ruiz]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2001/05/29/dupont_ed2__1.php Laetitia Casta cuts teeth on Serious Film] ''International Herald Tribune'', May 29, 2001.</ref> She has been cast as [[Brigitte Bardot]] in the movie ''[[Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque]]'' (2010).<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20435 French Model Hallucinates 'Behind the Walls]</ref> Casta was also prominently featured in the [[music video]] for the [[Chris Isaak]] song "[[Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing]]" in 1999. Through most of the video, Casta was seen in a [[motel]] [[room]] and sexy [[lingerie]] while being watched by Isaak in the next room. There were two versions of the video. [[VH1]] [[Broadcasting|aired]] the [[censored]] version before 9 p.m. and the [[uncensored]] version was aired after the 9 p.m. watershed. This video was ranked #28 on [[VH1]]'s 50 Sexiest Video Moments. The video was regarded as too steamy by the [[Television network|network]]. She is also the subject of a song written by popular alternative rock band, [[Brand New]], in their song "Magazines". Casta also stars opposite singer [[Rihanna]] for her music video "[[Te Amo (Rihanna song)|Te Amo]]". == As Marianne == In 1999, Casta was ranked first in a national survey ordered by the ''Association des Maires de France'' to decide who should be the new model for the [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] of ''[[Marianne]]'', an [[allegory|allegorical]] symbol of the [[French Republic]], which stands inside every French town hall. Casta succeeded model [[Inès de la Fressange]]. Marianne's embodiements are changed frequently, but each [[mayor]] chooses which bust he wants for his town, so past Mariannes can be used. Polls have shown that Casta, [[Brigitte Bardot]] and [[Catherine Deneuve]] were the most popular among French mayors. Casta became the focus of a minor controversy when, shortly after being selected to be Marianne, she relocated to London. Although she stated her move was motivated by professional reasons, the magazine ''[[Le Point]]'', among others, suggested that she was trying to escape [[tax]]es, something for which French [[Celebrity|celebrities]] are often criticized by [[journalist]]s and left-wing [[politician]]s.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/699264.stm "France galled by model move"], ''BBC News'', April 3, 2000</ref> ==Awards and recognition== *2010 Ranked #11 on ''People Star'''s Top 10 Most Beautiful Women.<ref>[http://www.peoplestar.co.uk/index.html?watch=96 « Top 10 Most Beautiful Women »], ''peoplestar.co.uk'', 2011-02-20. </ref> *Ranked #1 on [[Askmen.com]] Top 50 Most Beautiful Women. <ref>http://au.askmen.com/women/top50/1.html</ref> ==Personal life== On October 19, 2001, Casta gave birth to her daughter, Sahteene. The father is her former boyfriend [[Stéphane Sednaoui]]. Casta is engaged to Italian actor [[Stefano Accorsi]]. The couple have two children, a son named Orlando, born on September 21, 2006, and a daughter named Athena, born on August 29, 2009. {{Portal|Film}} ==Filmography== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9; |- align="center" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Director ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''[[The Island (2011 film)|L'île]]'' | Sophie | Kamen Kalev | |- | ''[[Derrière les murs]]'' (''Behind the Walls'') | Suzanne | Julien Lacombe, Pascal Sid | First French movie in 3D |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 | ''[[Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque]]'' | [[Brigitte Bardot]] | [[Joann Sfar]] | Performs on the soundtrack |- | ''[[Te Amo (Rihanna song)|Te Amo]]'' | The lover of [[Rihanna]] | [[Anthony Mandler]] | [[Music Video]] |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''[[Face (2009 film)|Visage]]'' | [[Salome|Salomé]] | [[Tsai Ming-Liang]] | Cannes Film Festival: official selection in competition |- | ''Fleurs dans le miroir, lune dans l'eau'' | herself, [[Salome|Salomé]] | François Lunel | Making of Visage |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 | ''[[Born in 68|Nés en 68]]'' | Catherine | [[Olivier Ducastel]]<br />[[Jacques Martineau]] | Cabourg: Golden Swann of the Best Actress |- | ''La jeune fille et les loups'' | Angèle Amblard | Gilles Legrand | |- | 2007 | ''[[Charlotte's Web (2006 film)|Le Petit Monde De Charlotte]]'' | Charlotte A. Cavatica | [[Gary Winick]] | Voice of the spider (French version) |- | rowspan="3"| 2006 | ''Le Grand appartement'' | Francesca Cigalone | Pascal Thomas | |- | ''La Déraison du Louvre'' | The young woman | [[Ange Leccia]] | Short film |- | ''[[Nymphaea|Nymphea]]'' | The naiad | [[Ange Leccia]] | Short film |- | 2004 | ''Luisa Sanfelice'' | Luisa Sanfelice | [[Paolo and Vittorio Taviani]] | TV film for France2, RAI Uno |- | 2003 | ''[[Errance]]'' | Lou | Damien Odoul | |- | rowspan="2"| 2002 | ''Gitano'' | Lucia Junco | Manuel Palacios | |- | ''Rue des plaisirs'' | Marion | [[Patrice Leconte]] | Performs on the soundtrack |- | 2001 | ''[[Savage Souls (film)|Les âmes fortes]]'' | Thérèse | [[Raoul Ruiz]] | [[2001 Cannes Film Festival]]: official selection out of competition<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1100077/year/2001.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Savage Souls |accessdate=2009-10-24|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> |- | 2000 | ''La Bicyclette Bleue'' | Léa Delmas | Thierry Binisti | TV film for France2 |- | 1999 | ''[[Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar|Astérix et Obélix contre César]]'' | Falbala | [[Claude Zidi]] | |} == Theatre == * ''[[Ondine (play)|Ondine]]'' (2004) play by [[Jean Giraudoux]], [[Théâtre Antoine]] * ''Elle t'attend'' (2008) play by [[Florian Zeller]], [[Théâtre de la Madeleine]] == Books == * {{cite book |title=Laetitia Casta |first=Christopher |last=Heath |coauthor=Laetitia Casta |date=September 1, 1999 |ISBN=0-670-88819-2}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commonscat}} * {{imdb name|0144377}} * {{fashionmodel|id=Laetitia_Casta|name=Laetitia Casta}} * [http://www.laetitia-casta.com Official website] (French) {{Victoria's Secret Angels}} {{1995-1999VSFashion Show}} {{2000-2009VSFashion Show}} {{1990-1999SISwimsuit}} {{2000-2009SISwimsuit}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Casta, Laetitia |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= French model and actress |DATE OF BIRTH= 1978-05-11 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Pont-Audemer]], [[Normandy]], France |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Casta, Laetitia}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Eure]] [[Category:French female models]] [[Category:French film actors]] [[Category:French television actors]] [[Category:French people of Corsican descent]] [[an:Laetitia Casta]] [[bn:লিতিসিয়া কাস্তা]] [[be-x-old:Летыцыя Каста]] [[bg:Летисия Каста]] [[ca:Laetitia Casta]] [[da:Laetitia Casta]] [[de:Laetitia Casta]] [[es:Laetitia Casta]] [[eo:Laetitia Casta]] [[eu:Laetitia Casta]] [[fr:Lætitia Casta]] [[fy:Laetitia Casta]] [[hr:Laetitia Casta]] [[id:Laetitia Casta]] [[it:Laetitia Casta]] [[he:לטישיה קסטה]] [[nl:Laetitia Casta]] [[ja:レティシア・カスタ]] [[pl:Laetitia Casta]] [[pt:Laetitia Casta]] [[ro:Laetitia Casta]] [[ru:Каста, Летиция]] [[sr:Leticija Kasta]] [[fi:Laetitia Casta]] [[sv:Laetitia Casta]] [[tr:Laetitia Casta]] [[vi:Laetitia Casta]] [[zh:莱蒂西娅·伽斯搭]]'