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Gaia Weiss (born 30 August 1991) is a French model and actress. Her filmography includes Mary Queen of Scots (2013), Vikings (2014–2015), Meander (2020), La Révolution (2020), and Shepherd (2021).

Gaia Weiss
Weiss at the Lumières Awards 2014
Born	(1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 31) Paris, France
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2012–present
Modeling information
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Hair color	Dark blonde
Eye color	Grey/green
Agency	Eskimo Model Management (Paris) Just WM

Early life

Weiss was born in Paris to parents Catherine and Alain Weiss.[2] She has a brother named Auriel Weiss.[2] Her Jewish paternal grandfather is French-Alsatian chromotherapy co-founder as well as a French Resistance member, Jean-Michel Weiss;[3] her maternal side is Polish.[4] She spent her childhood between France, England, and Poland. She speaks French, English, Polish,[5] and Hebrew.[6]

At age three, Weiss began taking ballet lessons. She was inspired to act by the West End productions her great uncle took her to see when she was living in London as a child and started classes when she was seven.[4] After finishing her baccalaureate, she attended the Cours Florent and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[7]

Career

Weiss made her feature film debut in 2013 as Mary Fleming in Thomas Imbach's period drama Mary Queen of Scots and Béatrice Morel in the Italian drama White as Milk, Red as Blood. The following year, Weiss joined the recurring cast for the second and third seasons of the History series Vikings as Þorunn.

Weiss appeared in the mythology film The Legend of Hercules (2014), the French comedy Serial Teachers 2 (2015), the action film Overdrive (2017), and Gérard Jugnot's Accidental Family (2017). She also had a small role as Ippolita Sforza in the series Medici: Masters of Florence.

Weiss starred in the French and British horror films Meander and Shepherd respectively, the former of which earned her a number of genre accolades. She played Marianne in the Netflix alternate history series La Révolution. She has an upcoming role in the BBC and Canal+ series Marie Antoinette.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	La Nuit	A Woman	Short Film
2013	White as Milk, Red as Blood (Italian: Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue)	Béatrice Morel
2013	Mary Queen of Scots	Mary Fleming
2014	The Legend of Hercules	Hebe
2015	Serial Teachers 2	Vivienne Hamilton
2017	Overdrive	Devin
2017	Accidental Family (French: C'est beau la vie quand on y pense)	Hoellig
2019	Judy	Abbie
2019	Alien Containment	Ward	Short film
2020	Meander (French: Méandre)	Lisa
2021	Shepherd	Rachel Black

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–2015	Vikings	Þorunn	Recurring cast (seasons 2–3; 13 episodes)
2016	Outlander	Comtesse st. Germain	Episode: "La Dame Blanche"
2018–2019	Medici: Masters of Florence	Ippolita Sforza	2 episodes
2020	La Révolution	Marianne	Main role
2022	Marie Antoinette	Madame du Barry	Main role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2020	New York City Horror Film Festival	Best Actress	Meander	Won
	Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre	Best Actress		Won
	Nightmares Film Festival	Best Performance – Feature		Nominated

References

External links

• Gaia Weiss on Facebook
• Gaia Weiss on Twitter
• Gaia Weiss at IMDb
• Gaia Weiss on Instagram

На других языках

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[de] Gaia Weiss

Gaia Weiss (* 30. August 1991 in Paris) ist eine französische Schauspielerin und Model.

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- [en] Gaia Weiss

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[es] Gaia Weiss

Gaia Weiss (París, 30 de agosto de 1991) es una actriz y modelo francesa.

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[ru] Вайсс, Гайя

Га́йя Вайсс (фр. Gaïa Weiss, род. 30 августа 1991 (1991-08-30), Париж, Франция) — французская модель и актриса .

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