Chloë Sevigny
Biography
Chloë Sevigny, an American actress and director, is best known for independent movies with controversial or experimental themes. She grew up in Connecticut and, after finishing high school, took up modeling and appeared in videos for bands like Sonic Youth and The Lemonheads. Her first film role came in Kids (1995), and she soon became a regular presence in 1990s independent cinema, with parts in Trees Lounge (1996), Gummo (1997), and The Last Days of Disco (1998). Playing Lana Tisdel in Boys Don't Cry (1999) brought her an Academy Award nomination and an Independent Spirit Award. Later credits include American Psycho (2000), Party Monster (2003), Zodiac (2007), and Lean on Pete (2018). From 2006 to 2011 she played Nicolette Grant on Big Love, a role that won her a Golden Globe in 2010. She also directed the short films Kitty and White Echo, and earned an Emmy nomination for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
51years old
Turns 52 on November 18in 7 days
- Born Springfield
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Chloë Stevens Sevigny (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 43
- Career span
- 29 years1996 to 2025
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A role that slipped away
Sevigny turned down a supporting role in Legally Blonde that came with a $500,000 offer; the part went to Selma Blair. Instead she starred in Olivier Assayas' Demonlover, for which she had to learn her lines in French.
A role that slipped away
Mary Harron had seen Kids, so she offered Sevigny a small role in I Shot Andy Warhol. Harron found her at Liquid Sky, a SoHo clothing store where Sevigny worked, and though Sevigny auditioned for the first time, she decided to decline.
Behind the camera
Sevigny directed her first film in 2016, a short called Kitty that she adapted from a Paul Bowles short story. It was chosen to close the Cannes Film Festival that year and was later acquired by The Criterion Collection.
Behind the camera
Sevigny's third short film as director, White Echo, competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where The Dead Don't Die opened the festival.
Chloë Sevigny movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jim Jarmusch directed two of these films, Luca Guadagnino two and Harmony Korine two. Natasha Lyonne appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Natasha Lyonne's page
Willem Dafoe's page
Steve Buscemi's page
Sharon Stone's page
Peter Sarsgaard's page
Udo Kier's page
All films by Jim Jarmusch
All films by Luca Guadagnino
All films by Harmony Korine
Also two films together28 more actors
- Bill MurrayThe Dead Don't Die (2019) and Broken Flowers (2005)
- Brad DourifBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Michael ShannonBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Tilda SwintonThe Dead Don't Die (2019) and Broken Flowers (2005)
- Michael PeñaBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Josh LucasLittle Accidents (2014) and American Psycho (2000)
- Shea WhighamBarry Munday (2010) and The Killing Room (2009)
- Hank AzariaLovelace (2013) and Shattered Glass (2003)
- Kate BeckinsaleLove & Friendship (2016) and The Last Days of Disco (1998)
- Timothy Hutton#Horror (2015) and The Killing Room (2009)
- Werner HerzogBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
- Grace ZabriskieBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Debi MazarLovelace (2013) and Trees Lounge (1996)
- Michael StuhlbargAfter the Hunt (2025) and Bones and All (2022)
- Rashida JonesDeath of a Dynasty (2003) and If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
- James C. BurnsBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Mark BlumLove Is Blind (2019) and Shattered Glass (2003)
- Tara Subkoff#Horror (2015) and The Last Days of Disco (1998)
- Charlie PlummerLean on Pete (2018) and The Dinner (2017)
- Matt RossAmerican Psycho (2000) and The Last Days of Disco (1998)
- Jahi Di'Allo WinstonQueen & Slim (2019) and The Dead Don't Die (2019)
- Candice CokeBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Christine DyeAfter the Hunt (2025) and Bones and All (2022)
- Gabriel PimentelBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
- Simone-Élise Girard3 Needles (2005) and Shattered Glass (2003)
- Burgess ByrdAfter the Hunt (2025) and Bones and All (2022)
- Eszter BalintThe Dead Don't Die (2019) and Trees Lounge (1996)
- Brian SounalathBallad of a Righteous Merchant (2018) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Chloë Sevigny's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$372 million
26 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 43 films: 26 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.
- 26Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 10Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 84% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$85M22.8% of the total
- 2$48M12.9% of the total
- 3$47M12.6% of the total
- 4$43M11.6% of the total
- 5$34M9.2% of the total
- 6$21M5.8% of the total
- 7$20M5.4% of the total
- 8$15M4.1% of the total
$58.2 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 16% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1999 to 2010, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Big Love | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2000 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | Boys Don't Cry | Won |
| 1999 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | Boys Don't Cry | Won |
Online
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