Noémie Schmidt (born 30 November 1990) is a Swiss actress, most notable for her television and film work, including Henrietta of England in Versailles (2015–2017). Her role in The Student and Mister Henri (2015) won her the Prix Premiers Rendez-vous (Best Newcomer) at the 2016 Cabourg Film Festival and a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress the same year.
Her other work includes For This Is My Body (2015) and Radin! (2016) and the television films Daddy's Little Girl (2014) and Le premier été (2014).
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Early life and education
Noémie Schmidt was born in Switzerland on 30 November 1990. She became interested in performing at an early age.
From 2004 to 2008 she sang in the choir of the Schola de Sion (in Valais, Switzerland), developing her vocal technique and training in classical singing. After a trip to the United States, she moved to Brussels, where she studied theatre at the Lassaad International School of Theatre, and gave singing lessons to children at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie.
Career
Schmidt made her screen debut in 2012, in a short film by Ewa Brykalska entitled Coda. Her performance was praised and she won several prizes in festivals dedicated to short films. Noticed for her talent, she turned to television in 2013 with Toi que j'aimais tant by Mary Higgins Clark, followed by Le premier été of Marion Sarraut, in 2014.
In 2014 she made her cinema debut in the feature film La Fille sûre by Victor Emmanuel Boinem. She then won the title role of The Student and Mister Henri, in 2015, alongside Claude Brasseur. The film earned her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and won her the Prix Premiers Rendez-vous (Best Newcomer) at the 2016 Cabourg Film Festival. That same year, she portrayed Henrietta of England in the series Versailles (2015-) on Canal+.
In 2016, she starred in the French comedy film Radin! by Fred Cavayé, alongside Dany Boon, Laurence Arné, and Patrick Ridremont.
She starred alongside Thierry Godard in the 2020 telemovie Copy Cat (Faux-semblants), an award-winning film directed by Akim Isker.
Filmography
Film
Schmidt has starred in a number of films, including:
2012 : Coda, short film by Ewa Brykalska : la fille
2013 : Dolça, short film by Laure Bourdon Zarader : Dolça
2014 : Julia, short film by Maud Neve and Nora Burlet : Élise
2014 : Locanda, short film by Lucas Pannatier : Lily
2014 : La Vie devant soi by Victor-Emmanuel Boinem : Charlotte
2015 : The Student and Mister Henri by Ivan Calbérac : Constance Piponnier
2016 : Radin! by Fred Cavayé : Laura
2016 : For this is my body by Paule Muret
2018 : The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch : Laura
2019 : Paris Is Us : Anna
2026 : De Gaulle : Susan Travers
Television
Television appearances include:
2013 : Toi que j'aimais tant by Olivier Langlois : Pauline
2014 : Le premier été by Marion Sarraut : Angélique adolescente
2015 : Versailles, series by Simon Mirren and David Wolstencroft : Henrietta of England
2016 : La llum d'Elna by Sílvia Quer : Élisabeth Eidenbenz
2018 : À l'intérieur, series by Bruno Dega and Jeanne Le Guillou : Angèle Maury
2024 : Anthracite : Ida Heilman
Theatre
2003 : Ubu roi : la mère Ubu
Awards
2013 : special mention by the jury at the Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers for Coda
2013 : female performance award at the Un festival c'est trop court ! (Festival européen du court métrage de Nice) for Coda
2013 : female performance award at the Festival Côté court de Pantin for Coda
2016 : prize for best newcomer at the Cabourg Film Festival for L'Étudiante et Monsieur Henri