Chloë Sevigny

Born: 1974-11-18 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

Chloë Stevens Sevigny (/ˈsɛvəni/ SEV-ən-ee; born November 18, 1974) is an American actress. Known for her work in independent films, often appearing in controversial or experimental features, Sevigny has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award. After graduating from high school, Sevigny found work as a model and appeared in music videos for Sonic Youth and The Lemonheads, which helped acquire her "it girl" status. In 1995, she made her film debut in Kids and became a prominent performer in the independent film scene throughout the late 1990s, with roles in such films as 1996's Trees Lounge. Sevigny rose to prominence with her portrayal of Lana Tisdel in the drama film Boys Don't Cry (1999), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress. Throughout the 2000s, Sevigny appeared in supporting parts in numerous independent films, including American Psycho (2000), Demonlover(2002), Party Monster and Dogville (both 2003), and The Brown Bunny (2004). Her participation in the latter caused considerable controversy due to a scene in which she performed graphic, unsimulated fellatio. From 2006 to 2011, Sevigny portrayed Nicolette Grant on the HBO series Big Love, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2010. She also appeared in mainstream films such as David Fincher's Zodiac (2007) and starred in numerous television projects, including the British series Hit & Miss (2012), and had supporting roles in Portlandia (2013), two seasons of American Horror Story; and in the Netflix series Bloodline (2015–2017) and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). Sevigny made her directorial debut in 2016 with the short film Kitty. Her third film as a director, White Echo, competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. She also has a career in fashion design concurrent with her acting work. Over the years, her alternative fashion sense has earned her a reputation as a style icon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chloë Sevigny, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2023

Poker Face as Ruby Ruin

2022

Bones and All as Janelle
The Girl from Plainville as Lynn Roy

2021

Slow Machine as Chloë

2020

We Are Who We Are as Sarah Wilson
Disclosure as Lana Tisdel (archive footage)
Birth of a Poet

2019

Russian Doll as Lenora Vulvokov
The Act as Mel
The Dead Don't Die as Officer Mindy Morrison
Queen & Slim as Mrs. Shepherd
The True Adventures of Wolfboy as Jen
Love Is Blind as Carolyn Krafft
White Echo ... (Writer)

2018

Lizzie as Lizzie Borden
Lean on Pete as Bonnie
Golden Exits as Alyssa

2017

FEUD as C. Z. Guest
The Snowman as Sylvia Ottersen / Ane Pedersen
Comrade Detective as Sonya Baciu (voice)
The Dinner as Barbara Lohman
Beatriz at Dinner as Shannon
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant as Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine as Self
Carmen ... (Director)

2016

Love & Friendship as Alicia Johnson
Antibirth as Sadie
Dr. Del as Brandy Sommers
Kitty ... (Director)

2015

Bloodline as Chelsea O'Bannon
#Horror as Alex Cox
Black Dog, Red Dog as Ali

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
Doll & Em as Chloë
Those Who Kill as Catherine Jensen
Electric Slide as Charlotte
Little Accidents as Kendra Briggs
The Cosmopolitans as Vicky
"cherry" as Self
The Cosmopolitans as Vicky

2013

Lovelace as Feminist Journalist
The Frame as Jennie
The Wait as Emma
Magic Hour
Blackout as Alexandra

2012

2011

American Horror Story as Shelley
Portlandia as Alexandra
Fight for Your Right Revisited as Girl in Limo
Black Mirror as Herself

2010

Mr. Nice as Judy Marks
Barry Munday as Jennifer Farley
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done as Ingrid
42 One Dream Rush
Beautiful Darling as Candy Darling (voice)
All Flowers in Time as Holly
The Met Ball as Herself

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
The Killing Room as Ms. Reilly
Beloved as Kim

2008

Lying as Megan

2007

Zodiac as Melanie
Cannes: All Access as Self

2006

Big Love as Nicolette Grant
Mrs. Harris as Lynne Tryforos
Sisters as Grace Collier

2005

Broken Flowers as Carmen's Assistant
Manderlay as Philomena
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Chloë Sevigny (uncredited)
3 Needles as Clara the Novice
Beastie Boys Solid Gold Hits as Self
The Road to Manderlay as Self - actress

2004

Melinda and Melinda as Laurel
Dogville Confessions as Self

2003

Dogville as Liz Henson
The Brown Bunny as Daisy Lemon
Shattered Glass as Caitlin Avey
Party Monster as Gitsy
Death of a Dynasty as Sexy Woman #1
Making of 'Demonlover' as Self
Get Rid of Yourself as Self

2002

Demonlover as Elise Lipsky
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet as (segment "Int. Trailer Night")

2000

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Christine Hartwell
Boys Don't Cry as Lana Tisdel
A Map of the World as Carole Mackessy
Julien Donkey-Boy as Pearl
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy as Self

1998

Will & Grace as Monet
Palmetto as Odette
The Last Days of Disco as Alice
Surface as Herself

1997

The View as Self
Gummo as Dot
Elle Style Awards as Self - Winner

1996

Trees Lounge as Debbie

1995

Kids as Jennie
X-Girl

1994

Autumn as Chloë

1953

The Oscars as Self

1949

The Emmy Awards as Self