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Is a natural blonde. Dyed her hair black for the first time when she was 14 years old. She thought the colour was more flattering and matched her skin tone and stated that she doesn't want to change it back unless if it's for a film.
Turned down a role in Wonder Woman (2017) and was replaced by Elena Anaya.
Johnny Depp is one of her favorite actors and Tim Burton is one of her favorite directors. She worked with them on Dark Shadows (2012).
Auditioned for the part of Tauriel in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) in 2010, losing the role to Evangeline Lilly. Her audition took place right after Benedict Cumberbatch's, who successfully obtained the role of Smaug in the films.
Stated her desire to work with French compatriot Marion Cotillard.
Her last name is Swedish and pronounced "grain/greyne", according to Eva herself and it's not derived from the English word "green", which is "grön" in Swedish. Her paternal surname "Green" is derived from the Swedish word "gren", which means (tree) branch.
Has played a witch three times; Angelique in Dark Shadows (2012), Morgan in Camelot (2011) and Serafina Pekkala in The Golden Compass (2007).
Filming The Golden Compass (2007), where she plays "Serafina Pekkala", a witch. [December 2006]
With her appearance in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), she's the only actor to star in two adaptations of Frank Miller novels within the same year.
Frequently, she has been replaced by actress Diane Kruger. Green rejected the roles of 'The Seeker' in The Host (2013) and 'Anna' in Mr. Nobody (2009), while she also backed out of playing 'Marie Antoinette' in Farewell, My Queen (2012). All three roles was subsequently given to Kruger.
Filmed back to back 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). Both films are sequels and both are based on comic books by Frank Miller.
Was cast as Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener (2005) but she had to drop out due schedule conflicts. She was replaced by Rachel Weisz, who was awarded with an Oscar for the role.
Was considered for the role of Jeanne Schneider in Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct (2008) but the role went to Cécile De France.
Was cast in the role of Marie Antoinette in Farewell, My Queen (2012) but dropped out the film to work with Tim Burton in Dark Shadows (2012).
Was in a relationship with actor Marton Csokas from 2005 to 2009.
Empire Magazine chose her character, Vesper Lynd as the 9th sexiest female character in cinema history.
Chosen by Los Angeles Times Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful Women in Film (#18). [2011].
Good friends with Jordan Scott.
Favorite actress is Isabelle Adjani.
Niece of cinematographer Christian Berger.
Was cast as the female lead in Antichrist (2009), but was dropped because of a complicated contract.
Was a contender to play Carol Ferris in Green Lantern (2011).
Prefers that people tell her she's a good actress rather than she is beautiful.
Considers Bryce Dallas Howard as one of the next big things in Hollywood.
She would love to work with Tim Burton, Stephen Daldry, Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze.
Dislikes shopping.
One of her dream acting jobs would be to portray a serial killer.
While promoting The Golden Compass (2007) she said her daemon (animal spirit) would be a frog, because it's French.
Her favorite Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006) outfit was a Gucci mac and black hat, "Simple but elegant.".
Made her first magazine cover when she was two months old.
Had to use a stunt double for most of her action scenes in Casino Royale (2006). Even the scenes where she was running up the stairs were taken with a stunt double, because she nearly broke her leg.
She collects religious icons.
Described her character in Cracks (2009) as complicated.
Was cast in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) a week before filming began.
Only sees her movies two or three times because she doesn't enjoy seeing herself on the big screen.
She received a letter from author Philip Pullman, in which he praised her for the performance she gave in The Golden Compass (2007), based on his novel.
Before meeting Carla Bruni, French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited Green to join him on his campaign trail. She politely declined.
As she was extremely shy in her youth, her mother sent her to a therapist. However, she attended acting lessons to become more open.
Has a border terrier named Griffin.
Enjoys running and pilates.
Admires François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, David Lynch and David Fincher.
Described the atmosphere on the set of Dark World (2008) as strange because she and her co-actor Ryan Phillippe didn't talk much, being both very shy.
Her parents first objected her appearance on Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003), remembering Maria Schneider's traumatisation after filming Le dernier Tango à Paris (1972) .
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#6). [2007].
Raised in Paris, she went to an English-speaking school.
Studied piano and flute.
Bought a new baby-grand piano for her London home.
Studied English in Ramsgate, Kent, UK.
Green is the fifth French actress to play a Bond girl.
Plays classical music.
Her hobby is collecting art and visiting museums.
Was ranked #16 on Maxim's hot list 2006.
She turned down a role in Brian De Palma's Le dahlia noir (2006) with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson.
Her favorite actors are Joaquin Phoenix and Edward Norton among others.
Her favorite film character is Adele Hugo in The Story of Adele H (1975).
Composed music for flute and piano.
Daughter of Walter Green and Marlène Jobert, niece of Charles Jobert, Georges Lunghini, Véronique Mucret, Marika Green and Christian Berger, cousin of Elsa Lunghini and Joséphine Jobert.
The face of the Emporio Armani campaign.
Nominated for Les Molieres (Paris, 2002) for the play "Jalousie en Trois Fax" for the category Revelation Theatrale Feminine.
Has a non-identical twin sister, Joy, who studied business and is married to an Italian count. Joy and her husband reside in Normandy where they rear horses.
Born to French-Algerian actress Marlène Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter Green. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of Sephardi Jewish heritage. Eva's father is of Swedish and French descent. Her paternal great-grandfather was French composer and music critic Paul Le Flem.