Birth : 18 November 1974, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Height : 5' 7"
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Known in the mid to late nineties for her status as a fashion impresario and "it girl," with over a dozen art house films to her credit, Chloe Sevigny also stands out as one of the most prominent queens of contemporary independent cinema. Originally hailing from Darien, Connecticut, Sevigny attributes weekend trips into nearby New York City in her teens as an important early saving grace from her super rich and stuffy hometown. It was on one such trip at the age of eighteen, that Sevigny was spotted on the street by a fashion editor for Sassy magazine. Impressed by her flair for street fashion, the editors of the progressive teen mag asked Sevigny to intern in their offices which led to a few modeling jobs with both Sassy and x-girl, the urban clothing line created by Sonic Youth front woman 'Kim Gordon' (qv). At this time Sevigny also spent a lot of her time watching the skateboarders who convened in New York's Tompkins square park. It was here that she met young aspiring director 'Harmony Korine' (qv), and a friendship ensued, resulting in her being cast as the lead in Korine and 'Larry Clark (I)' (qv)'s collaboration _Kids (1995)_ (qv). At around the same time Sevigny snagged the cover of Interview magazine, and even inspired writer 'Jay McInerney' (qv) to write a piece about her for The New Yorker in which he hailed her the new "it girl." The late nineties saw Sevigny continuing her acting career with a string of independent films, among them _Trees Lounge (1996)_ (qv), _Palmetto (1998)_ (qv), and 'Whit Stillman' (qv)'s homage to early 80s yuppiedom _Last Days of Disco, The (1998)_ (qv). In 1997 Sevigny and Korine teamed up again to make _Gummo (1997)_ (qv), in which Sevigny both starred and acted as chief costume designer. It was in 2000 however that Sevigny's career made a turn towards more mainstream recognition when her portrayal of Lana Tisdel in _Boys Don't Cry_ (qv) garnered her an Oscar nod at the age of twenty-five. Known for signing on to projects based on her interest in a good script rather than a hefty price tag, one of Sevigny's most recent roles, making the climb from indie princess to A list actress, should see her surprising both audiences and Hollywood alike with roles in interesting and thoughtful projects.
Biography written by: hconrad
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- _"Will & Grace" (1998)_ (qv), as Monet (episode 6.17 _East Side Story (3/11/2004)_)
- _"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)_ (qv), as Herself (11/6/2003)
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- "Vimadonna" (Greece), 25 April 2004, Iss. 26, pg. 170-172, by: Yannis Zouboulakis, "I aristokratissa-skandalo"
- "T2 (Times supplement)" (UK), 26 February 2004, pg. 8-9, by: Carolyn Asome, "'I like to show off my legs - my best asset'"
- "Bibel" (Sweden), April 2000, Iss. 15, pg. 58-63, by: Jerker Peterson, "Très Cool"
- "The Advocate" (USA), 28 March 2000, pg. 37+42, by: Michael Giltz, "Standing by her man"
- "Empire" (UK), October 1998, Iss. 112, pg. 58-59, by: David Eimer, "Fashin Victim"
- "Sweater" (USA), October 1997, Iss. 3, pg. 40-43, by: Tad Floridis and Tobias Perse, "Chloe to the World"
- "Cinema" (Greece), June 1997, Iss. 80, pg. 50,51, by: Ioanna Papageorgiou, "I proti tis fora..."
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- "L'Uomo Vogue" (Italy), December 2004, Iss. 356, by: Fabia Di Drusco, "Chloe"
- "Premiere" (USA), March 2004, Vol. 17, Iss. 6, pg. 84-87+119, by: Brooke Hauser, "Indie Goddess"
- "Rolling Stone" (USA), 13 November 2003, Vol. 1, Iss. 935, pg. 49-50, by: Erik Hedegard, "Confessions of a Party Girl"
- "Vogue" (USA), August 2002, Vol. 192, Iss. 8, pg. 230-233, by: Sally Singer, "Long the face of serious indie chic, the actress is now serious about main stream stardom"
- "The Daily Express" (England, UK), 18 September 2000, pg. 14, by: Toby Moore in New York, "Dressing down for clothes without virtue"
- "Current Biography" (USA), August 2000, Vol. 61, Iss. 8, "Sevigny, Chloë"
- "Vogue" (USA), July 2000, pg. 30-32, by: Andre Leon Talley, "Chloe sightings!"
- "A Capital" (Portugal), 3 March 2000, pg. 30, by: Vera Ferreira
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- "L'Uomo Vogue" (Italy), December 2004, Iss. 356, by: Steven Klein, "Chloe: A La Mode"
- "High Society" (USA), December 2000, Vol. 25, Iss. 12, pg. 19, by: staff, "Hollywood's Hottest Lesbian Sex Scenes: 'If These Walls Could Talk II'"
- "Playboy" (USA), November 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 44, pg. 146, by: Jamie Malanowski, "Sex In Cinema 2000"
- "Playboy" (USA), October 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 10, pg. 184, by: Dave Allocca, "Grapevine"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1999, Vol. 12, Iss. 7, pg. 12-13, by: staff, "Sleuth's Top 10: #7"
- "Premiere" (USA), October 1998, Vol. 11, Iss. 14, pg. 75, by: Frank Ockenfels 3
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- "L'Uomo Vogue" (Italy), December 2004, Iss. 356
- "IFCRant" (USA), July 2003, Iss. 20
- "Harper's Bazaar" (USA), May 2001
- "Vanity Fair" (USA), April 2001
- "Interview" (USA), September 2000
- "Current Biography" (USA), August 2000, Vol. 61, Iss. 8
- "The Advocate" (USA), 28 March 2000
- "i-D" (UK), January 2000
- "Filmmaker" (USA), Fall 1999, Vol. 8, Iss. 1
- "Sweater" (USA), October 1997, Iss. 3
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- TV commercial for Independent Film Channel (2000)
- Intern at Sassy Magazine (1992)
- Music Video: "Sugar Kane" by Sonic Youth (1993)
- Poster ad for H&M (2000)
- Appeared off-Broadway in "Hazelwood Jr. High" Spring 1998.
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- "I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism."
- I've always made films that are sort of avant-garde-y or whatever you call it.
- I knew people would not understand it. It's a shame people write so many things when they haven't seen it. When you see the film, it makes more sense. It's an art film. It should be playing in museums. It's like an Andy Warhol movie. [on the oral sex scene in The Brown Bunny]
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- Brothers' name is Paul. Father is an accountant turned interior painter.
- Moved to Brooklyn at age 18
- Father passed away in 1995 or 1996.
- Was an intern for Sassy magazine in 1993.
- Turned down a $500,000 offer in a comedy.
- Older brother Paul Sevigny is a well-known NYC DJ.
- Has been romantically involved with writer/director 'Harmony Korine' (qv) since their teens.
- Worked as a model for H & M.
- In Feb 2004 became a spokeperson for the MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam campaign
- Wears a size 8 shoe.
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