Gaia Weiss (born 30 August 1991) is a French model and actress. Her filmography includes ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014–2015), ''

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'' (2020), '' La Révolution'' (2020), and '' Shepherd'' (2021).

Early life

Weiss was born in

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to parents Catherine and Alain Weiss. She has a brother named Auriel Weiss. Her

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paternal grandfather is the French-Alsatian

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co-developer and

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member, Jean-Michel Weiss; her maternal side is

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. She spent her childhood between France, England, and Poland. She speaks French, English, Polish, and

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. At age three, Weiss began taking ballet lessons. She was inspired to act by the West End productions her great uncle took her to see when she was living in

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as a child, and started classes when she was seven. After finishing her baccalaureate, she attended the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent. The school is located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; f ...

and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Career

Weiss made her feature film debut in 2013 as

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Thomas Imbach Thomas Imbach (born 1962) is an independent filmmaker based in Zürich, Switzerland. With his production company Bachim Films, Imbach produced his own work until 2007. He then founded Okofilm Productions together with director/producer Andrea St ...

's period drama ''

'' and then played Béatrice Morel in the Italian drama '' White as Milk, Red as Blood''. The following year, Weiss joined the recurring cast for the second and third seasons of the

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series ''

'' as Þorunn. Weiss appeared in the mythology film ''

The Legend of Hercules ''The Legend of Hercules'' is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Daniel Giat and Sean Hood, and starring Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee, and Liam Garrigan. It was distributed by Lio ...

'' (2014), the French comedy '' Serial Teachers 2'' (2015), the action film '' Overdrive'' (2017), and

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's ''

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'' (2017). She also had a small role as Ippolita Sforza in the series '' Medici: Masters of Florence''. Weiss starred in the French horror film ''

'' and the British horror film '' Shepherd''; the former earned her a number of genre accolades. She played Marianne in the

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alternative history series '' La Révolution''. She appeared as Madame du Barry in the 2022

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Early life

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