Linda Hardy (born 11 October 1973) is a French actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Life and career

Hardy won the title of

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in 1992, and represented her country at Miss Universe 1992, Miss World 1992, and Miss Europe 1992. She then launched an acting career in French cinema, beginning with the 1999 film ''Recto-verso'', which was followed by her role as Charlotte in the TV series '' H'' in 2000. Internationally, her best-known role to date has been as the blue-haired, blue-teared, mutant-woman-turning-human, Jill, in the 2004

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, '' Immortel'' (released in North America as ''Immortal''). In the film, Hardy is dubbed by an English-speaking actress (Barbara Weber-Scaff), except for one piece of dialogue delivered in her French. Another of her roles was in a 2006 film titled ''A House Divided'', also known as ''Mount of Olives''. The film tells the story of Romi ( Eion Bailey), a Jewish American who falls in love with Joleh (Hardy), a Palestinian woman. She has also had roles in the film ''Le Souffleur'' and the short film ''Dernière chance''. In addition, she has made a number of appearances on television. From 2010-2019, she appeared in a number of further films and TV series, as below. In 2019, she participated in the tenth season of ''

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'', the French version of ''

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''. She was partnered with professional dancer Christophe Licata. On November 2, 2019, they were eliminated finishing 5th out of 10.

Filmography

Theater

Personal life

She is mother of a boy, Andréa, born in 2010.

References

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* 1973 births Living people 21st-century French actresses French film actresses French television actresses Miss France winners Miss Universe 1992 contestants Miss World 1992 delegates Actresses from Nantes 20th-century French women {{France-screen-actor-stub