Jenna Thiam (born 19 December 1990) is a Belgian actress. She is known for the French series The Returned.
Early life Thiam was born in Brussels. She wanted to be an actress from the age of four. She took a course in acting in New York at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, staying only two months of a year-long course.
Her mother is half-Armenian and half-Belgian. Her father is half-Senegalese, one-quarter English and one-quarter French; he was born in Dakar. Her father is a percussionist and once toured with Nina Simone. Her mother worked as an agent in Paris and Brussels for small fashion brands. She has one younger brother. Thiam modelled from the age of 4 and throughout her childhood and adolescence. She lived in the Paris neighbourhood, Montmartre with her English grandmother, cousin, and family. Later, she was a student at the drama school, Cours Florent.
Career She started modelling for a clothing company before she left her career in fashion to become an actress. She was studying at National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris, when she was cast in The Returned. The French edition of Grazia reported that she rejected a role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales to complete her studies. She has also appeared in the French film Salaud, on t'aime.
Personal life Thiam married Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral in a small ceremony in Lisbon on 29 December 2018.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2009 Le Chant des sirènes Marine Short film 2010 Clem Léna TV series 2010 R.I.S, police scientifique TV series 2010 Le Rollerboy VRP Robotscan 3000 Short film 2010 Bienvenue Short film 2011 O Short film 2012–2015 The Returned Léna Séguret TV series 2014 Salaud, on t'aime Hiver Kaminsky 2014 La Crème de la crème Photocopy shop girl 2014 Next Year Aude 2014 Wild Life Céline 2014 Anton Tchékhov 1890 Lika Mizinova 2015 Jeanne d'Arc Jeanne Short film 2016 Daydreams Axèle 2016 The Collection Nina TV series 2018 A Paris Education Valentina2018Capri-Revolution Lilian2018The Black Book Suzanne Monfort2020Love Affair(s) Sandra 2025 Stereo Girls Lulu
Theatre Year Title Director Location 2011La Fiancée aux yeux bandés Daniel Mesguich Espace Pierre Cardin 2012Caligula Sébastien DpommierCNSAD 2013Love Me or Kill Me Philippe CalvarioCNSAD 2014À l'Ouest des terres sauvages Pauline Bayle Théâtre 13 2016Danton's Death François Orsoni Théâtre de la Bastille
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