Noémie Schmidt

Swiss actress Noémie Schmidt was born on 18 November 1990 in Sion, Switzerland. She has been active in film and television since 2012, and is best known for her role as Henrietta of England in the series Versailles (2015–). Her performance in The Student and Mister Henri (2015) earned her the Prix Premiers Rendez-vous for Best Newcomer at the 2016 Cabourg Film Festival, as well as a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress the same year.

Schmidt's other film credits include For This Is My Body (2015) and Radin! (2016), alongside television films such as Daddy's Little Girl (2014) and Le premier été (2014). She grew up as the daughter of a lawyer and a biologist. Her interest in performing developed early; from 2004 to 2008 she sang in the choir of the Schola de Sion in Valais, Switzerland, where she trained in classical singing. After a trip to the United States, she moved to Brussels to study theatre at the Lassaad International School of Theatre. During that time, she also gave singing lessons to children at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. She stands 5'7" with brown hair and hazel eyes.