Nov 18, 1974

Darien, Connecticut, USA

Sevigny made her film debut in Kids, which was written by independent
filmmaker Harmony Korine, with whom she has been romantically
involved off and on since they were both teenagers. She has also
starred in two of his other films, Gummo and Julien Donkey-Boy.

Sevigny is recognized from roles in American Psycho and The Last Days
of Disco, but it was her 1999 Oscar nomination at age 25 for the role
of Lana in Boys Don't Cry that brought her national and international
attentio... ... (read more...) n from critics and audiences alike, many consider this to be
Sevigny's breakout role.
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Sevigny gained notoriety in 2003 for an unsimulated fellatio scene in
The Brown Bunny with co-star and director Vincent Gallo. After the
film's release, the William Morris Agency dropped her as a client,
claiming the scene made her unmarketable. She quickly signed on with
another agency and continues to be successful in both modeling and
acting.

She has starred in Shattered Glass (2003), the HBO television series Big Love, and she also has many upcoming roles in films
such as Sisters, which is set for release in late 2006, and in
Catherine and Peter and Zodiac, both set for release sometime in 2007.

She has modeled
for a number of designers and brands, including Miu Miu, H&M, and
MAC. But Sevigny is far from fond of her iconic status: “For some
reason the public has embraced me as a fashion icon, and I feel like
it has diminished me as an actress, or I don’t get as much
recognition as an actress”, complained the star, “and that upsets me”.