Laetitia Casta

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Date of Birth:	11 May 1978
Birthplace:	Port au de Mer, Corsica
Age:	32
First Name:	Laetitia
Last Name:	Casta
Height:	5' 7" (170 cm)
Star Sign:	Taurus
Claim to Fame:	Yves St. Laurent supermodel
Occupation:	Model
Occupation Category:	Model
Nationality:	French
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Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (born May 11, 1978 (34 years ago) in Pont-Audemer, Haute-Normandie) is a French model and actress.

Early years

Casta's mother, Line Blin, is from Normandy. Her father, Dominique Casta, is from Corsica. She has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange. She spent her childhood in Normandy and Noisy-le-Grand (93 - France). On Oct. 19, 2001 (11 years ago), she gave birth to her daughter Sahteene. The father is her former boyfriend Stéphane Sednaoui. Casta is engaged to Italian actor Stefano Accorsi. They have one son together, Orlando, born on sep. 21, 2006 (6 years ago). She is currently expecting her third child, second with Stefano Accorsi, due in Aug. 2009

Career

Casta's career reportedly began when she was discovered by a photographer during a family holiday in her father's native Corsica, at age 15. Retrieved on 1999 (13 years ago).

Casta was the official face of L'Oréal, Dior, and Chanel. She was featured in Guess? Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger, Miu Miu and XOXO ad campaigns. Casta has appeared on over 100 magazine covers including Victoria's Secret (26 walls) catalogs, ELLE magazine, and Vogue magazine. She also appeared in three consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, Rolling Stone, and a Pirelli Calendar. She is now the face of Ralph Lauren's newest fragrance, Notorious.

She once had a close professional relationship with designer Yves St. Laurent, whose outfits she would regularly wear at public appearances.

Acting

Casta has made forays into Francophone movie and TV productions, including Astérix et Obélix contre César (known as Astérix and Obélix vs. César in English language versions), a live-action movie of the Astérix world in which she plays a potential love interest for Obélix, portrayed by Gérard Depardieu. More recently, Casta appeared in Les Âmes Fortes, a dramatic movie directed by Raùl Ruiz.

Casta was also prominently featured in the music video for the Chris Isaak song "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" in 1999 (13 years ago). Through most of the video, Casta was seen in a motel room and sexy lingerie while being watched by Isaak in the next room. There were two versions of the video. VH1 aired the censored version before 9 p.m. and the uncensored version was aired after the 9 p.m. watershed. This video was ranked #28 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Video Moments. The video was regarded as too steamy by the network. She is also the subject of a song written by popular alternative rock band, Brand New, in their song "Magazines".

Filmography

• Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999, 13 years ago)
• Gitano (2000, 12 years ago)
• Les âmes fortes (2001, 11 years ago)
• Rue des plaisirs (2002, 10 years ago)
• Errance (2003, 9 years ago)
• La Déraison du Louvre (2006, 6 years ago)
• Le Grand appartement (2006, 6 years ago)
• La jeune fille et les loups (2008, 4 years ago)
• Nés en 68 (2008, 4 years ago)
• Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque (2010, 2 years ago) as Brigitte Bardot

TV-shows (series)

• La Bicyclette Bleue (2000, 12 years ago)
• Luisa Sanfelice (2004, 8 years ago) - mini TV Series

Theatre

• Ondine (2004, 8 years ago) play by Giraudoux, Théâtre Antoine
• Elle t'attend (2008, 4 years ago) play by Florian Zeller, Théâtre de la Madeleine

Bibliography (Books)

• Laetitia Casta by Laetitia Casta

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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