Who is Astrid Bergès-Frisbey?
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey made her acting debut in 2007 on French television. In 2008, she made her feature debut in the French film Un barrage contre le Pacifique (2008) and since then has made other French films. In 2011, Bergès-Frisbey made her English debut as the beautiful mermaid Syrena in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). She was personally picked by director Rob Marshall and producer Jerry Bruckheimer after a whirlwind of auditions in France, Hollywood, and the UK.
Overview
- Nicknames
- Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey
Trivia
- She had to learn to speak English for her role as Syrena in Pirates of the Caribbean.
- She is fluent in French, Spanish and Catalan.
- Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer specifically picked her for the movie even though she spoke no English at the time.
- She began modeling in 2010 for The French Connection's summer/autumn campaign.
- Personally picked by Rob Marshall and producer Jerry Bruckheimer , Bergès-Frisbey made her English language debut in 2011 in the highly-anticipated sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).