Stacy Martin


Stacy Martin is a French actress. Her breakthrough role was playing the younger version of Charlotte Gainsbourg's character Joe in Lars von Trier's 2013 drama film Nymphomaniac.

Early life

Martin was born in Paris, where she spent her early childhood. She moved to Tokyo, Japan, when she was seven, where she lived with her French father, René Martin, a hairstylist, and her English mother, Annette, until she was thirteen. She then returned to Paris. After finishing school, she moved to London to study Media and Cultural Studies at the University of the Arts London's College of Communication whilst modelling on the side. She studied the Meisner technique of acting at the Actors' Temple.

Career

In 2013, Martin starred as Young Joe aged 15 to 31, in the drama film Nymphomaniac. For her role in the film, which had real sex scenes and featured hardcore porn in some cases; Martin had a "porn double" and used a prosthetic vagina. The role earned her nominations for Best Actress from two Danish organizations, the Robert Awards and the Bodil Awards. She was also a part of the Breakthrough Brits of 2014 which was organized by BAFTA to recognize emerging talents. She played Faye in the 2015 film High-Rise, and Young Dora in Tale of Tales, also in 2015.
As a model, Martin was part of the Rag & Bone Spring 2014 campaign and the Miu Miu 2014 and 2015 Fall/Winter campaigns, and served as the face of Miu Miu's first fragrance.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013NymphomaniacYoung Joe
2015Tale of TalesYoung Dora
2015Subjective RealityModelShort film
2015The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a GunAnita
2015The Childhood of a LeaderThe Teacher
2015Taj MahalLouise
2015High-RiseFay
2015WinterSophie
2017The Last PhotographBird
2017RedoubtableAnne Wiazemsky
2017All the Money in the WorldJ. Paul Getty's assistant
2018Treat Me Like FireElla
2018RosyRosy
2018Leading Lady PartsHerselfShort film
2018AmandaLéna
2018Vox LuxEleanor
2019Casanova, Last LoveMarianne de Charpillon
2020The Night House
2020The Evening HourCharlotte Carson
2020ArchiveJules Almore/J3/J2
2020LoversLisa RedlerPost-production
TBAHalo of StarsGirl in Night StorePost-production
TBALouis WainPost-production

Awards and nominations