Nina Meurisse

Biography

Nina Meurisse (born 14 November 1986 in Caen) is a French actress. Trained in music and dance at the Caen Conservatory and later in dramatic arts, she made her first film appearance as a teenager in Saint-Cyr (2000). She went on to collaborate regularly with Swiss director Frédéric Mermoud, notably on the feature film Partners (Complices, 2009). She pursues a career alternating between theatre, cinema, and television. In 2019, she gained widespread recognition for playing the title role in the biographical film Camille, winning the Valois for Best Actress at the Angoulême Film Festival and the Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation. On television, she has appeared in series such as Volcano (Mixte), B.R.I., Black Hearts (Cœurs noirs), and La Fièvre. In 2025, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Story of Souleymane (L'Histoire de Souleymane).