Chloë Sevigny
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Chloë Stevens Sevigny (born November 18, 1974) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and former model, best-known for her performance in The Brown Bunny.
Sevigny became well known for her fashion impresario and starring in a string of critically acclaimed independent films in the 1990s before her first mainstream role as Brandon Teena's girlfriend, Lana Tisdale, in Boys Don't Cry (1999), a controversial yet highly lauded drama film. For her role, Sevigny received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
Sevigny has continued acting in mostly independent, but critically acclaimed roles in art house films and has recently enjoyed success playing Nicki Grant, on the American television series Big Love, playing a woman married to a polygamist.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kids | Jennie | Independent Spirit Award for Best Newcomer Actress |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Debbie | |
| 1997 | Gummo | Dot | |
| 1998 | Palmetto | Odette | |
| The Last Days of Disco | Alice Kinnon | ||
| 1999 | Boys Don't Cry | Lana Tisdel | Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress |
| Julien Donkey-Boy | Pearl | ||
| A Map of the World | Carole Mackessy | ||
| 2000 | American Psycho | Jean | |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet | Segment #4. "Int. Trailer. Night." | |
| Demonlover | Elise Lipsky | ||
| 2003 | Party Monster | Gitsie | |
| Death of a Dynasty | Sexy Woman No. 1 | ||
| Dogville | Liz Henson | ||
| The Brown Bunny | Daisy | ||
| Shattered Glass | Caitlin Avey | ||
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Laurel | |
| Manderlay | Philomena | ||
| 2005 | Broken Flowers | Carmen's assistant | |
| Mrs. Harris (TV) | Lynne Tryforos | ||
| 3 Needles | Clara | ||
| 2006 | Lying | Megan | |
| Sisters | Grace Collier | ||
| 2007 | Zodiac | Melanie | |
| 2008 | The Killing Room | TBA | post-production |
| Barry Munday | Jennifer Farley | post-production |
