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Laetitia Maria Laure Casta was born
on May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer in Normandy, France. Her childhood was
spent in Normandy's countryside playing in the rivers and the woods with
her older brother. Back then, she was such a tomboy that she was often
mistaken for a little boy.
Today, Laetitia represents an ideal feminine beauty. Standing 5'8" with a
curvy frame, she has little in common with typical models. She says, "When
I began as a model, everybody tried to remold me: I was too fat, too
little, they tried to re-shape my teeth... I am very proud that I have
stayed as I was. And there is a beautiful thing which is wonderful, to
look like a woman, not a green bean."
When she was fifteen, Laetitia was discovered while vacationing with her
family on a beach in Corsica, also named "the island of beauty" in France.
She was making sand castles with her little sister when a photographer and
model booker for 'Madison Models' agency approached her. They handed her
father a business card and an invitation to bring his daughter to Paris
for some test shots. Suspicious at first, her parents eventually caved to
Laetitia's pleas.
Within weeks of her first shot, she was walking the runway for Jean-Paul
Gaultier. Having never worn make-up, she screamed when she caught her
reflection in the mirror. By the time she turned sixteen, she had landed
three magazine covers. On a trip to Paris in 1994, Paul Marciano saw her
photos and launched her career in the United States as a 'Guess Girl.'
One of the most popular new models, Laetitia ranked second in Maxim
Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Women" issue. She made her big screen debut
in a French film, Asterix et Obelix with co-star Gerard Depardieu. She
appeared in the controversial Chris Isaak video for "Baby Did a Bad, Bad
Thing", shot by Herb Ritts. A book of photographs and one new acting role,
in a French TV movie "The blue cycle", begin at year 2000. For now, she
concentrates on her modeling career, hoping to one day marry and raise a
large family.
Until she turned 21, Laetitia lived at home with her parents. Now she
shares an apartment in London with her older brother, Jean-Baptiste. Her
favorite activities include painting, writing, rollerblading, going to the
movies, go-carting with her brother and dancing to disco music.Proving not
to be just a pretty face, Laetitia holds a brown belt in Judo.
Since first being discovered, Laetitia has worked her way into a net worth
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Entre femme et loup (2008)
.... Angèle
Grand appartement, Le (2006) .... Francesca
Déraison du Louvre, La (2006) .... La visiteuse
"Luisa Sanfelice" (2004) (mini) TV Series .... Luisa Sanfelice
... aka San Felice, La (France)
Errance (2003) .... Lou
Rue des plaisirs (2002) .... Marion
... aka Love Street (Canada: English title)
... aka Straße der heimlichen Freuden (Germany: TV title)
Âmes fortes, Les (2001) .... Thérèse
... aka Savage Souls (Europe: English title)
Gitano (2000) .... Lucía Junco
... aka Gypsy (International: English title)
"Bicyclette bleue, La" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Léa Delmas
... aka The Blue Bicycle (USA)
Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999) .... Falbala
... aka Asterix & Obelix gegen Caesar (Germany)
... aka Asterix & Obelix vs. Caesar (Philippines: English title)
... aka Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar (UK)
... aka Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
... aka Asterix e Obelix contro Cesare (Italy) |
