Roman Polanski
Born: August 18, 1933 in Paris, France
Married to: Emmanuelle Seigner (30 August 1989 – present) (2 children)
Sharon Tate (20 January 1968 – 9 August 1969) (her death)
Barbara Lass (19 September 1959 – 1962) (divorced)
Has not been back to the United States since 1978.
Convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl after plea bargaining, Polanski then served time in prison in California. But prison officials released him sooner than the judge’s original sentence had intended. The judge then sought to have Polanski brought to court again for further sentencing. Rather than do so, Polanski fled to Europe to avoid and escape a second arrest and incarceration. In 2013, his former victim, Samantha Geimer-who was now 50 years old and had long before forgiven him for the crime–detailed her story in a book called “The Girl”.
 Polanski Short Films1950s/60s Reviews of all his short movies |
 Knife in the Water1962 dir. Polanski starring Leon Niemczy Jolanta Umecka |
 Repulsion1965 dir. Polanski Starring Catherine Deneuve Ian Hendry |
 Rosemary’s Baby1968 dir. Polanski starring Mia Farrow John Cassavetes |
 CARNAGE dir. Roman Polanski Stars: Jodie Foster Kate Winslet |
 Chinatown1974 dir. Polanski starring Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway |
 The Tenant1976 dir. Polanski Cast Roman Polanski Isabelle Adjani |
 Bitter Moon1992 dir. Polanski starring Hugh Grant Peter Coyote |
 Death and the Maiden1994 dir. Polanski starring Sigourney Weaver Ben Kingsley |
 The Pianist2002 dir. Polanski starring Adrien Brody |
Happy Birthday actor Emmanuelle Seigner
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