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My Take
Laura Smet carries an extraordinary lineage as the daughter of Johnny Hallyday and Nathalie Baye, which is both a gift and a heavy shadow to act under. What I respect is that she didn't coast on the name. Winning the Prix Romy Schneider in 2004 signaled real talent recognized by the French industry on its own terms. The detail I keep coming back to is her father recording the song Laura in her honor when she was small, a tender piece of pop history. Building a serious acting career while being so publicly tied to French rock royalty takes a quiet resolve I admire.
Overview
Laura Huguette Smet (French pronunciation: [lɔʁa yɡɛt smɛt]; born 15 November 1983) is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, her father recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laura Smet
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラ・スメット
- Reading
- ろーら・すめっと
- Born
- November 15, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Prix Romy Schneider
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.