Trivia

Is a natural blonde. Dyed her hair black for the first time when she was 14 years old. She thought the colour was more flattering and matched her skin tone and stated that she doesn't want to change it back unless if it's for a film.

One of her dream acting jobs would be to portray a serial killer.

Had to use a stunt double for most of her action scenes in Casino Royale (2006). Even the scenes where she was running up the stairs were taken with a stunt double, because she nearly broke her leg.

Was among over 80 women who accused Harvey Weinstein in sexual harassment or assault in October 2017.

Plays classical music.

As she was extremely shy in her youth, her mother sent her to a therapist. However, she attended acting lessons to become more open.

Her last name is Swedish and pronounced "grain/greyne", according to Eva herself and it's not derived from the English word "green", which is "grön" in Swedish. Her paternal surname "Green" is derived from the Swedish word "gren", which means (tree) branch.

Composed music for flute and piano.

Prefers that people tell her she's a good actress rather than she is beautiful.

Described the atmosphere on the set of Franklyn (2008) as strange because she and her co-actor Ryan Phillippe didn't talk much, being both very shy.

She received a letter from author Philip Pullman, in which he praised her for the performance she gave in The Golden Compass (2007), based on his novel.

Only sees her movies two or three times because she doesn't enjoy seeing herself on the big screen.

Has a two-minute younger fraternal twin sister, Joy, who studied business and is married to Niccolò, Count Marzichi-Lenzi, from an old Florentine Nobility family and son of Ilaria of the Marquesses Antinori, Chianti producers, who is also a Chianti producer in Bolgheri, Tuscany. Joy and her husband reside in Normandy, where they rear horses.

Has played a witch three times; Angelique in Dark Shadows (2012), Morgan in Camelot (2011) and Serafina Pekkala in The Golden Compass (2007).

Johnny Depp is one of her favorite actors and Tim Burton is one of her favorite directors. She worked with them on Dark Shadows (2012).

Green is the fifth French actress to play a Bond girl.

Filmed back to back 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). Both films are sequels and both are based on comic books by Frank Miller.

Frequently, she has been replaced by actress Diane Kruger. Green rejected the roles of 'The Seeker' in The Host (2013) and 'Anna' in Mr. Nobody (2009), while she also backed out of playing 'Marie Antoinette' in Farewell, My Queen (2012). All three roles was subsequently given to Kruger.

Her favorite actors are Joaquin Phoenix and Edward Norton among others.

She collects religious icons.

Her parents first objected her appearance on Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003), remembering Maria Schneider's traumatisation after filming Last Tango in Paris (1972) .

Raised in Paris, she went to an English-speaking school and learned to speak it at a young age. As a result of being perfectly fluent in English, she gets English-language roles in playing American and British characters.

Her hobby is collecting art and visiting museums.

Stated her desire to work with French compatriot Marion Cotillard.

Born to French-Algerian actress Marlène Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter Green. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French, Spanish, and Sephardi Jewish heritage. Eva's father is of Swedish, French, and Breton descent. Her paternal great-grandfather was French Breton composer and music critic Paul Le Flem.

Studied piano and flute.

Was cast in Kingdom of Heaven (2005) a week before filming began.

Auditioned for the part of Tauriel in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) in 2010, losing the role to Evangeline Lilly. Her audition took place right after Benedict Cumberbatch's, who successfully obtained the role of Smaug in the films.

Empire Magazine chose her character, Vesper Lynd as the 9th sexiest female character in cinema history.

Was cast as Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener (2005) but she had to drop out due schedule conflicts. She was replaced by Rachel Weisz, who was awarded with an Oscar for the role.

Made her first magazine cover when she was two months old.

Admires François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, David Lynch and David Fincher.

Before meeting Carla Bruni, French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited Green to join him on his campaign trail. She politely declined.

Turned down a role in Wonder Woman (2017) and was replaced by Elena Anaya.

She turned down a role in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia (2006) with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson.in order to do Casino Royale.

While promoting The Golden Compass (2007) she said her daemon (animal spirit) would be a frog, because it's French.

Was cast in the role of Marie Antoinette in Farewell, My Queen (2012) but dropped out the film to work with Tim Burton in Dark Shadows (2012).

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#6). [2007].

Has a border terrier named Griffin.

Her favorite Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006) outfit was a Gucci mac and black hat, "Simple but elegant.".

Was in a relationship with actor Marton Csokas from 2005 to 2009.

Was cast as the female lead in Antichrist (2009), but was dropped because of a complicated contract.

Her favorite film character is Adele Hugo in The Story of Adele H (1975).

Considers Bryce Dallas Howard as one of the next big things in Hollywood.

With her appearance in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), she's the only actor to star in two adaptations of Frank Miller novels within the same year.

Favorite actress is Isabelle Adjani.

She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose alumni include Terence Stamp, Nicholas Courtney, Julia Ormond, Rupert Friend, Angela Lansbury, Matthew Goode, Hugh Bonneville, Daniel Hunt, Minnie Driver and Julian Fellowes.

The face of the Emporio Armani campaign.

She is the cousin of Death in Paradise actress Joséphine Jobert.

Chosen by Los Angeles Times Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful Women in Film (#18). [2011].