Loan Chabanol

Loan Chabanol
Loan Chabanol
Born	30 December 1982 (age 42); Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Actress, artist, model
Years active	2013–present
Known for	Fading Gigolo; The Transporter Refueled; Tales of the Walking Dead

Loan Chabanol (born 30 December 1982^[1]^[2]) is a French-American actress, artist, and model.^[3] She is best known for her role in John Turturro's comedy Fading Gigolo, the romantic drama Third Person, the action thriller The Transporter Refueled and the horror drama anthology TV series Tales of the Walking Dead.

Life and career

Loan Chabanol was born in Paris, France^[2] on 30 December 1982.^[1]^[2] She is of Vietnamese, German, and Italian descent.^[4] Her early years were spent in art classes with artist Bernard Bistes.^[5] Discovered at the age of 16 by Elite Model Management, she has been on the covers of magazines such as Elle and Marie Claire.^[6] In 2010, she moved to New York to study acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.^[6]

Acting

Chabanol got her first feature film role in John Turturro's comedy Fading Gigolo. In 2014, she was cast as Sam in Third Person playing a significant compassionate character along with Mila Kunis.^[7] In 2015, she was cast as a lead "femme fatale" in The Transporter Refueled.^[8] In 2022, Chabanol entered The Walking Dead universe playing a lead in the first installment of the anthology series, Tales of the Walking Dead, the latest incarnation of the successful AMC series.^[9]

Art work

In 2015, Chabanol opened her first solo art exhibition in New York City, ^[10] "Born in Blue" curated by Monica Watkins.^[10] The show included a short animated film depicting the birth of a phoenix coming to life from the bottom of the ocean. Her following body of work, "Namsis," was introduced in a LA exhibition in 2018,^[11] followed by the group show "WeRise"^[12] along many other artists. In 2019, she released her first children's book, Blueboo,^[13] the story of a blue monster living in the Brown Woods who meets with the last caterpillar left in the forest.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

In February 2020, Chabanol became an American citizen.^[14] She currently lives in Los Angeles with her partner Wally Pfister.

Filmography

Feature films

TV series

Tales of the Walking Dead (2022)

Short films

Psycho Nacirema (2013), Buster Keaton

References

^ ^a ^b Chabanol, Loan (30 December 2014). "It's my Birthday". Twitter. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Verdot-Belaval, Anthony (9 April 2014). "Loan Chabanol, un conte de fées moderne". Paris Match (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ "Bio". Loan Chabanol. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ Fernandez, Chantal (23 August 2014). "Our Favorite New French It Girl Talks Working With James Franco And Why Chanel Is Like 'A Second Skin'". Lucky Shops. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Vidal, Vincent (9 April 2014). "Albi. La mannequin Loan Chabanol a tourné avec Woody Allen". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b Rachel, T. Cole (27 May 2014). "Loan Chabanol". Interview Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Khan, Abbey (20 June 2014). "Loan Chabanol is the model girlfriend in Third Person". Fushion Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Han, Angie (19 March 2015). "'The Transporter Refueled' Trailer: Ed Skrein Is the New Jason Statham". /Film. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Petski, Denise (18 February 2022). "'Tales Of The Walking Dead': Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez Among Six Cast In 'TWD' Spinoff Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lawrence, Vanessa (24 September 2015). "Loan Chabanol's Blue Period". Wmagazine.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ "Loan Chabanol's NAMSIS | a Chat with the Artist About Her New Los Angeles Exhibit". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Loan Chabanol | We Rise 2018". Werise.la. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "BlueBoo by Loan Chabanol | Book Soup". Booksoup.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "IT'S OFFICIAL!! I am a US Citizen". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

External links

[dob-1] Chabanol, Loan (30 December 2014). "It's my Birthday". Twitter. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[parismatch-2] Verdot-Belaval, Anthony (9 April 2014). "Loan Chabanol, un conte de fées moderne". Paris Match (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[3] "Bio". Loan Chabanol. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[4] Fernandez, Chantal (23 August 2014). "Our Favorite New French It Girl Talks Working With James Franco And Why Chanel Is Like 'A Second Skin'". Lucky Shops. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[5] Vidal, Vincent (9 April 2014). "Albi. La mannequin Loan Chabanol a tourné avec Woody Allen". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[interviewmagazine-6] Rachel, T. Cole (27 May 2014). "Loan Chabanol". Interview Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[7] Khan, Abbey (20 June 2014). "Loan Chabanol is the model girlfriend in Third Person". Fushion Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[8] Han, Angie (19 March 2015). "'The Transporter Refueled' Trailer: Ed Skrein Is the New Jason Statham". /Film. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[Deadline.com-9] Petski, Denise (18 February 2022). "'Tales Of The Walking Dead': Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez Among Six Cast In 'TWD' Spinoff Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[wmagazine.com-10] Lawrence, Vanessa (24 September 2015). "Loan Chabanol's Blue Period". Wmagazine.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[flaunt.com-11] "Loan Chabanol's NAMSIS | a Chat with the Artist About Her New Los Angeles Exhibit". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[12] "Loan Chabanol | We Rise 2018". Werise.la. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[bookshop.com-13] "BlueBoo by Loan Chabanol | Book Soup". Booksoup.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[US-citizen-14] "IT'S OFFICIAL!! I am a US Citizen". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

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