Biography of Chloe Sevigny

Chloë Stevens Sevigny; pronounced sev-uh-nee; (born November 18, 1974) is an American actress and former model. Sevigny became known for her fashion career and starred in a string of critically acclaimed independent films in the 1990s before her first mainstream role as Brandon Teena's girlfriend, Lana Tisdel, in Boys Don't Cry. For her role, Sevigny received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy and Golden Globe Awards that year.

Sevigny has continued acting in mostly independent, but critically acclaimed roles in art house films and has recently enjoyed success on the American television series Big Love, playing Nicki Grant, a woman married to a polygamist. She is also renowned for performing an act of unsimulated fellatio performed to climax by Sevigny on co-star and director Vincent Gallo, who at the time was rumored to be her boyfriend.

Sevigny was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and attended Darien High School. While in high school, she babysat Topher Grace on several occasions.

Sevigny moved into her own apartment at age 18 in Brooklyn. There, in 1993, after hanging out with Manhattan skateboarders, she was spotted on an East Village street by a fashion editor of Sassy Magazine, who was so impressed by Sevigny's style that she asked her to intern at the magazine.