Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff is a French actress was born on May 3, 1986. She was trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She portrays the role of Mantis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of an Korean mother, as well as an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was a resident of Canada before her family moved extensively because of her father's work. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her aunt and paternal uncle. Her uncle, whom she herself described as "like [her] first father," died on Klementieff’s 18th birthday. Her older brother was killed seven years later. This time, it was her birthday, which was on the 25th. Following the death of her uncle, Klementieff attended law school briefly to please her aunt. But she didn't consider the profession appealing. In France she was employed as a waitress and salesperson. She began acting at the age of 19 at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris. After completing her education she was selected for an acting competition that granted her two years of free tuition alongside some of the top teachers at the school. Klementieff was the stepdaughter of Catherine Deneuve in Apres lui (2006) the film that was her first ever professional acting role. The filming took place over three days to capture her scenes. In one scene, Klementieff was supposed to push a person down the stairs but fell down the steps herself, and director Gael Morel used that scene in the film. Loup (2009), which is a French film that focuses on the Siberian reindeer herders, was her debut significant role. The actress filmed for hours in an isolated camp, far from the nearest village. The temperature dropped to below zero during filming.