Kait Tenison

Birthplace: Estonia

Biography

Kait Tenison (born 1971, in Estonia) is a French-American actress, 5′ 9″ (175 cm) tall, who speaks six languages — English (American and British), French, Finnish, Russian, German, and Italian — which has allowed her to portray Americans, Russians, French, Germans, and Scandinavians across her career. She is based in Paris, with availability in Berlin, London, and Rome, and has been active since the late 1990s. On stage she performed the lead in The Line (2004, 2006) and Mefisto (1998, Festival d'Avignon off). Her most notable film credits include a Bene Gesserit Sister in Dune: Part Two (2024, directed by Denis Villeneuve), Clerk in Annette (2021, directed by Leos Carax, with Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver), Bank Receptionist in The Bourne Identity (2002, directed by Doug Liman, with Matt Damon), Kiev Custom Officer in Transporter 3 (2008, with Jason Statham), Barbara in 4:48 (2014), Florinda in L'Extraterrestre (2000, directed by Didier Bourdon), La Russe in Our Happy Holiday (2018), and La fille de la station in Blonde et brune (2004). On television she appeared as Madame Bogroff in Chefs (2015, France Télévisions), Daniela Denilson in Le jour où tout a basculé (2011), and Ilona in Famille d'accueil (2005, France 3). She also voiced Sabina Tereknova in the video game Fighter Within (2013) and co-wrote the short film French Kiss Goodbye (2010).