"When you act, you have to put yourself in danger, to the point of ridicule": Nadia Tereszkiewicz talks about her film debut

Interview: Some followed the classical path, others took more winding paths. Six artists tell us about their beginnings. This week, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, the most prominent young actress of the moment.

Interview by Didier Jacob

Published on July 27, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Nadia Tereszkiewicz. THOMAS CHÉNÉ FOR "LE NOVEL OBSERVATEUR"

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She bursts onto the screen in "Pile ou face," a sort of post-spaghetti western selected in the "Un Certain Regard" category at the last Cannes Film Festival. She even brings to mind Claudia Cardinale, from her "Once Upon a Time in the West" period. In roles as diverse as Madeleine in "Mon crime" (Ozon), Amy in "Babysitter" (Chokri) or Stella in "Les Amandiers" (Bruni-Tedeschi), she has naturally established herself in the landscape to the point of becoming the essential young actress of French cinema. Nadia Tereszkiewicz recounts how, having turned to dance when she was a little girl, and having seen very few films in her youth, there was no chance, absolutely no chance, that she would one day make a film.

What was your first feeling as an actress?

Nadia Tereszkiewicz It happened late, when I was on stage. Even though, as a child, I never stopped wanting to act. I put on shows with my sister. I was very involved in my school's shows. I was very dictatorial!

Yet you started your career as a dancer, not an actress. Why?

When my father took me to see “Café Müller…