Analysis of Mélanie Laurent's astrological chart

What if Mélanie Laurent were not the person the general public imagines that she is? A victim of rumours saying that she has become big-headed, the reason why the actress calls forth this kind of comments is probably because she has already an impressive career although she is just over 30 years old.

When she was 15, she was noticed by Gérard Depardieu, who described her as a natural actress. From then on, Mélanie Laurent experienced no downtime, shooting one film after the other, receiving good reviews and many rewards such as for Don't worry, I'm fine (a César) or Inglorious basterds by Quentin Tarantino. Not too bad, for a French woman, one more lady who tiptoes into the American cinema.

She is not content with these successes. She also sings and tried her hand at directing, like this autumn with Breathe.

With such pieces of information, the astrologer expects to see a strong chart, probably marked by Fire. This is not the case. Mélanie Laurent was born with the Sun in Pisces and the Ascendant in Cancer, a blend which predisposes rather to shyness and introversion. Furthermore, the most prominent planets are also posited in Water signs, an element amounting to over 50% of the totality of influences. One may deduce that Mélanie Laurent embodies the typical qualities and flaws of Water signs. Owing to her receptive nature, she readily shows empathy – which suits an actress – and she turns this asset into a tool at the service of the director.

When she imagines a script, like in the case of Breathe for instance, she chooses the theme of manipulation between her two "best" friends, a situation she said she experienced herself with males when she was younger. Regarding narcissistic perverts, she seems very inspired. She describes how this game is similar to playing cat and mouse, and how one can get blinded by the opinion of influential persons, especially when one lacks self-confidence.

At this point, the astrologer begins to understand better the link between the chart and what the person is. It is possible that Mélanie Laurent's fragile, tender, and dreamy sides have been overshadowed by an opposite attitude, which might be only a way to conceal her shyness beneath an almost masculine or cheeky facet. It must be underlined, incidentally, that the sign of Pisces excels in fleeing strategies...

However, regardless of what her detractors say, her spectacular success did not fall into her lap. Her achievements may be explained by her considerable asset, i.e. a nice and very tight Venus-Mars conjunction in the 10th House dominating her chart. This configuration endows her with a magnetism which is simply startling, and which no doubt tremendously helped her social ascent. Owing to her charisma, she is thus able to use her dangerously effective attractiveness to make up for the vulnerability of her "surplus water".

Nevertheless, let's remain careful, however, because the two planets, which must be assessed together, also send a very tight square (tension) to Neptune. The latter, ruler of Pisces, indicates a risk of self-delusion about the beauties and the joys of the job. Neptune's power is strengthened by the fact that the Venus-Mars conjunction is in the 12th sign. This may typically describe a woman seeking love and recognition in bigger proportions than in more classic relationships, therefore, through the public and through large crowds in general. Even though Mélanie Laurent needs to function like this in order to feel good about herself, she ought to be wary of the risks of the possible misunderstandings or disappointments that she apparently attracts cyclically.

To continue the analysis of the numerous peculiarities of the chart, we look at its pattern. It is a bucket, or funnel, with all planets except the Moon posited in the same part of the chart. In the case of Mélanie Laurent, the Western hemisphere is highlighted and suggests opportunities as well as the importance given to people's opinions and decisions. Venus is the leading planet, Pluto, the trailing planet, and the Moon, the handle. In clear, energy concentrated in specific fields, and the capacity to channel it using instincts and emotions.

This leads us to the Moon, ruler of the Ascendant, and posited at the moment of birth in the spontaneous and intellectual sign of Gemini. The Moon trines the sign ruler, Mercury, in Aquarius. Mélanie Laurent's sensitivity may sometimes lead her to thoughtless behaviour and flirtation, which may have hurt some people, even though she did not do so deliberately. Along the same lines, the Moon, ruled by Mercury, opposed to Uranus and Jupiter, may also give her a certain taste for provocation and the will to remain unattached, whatever the consequences might be.

In the affective area, she comes across as both romantic and a little bit unstable, though she is able to give priority to her family or her love life, which apparently she has been doing for some time now, since in addition to her numerous professional activities and her success, she is also a young mother.

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Monday, February 21, 1983

Paris 13e (France)

2°20' Pisces

12°40' Gemini

15°18' Cancer

17°13' Pisces

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Water Pig

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Biography of Mélanie Laurent (excerpt)

Mélanie Laurent (born 21 February 1983 (birth time source: Astrotheme, Didier Excoffon, birth certificate n° 780) is a French actress, filmmaker, singer, and pianist. The recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award, she has established herself as an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Born in Paris to a Jewish family, Laurent was introduced to acting at the age of sixteen...

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You can also read the Astrotheme astrological portrait of Mélanie Laurent.

She is currently going through a period in which stability is prevailing, with transiting Saturn trining her Venus-Mars conjunction. She will enjoy it until the end of 2014 approximately. However, Pluto will be on her Descendant next spring. As a result, it is most likely that the manner she approaches relationships will change radically, and that she will probably prune away her partnerships and acquaintances. She will need to be very cautious in the autumn of 2016 when Jupiter will fight her Venus-Mars conjunction, and when Saturn will enter Sagittarius and will reach simultaneously her "generational" Jupiter-Neptune conjunction, a quite important aspect for personal matters in her chart.

Let's conclude with good news. The prospects for 2018 herald a new summit of her career, since Jupiter and Neptune will be auspiciously posited on the Midheaven, in Scorpio and in Pisces, respectively. The secondary progressions of 2014 confirm a stronger determination to take charge of her destiny. Indeed, Mars is on the Midheaven, and the Moon is near the cuspide of the Leo Ascendant.

^* A planet less than 1° from the next House cusp is considered to be posited in the said House. 2° when the AS and the MC are involved