Eva Green was born Eva Gaëlle Green on July 5, 1980, in Paris, France. She has a non-identical twin sister. Her father, named Walter Green, is a Swedish dentist who once appeared in the 1966 film Balthazar. Her mother, named Marlène Jobert, is an Algerian-born (during the time Algeria was part of France) French actress who retired from acting and became a writer of children's books. Young Eva Green left French school at 17. She switched to English in Ramsgate, Kent, and went to the American School in France for one year. She studied acting at Saint Paul Drama School in Paris for three years, then had a 10-week polishing course at the Weber Douglas Academy of dramatic Art in London. She also studied directing at the Tisch School of Arts at New York University.

She returned to Paris as an accomplished young actress, and played on stage in several theater productions: "La Jalousie en Trois Fax" and "Turcaret". There she caught the eye of director Bernardo Bertolucci. Green followed a recommendation to work on her English. She studied for two months with an English coach before doing The Dreamers with Bernardo Bertolucci. During their work Bertolucci described Green as being "so beautiful it's indecent." Green won critical acclaim for her role in The Dreamers. She also attracted a great deal of attention from male audiences for her full frontal nudity in several scenes of the film. Besides her work as an actress Green also composed original music and recorded several sound tracks for the film score.

After The Dreamers Green's career ascended to the level where she revealed more of her multifaceted acting talent. She played the love interest of cult French gentleman stealer Arsène Lupin opposite Romain Duris. In 2005 she co-starred opposite Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson in Kingdom of Heaven produced and directed by Ridley Scott. The film became a blockbuster in the US and worldwide and brought her a wider international exposure. She turned down the femme fatale role in The Black Dahlia that went to Hilary Swank because she didn't want to end up always typecast as a femme fatale after her role in The Dreamers. Instead, Eva Green accepted the prestigious role of Vesper Lynd, one of three Bond girls, opposite Daniel Craig in Casino Royale and became the 5th French actress to play a James Bond girl after Claudine Auger in Thunderball, Corinne Clery in Moonraker, Carole Bouquet in For Your Eyes Only and Sophie Marceau in The World is not enough (1999).

Since her school years Green has been a cosmopolitan multilingual and multicultural person. Yet, since her father always lived in France with them and her mother, she and her twin sister can't speak Swedish. She developed a wide scope of interests beyond her acting profession and became an aspiring art connoisseur and an avid museum visitor. Her other activities outside of acting include playing and composing music, cooking at home, walking her terrier, and collecting art. She currently shares time between her two residencies, one is in Paris, France, and one in London, England.
Born to French actress Marlène Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter Green. Her last name is pronounced "grain". Has a non-identical twin sister, Joy, who studied business and is married to an Italian count. Nominated for Les Molieres (Paris, 2002) for the play "Jalousie en Trois Fax" for the category Revelation Theatrale Feminine. The face of the Emporio Armani campaign. Niece of Marika Green Composed music for flute and piano. Her favorite film character is Adele Hugo in The Story of Adele H. Her favorite actors are Joaquin Phoenix and Edward Norton among others. Cousin of singer/actress Elsa Lunghini. She turned down a role in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson. Was ranked #16 on Maxim's hot list 2006. Lost out to Rachel Weisz for the role of Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener. Her hobby is collecting art and visiting museums. Plays classical music. Green is the fifth French actress to play a Bond girl. Studied English in Ramsgate, London. Bought a new baby-grand piano for her London home. Studied piano and flute. Raised in Paris, she went to an English-speaking school. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#6). [2007]. Her parents first objected her appearance on Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers, remembering Maria Schneider's traumatisation after filming Last Tango in Paris . Described the atmosphere on the set of Franklyn as strange because she and her co-actor Ryan Phillippe didn't talk much, being both very shy. Admires François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Tim Burton, Lars von Trier, David Lynch and David Fincher. Her favorite artists are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. Enjoys running and pilates. Has a border terrier named Griffin. As she was extremely shy in her youth, her mother sent her to a therapist. However, she attended acting lessons to become more open. Her natural hair color is brownish blonde. Before meeting Carla Bruni, French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited Green to join him on his campaign trail. She politely declined.