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Chloë Sevigny opens up: “I still feel like a teenager at heart”
For the past three decades, maverick actress, director, and fashion icon Chloë Sevigny has been impressing and fascinating all audiences. Her latest ventures? A role in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film After the Hunt and a position as an US ambassador for Miu Miu Beauty’s bold new fragrance, Miutine. The perfect opportunity to talk to her about her style influences, film projects, and beauty routine.
By Violaine Schütz.
Published on 31 October 2025. Updated on 3 November 2025.
Undisputed queen of independent cinema, the 50-year-old American actress has been stacking up exciting and demanding roles on both the big and small screens ever since she made her debut in the 1990s. Chloë Sevigny has always exuded a kind of grunge poetry and unique sensuality characterised by casualness and androgyny. As the ultimate symbol of adolescence and outsiders, she gave both a voice and look to those living in the shadows, on the margins, that resonate on a large scale.
Chloë Sevigny, underground muse of cinema
The prodigious actress and occasional director has starred in cult, offbeat and intense films, such as Kids (1995), Gummo (1997), Boys Don’t Cry (1999), American Psycho (2000), Dogville (2003), The Brown Bunny (2003), and Zodiac (2007).
From Jim Jarmusch to Lars von Trier
With her strange, magnetic beauty, Chloë Sevigny was discovered at the age 17 by a fashion editor in the streets of East Village, New York. She has that unique ability to captivate renowned directors, from Jim Jarmusch to Werner Herzog, Larry Clark, Harmony Korine, and Lars von Trier.
Still highly-demanded in Hollywood, especially by the sharpest filmmakers, the actress recently appeared in the film Bones and All, and in the season 2 of Feud released in 2024. Produced by Ryan Murphy and directed by Gus Van Sant, it is a symbol of counterculture, much like the actress herself.
Her standout performance in the Netflix series Monsters
Chloë Sevigny also delivered a memorable performance in the Netflix hit series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024), a grisly show narrating the case of two brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents. The American actress also portrayed an impeccably dressed, yet haunting character in the feature film Bonjour Tristesse (2025).
Besides, she will soon star in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film After the Hunt (2026), alongside Julia Roberts and Ayo Edebiri, as well as in the documentary John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office, in Magic Farm, in Atropia with Callum Turner, and in the series The Five-Star Weekend (2026) with Jennifer Garner and Regina Hall.
A avant-garde fashion icon
But beyond her acting skills, Chloë Sevigny is also an it-girl, a key figure of American underground culture, and one of the best-dressed women in the world. Somewhere between the fashion-savvy New Yorker who is a front-row regular at Fashion Weeks and the cool kid skating in a faded band tee, the actress has brought her personal, audacious blend of styles into pop culture. She oscillates between masculine and feminine, vintage and designer, bohemian flair and punk-rock details, with a sensual and iconoclastic ease.
An US ambassador of Miu Miu Beauty
Her offbeat, magnetic aesthetics hits the mark once again in Miu Miu Beauty’s latest campaign, shot by Petra Collins. The star is now the new US ambassador for the brand’s fragrance Miutine, thus joining tennis player Coco Gauff and model Paloma Elsesser. This new chapter only strengthens Chloë Sevigny’s long-standing connection with Miu Miu and gives us a new opportunity to catch up with the actress.
Interview with Chloë Sevigny, star of the film After the Hunt
Numéro: You star in the film After the Hunt, alongside Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield. What drew you to this project directed by Luca Guadagnino?
Chloë Sevigny: Well, this is my third time working with Luca Guadagnino. We did a series called We Are Who We Are in 2020, then Bones and All in 2022. I love working with him. I love the way of he works and I love him as a person. I like his creative strength, and just being around him. He has an amazing energy, and he is a very instinctive, emotional director, which is really stimulating and freeing. Luca doesn’t come in with a fixed idea of how he wants to shoot something. He arrives on set, we rehearse, he tests the waters, and then decides how to film it. Opportunities like that are rare.
Was there anything else that drew you to this project?
Yes, I was also excited to work with Julia Roberts who, when I was younger, was the biggest movie star in the world. I also think the conversations the film explores are important. It’s primarily a thriller, but it also dives into the intricacies of cancel culture. That topic hasn’t really been tackled on the big screen until now. I thought it was meaningful to be part of that conversation.
What other film or TV projects do you have coming up?
I’ve just finished shooting a series called The Five-Star Weekend, created by Bekah Brunstetter. It’s kind of a feel-good series featuring five women. It was the most fun I’ve had on a shoot in a long time, it was fantastic. Working with these women – Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, Gemma Chan, and D’Arcy Carden – was incredible. We had female directors, female producers. It was a wonderful experience. Tomorrow, I’m heading off to shoot an indie film upstate. So yes, I’m always busy. I’m a real workhorse. I love working, creating, collaborating, and taking chances. I’m making a lot of films, some work, some don’t. But I don’t want to just sit around waiting for projects to fall in my lap. I try to be proactive, to work, to develop interesting things, hoping that some of them find their audience.
“I still feel like a teenager at heart.” – Chloë Sevigny
You are a true fashion icon. We have never seen you badly dressed… What is your secret?
Oh my God! Are you sure? Thank you (laughs). Well, I think style is partly an innate thing. It’s something you’re born with. I also do a lot of shopping and curating. I really think about my clothes and what I buy. When I’m on the red carpet, I work with my friend Haley Wollens, who I’ve been collaborating with for 10 years. She’s really great at pushing me to wear things I might not think of, and to reach a level of elegance and glamour that I don’t really bring into my day-to-day life.
So you don’t like to put too much effort into your everyday outfits?
Actually, it’s like I’m five years old, running to school and heading to the playground. That’s hard for me. I still feel like a teenager at heart. But I think that when I go out or when I’m on the red carpet, I do try to bring that with me. It just takes a little effort.
Where do you draw your fashion inspirations from?
What has always inspired me are the kids I see on the street, people I know who work in fashion, and even people I see on Instagram. I can go from vintage photo accounts to contemporary ones. If you can curate well, you can find a goldmine of inspiration. For example, I follow an account that collects period costumes. I remember one photo that really stuck with me. It was a stunning shot of Isabelle Huppert with flowers in her hair.
“I try not to take myself too seriously.” – Chloë Sevigny
The contradiction, complexity and irreverence are at the heart of Miu Miu Beauty’s fragrance Miutine. As their new US ambassador, how do these concepts resonate with your career?
I think those are things I’ve always tried to pursue, both in my career and life. I’ve been drawn to directors who, I believe, want to challenge the status quo, especially when it comes to difficult topics, and who want to open up conversations around darker themes. So in a way, I’ve always experienced that in my acting career. I also try not to take myself too seriously. I think there’s a kind of playfulness in my personality, in how I relate to the press, in my day-to-day life, and when I’m around those who know me. That’s why I’ve always been associated with Miu Miu, I think.
How would you describe the fragrance Miutine by Miu Miu?
It’s fruity and sweet, but also irreverent and surprising. Perfume is always the final touch. It always makes me feel more alive. I wouldn’t say it’s an armour, but it’s something magnetic. It brings joy, inspiration, and sparks conversations. It’s captivating, and can add so much to life.
“I deeply respect Miuccia Prada both as an artist and businesswoman.” – Chloë Sevigny
What is your relationship with the brand Miu Miu?
I’ve walked several times on Miu Miu‘s catwalk and I appeared in one of the brand’s very first campaigns back in 1996. Miuccia Prada was very close to Ingrid Sischy, the editor-in-chief of Interview magazine. Ingrid suggested I be on the cover. She was in New York and knew I was making waves there. She and Miuccia were very close, and Miuccia really respected Ingrid’s taste and the people she celebrated. I deeply respect Miuccia Prada both as an artist and businesswoman. I’m deeply grateful for her support. Being celebrated by her is a real source of pride.
Are you proud to be part of that legacy?
I feel very lucky that Miu Miu supports me and that the house continues to celebrate actresses, especially irreverent ones, in its campaigns. I also participated in another campaign directed by Mert and Marcus, and directed a female-centred narrative for Miu Miu Women’s Tales. And now, I’m the US ambassador for Miutine. I feel like this relationship and dialogue have been going on for thirty years…
How important are beauty, makeup, and fragrance in your personal life?
I feel like I wear makeup every day. I really like using a tinted sunscreen and a bit of blush. I also have very fair lashes, so without makeup, they’re barely visible. It’s almost like drawing charcoal hoops around your eyes in the desert. I used to think I couldn’t really see until I put it on. It’s part of my daily routine, part of who I am. I was recently shooting in Nantucket, and I didn’t have with me the soaps or creams I usually use. I thought, “You know what? I’m going to go out and find some beautiful products.” It completely changed my experience of being away from home, just having lovely things to put on my skin while traveling. It brought me so much joy every day!
Why is that?
I thought, “This is actually surprising. Maybe it’s something we take for granted because we have it at home.” But on the road, having beautiful products to cleanse and moisturize my skin every day is really important. It’s such a key part of my self-care routine. I think I was surprised because I would always made do with whatever was available. So I told myself I was going to start making an effort to have products that smell good and make me feel good, and to invest in them, because they bring me so much joy.
The film After the Hunt by Luca Guadagnino does not have a release date yet.
