» She’s named after the song “Roxanne” by The Police.

» While French, Roxane also has Algerian, Spanish, and Italian heritage. She is the first generation in her family to be born in Metropolitan France.

» She loves cats. She has one of her own named Nounouche, and one of her favorite handbags is one by Miu Miu with cat print.

» Roxane likes to study languages. In addition to French, she speaks fluent English and some Spanish. When she was young, she wanted to become an English teacher.

» She is writing a book with her mother, author Françoise Mesquida, about their relationship, called “Memory of a Fetus.”

» One of her favorite painters is Edvard Munch.

» Roxane always wears high heels: she feels drained of energy without them.

» Some of her favorite current actors are Scarlett Johansson and Romain Duris.

» Her favorite author is Amélie Nothomb.

» Her favorite museum is the Beaubourg.

» Unlike many young actresses today, she dresses herself and doesn’t have a stylist.

» One of her favorite TV series is “The Tudors.”

“I couldn’t tolerate becoming economically dependent on cinema. Rather than make a commercial film that I don’t like, I’d work as a babysitter.”

“I don’t think you go on a film set to make friends. It’s not a vacation, it’s art and work.”

“I chose the 11th arrondissement [to live in Paris], between Bastille and Belleville, because it has an atmosphere of real life and real people that I like a lot.”

“I like cooking for friends: lasagna, salad and a chocolate dessert.”

“I follow fashion on my own personal conditions: I have to like the clothes, but also the people who make them.”

“Going to a fashion show is like going to a modern art exhibition. Designers are inspired by what’s going on in the world and that’s very interesting.”

“If it doesn’t fit me, it doesn’t fit me. I’m not going to wear it because it’s in fashion.”

“I always wear heels when I go to events or meet people. I’m very shy and they make me feel more confident and stronger.”

“It’s important to take risks. It’s like jumping into cold water, it’s scary because you don’t know what’s going to happen, but you do it and you’re happy you did.”

“It’s nice to look sexy. Too sexy? That’s not possible.”