Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3rd, 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in films like Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She plays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was working in the city as a consul for the French government. Her grandfather was painter Eugene Klementieff. Her parents chose the name "Pom" because it's identical in pronunciation to Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff was a resident of Canada before her family moved throughout the world because of her father's work. They resided in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father, who died in the age of five from cancer, was her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia and was unable to care for her children. Klementieff was raised with her aunt and paternal uncle. Her uncle, who she described as "like her father" was killed when she turned 18 and her brother who was older committed suicide just seven years after, this occasion being her birthday. Klementieff was a student at law school for a short time following the death of her uncle to appease her aunt but did not find the career path appealing. In France, she worked as a waitresse and salesperson. In the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris the actress began her journey into acting when she was 19. After a few months of studies, she won an acting competition which awarded her free tuition for two years with the school's top teachers. Klementieff's first professional acting job was the French independent film Apres lui (2007), portraying the stepdaughter of the lead character, who was played by Catherine Deneuve. Filming the scenes required three days. The plan was for Klementieff to push another person down a set staircase and then fall down. Gael Mostl kept the shots in the final film. Loup (2009) was her debut film with a leading role. It's an French movie that tells the story of a tribe of Siberian mountain reindeer herders. Klementieff was filming at the camp that was located hours away from the closest village. It was there that temperatures dropped to zero.