# Ludmilla Makowski
**Ludmilla Makowski** is a French actress, director, and singer born in 1998, best known for playing the young Claire in the Netflix series *Lupin* (2021–2023) and her first lead role as the malevolent title character in the British miniseries *Au Pair* (2025).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12216990/) • [2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D923323.html) • [3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, France[4](https://tv-programme.com/ludmilla-makowski-people-p6376d15a9750f) |
| Breakthrough role | Young Claire in *Lupin* (Netflix), a character played as an adult by Ludivine Sagnier; she appeared in seasons 1 to 3[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D923323.html) |
| First lead role | Sandrine, a French au pair with a hidden agenda, in the four-part British miniseries *Au Pair* (Ciné+ OCS, 2025), with David Suchet[3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678) |
| Other television | *Les Particules élémentaires* (2021), *Les Siffleurs* (2023), *Bardot* (2023), *Anthracite* (2024), *Culte 2Be3* (2025)[5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-923323/filmographie/) |
| Training | Theater classes from age 8; Cours Florent musical comedy section (2016–2018) and Classe Libre (2021)[6](https://time-art.com/talent/ludmilla_makowski.htm) |
| Music | Participated in season 12 of *The Voice* (2023); released the singles "888" and "Karma" (2023) and "Numb Enough" from *Culte (2Be3)* (2025)[3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678) • [7](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ludmilla-makowski/1685804735) |
| Languages | English (bilingual), Spanish (fluent)[6](https://time-art.com/talent/ludmilla_makowski.htm) |
## Training and early stage work
Makowski began theater classes at age 8, in after-school neighborhood courses, and continued until she was 16; she then paused acting to finish school before entering the Cours Florent in Paris, where she chose the musical comedy section.[6](https://time-art.com/talent/ludmilla_makowski.htm) • [8](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/) She has described the household arrangement as simple: she would finish the baccalauréat first, then do what she wanted.[8](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/) She joined the Cours Florent's free class (classe libre) in 2021, the same year she made her screen debut.[6](https://time-art.com/talent/ludmilla_makowski.htm)
She has remained active on stage. From 2021 to 2024 she performed in *La Dissection d'une chute de neige* by [Sara Stridsberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/sara-stridsberg), directed by Christophe Rauck, at the Théâtre des Amandiers, playing the role of Belle.[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D923323.html) • [6](https://time-art.com/talent/ludmilla_makowski.htm)
## Screen career
Breakthrough in Lupin. Her visibility rose with *Lupin*, the Netflix series starring [Omar Sy](https://www.edgepedia.org/omar-sy), in which she played the young Claire, a role carried by [Ludivine Sagnier](https://www.edgepedia.org/ludivine-sagnier) in the adult timeline. She appeared in the first season (2021), the second (2021), and the third (2023).[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D923323.html) • [3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678) In 2022 she was selected as a Talent Adami and climbed the steps of the 75th Cannes Film Festival for *Mouton Noir*, a short thriller by Deborah François.[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D923323.html)
Television followed in quick succession. She played Annabelle, aged 17, in *Les Particules élémentaires* (2021), Lila Rivière in the Nathalie Marchak miniseries *Les Siffleurs* (2023), Stéphane Audran in the Bardot biographical series (2023), and Emma Marçais in two episodes of the Netflix miniseries *[Anthracite](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthracite-tv-series)* (2024).[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D923323.html) • [5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-923323/filmographie/)
First lead role. In *Au Pair*, a British four-part psychological thriller broadcast on Ciné+ OCS, Makowski played Sandrine, a young Frenchwoman hired by an English family who sets out to destroy the life of the mother, played as a variation on the malevolent-nanny myth the source review compared to *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (1992).[3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678) She got the role after a single tape audition, a month before being cast, and has said the international approach came from the reach of *Lupin*, which had drawn contact from an English agent.[3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678)
In 2025 she also played Ellie, the singer and girlfriend of Frank Delay's character, in *Culte 2Be3*, the second installment of the Prime Video franchise about the 1990s French boy band 2Be3, released in October 2025.[3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678) • [8](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/) She recorded a studio track for the series, "Numb Enough", released as a single.[8](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/) • [7](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ludmilla-makowski/1685804735)
Her first appearance in a major international film is *The Billion Dollar Spy*, a Cold War thriller directed by Amma Asante and starring [Russell Crowe](https://www.edgepedia.org/russell-crowe), in which Makowski plays a KGB agent; the film was slated for release in 2026.[8](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/)
## Directing and writing
Makowski wrote and directed the short film *Où les marguerites poussent* (2023), listed among her works by IMDb and her agency.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12216990/) • [6](https://time-art.com/talent/ludmilla_makowski.htm) She has said making it changed her relationship with rejection as an actress, because this time she was the one running the castings.[8](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/)
## Music
Music developed as a second track alongside acting. She has said she began with covers posted on Instagram between auditions, then started writing her own material; she participated in season 12 of *The Voice* on TF1 in 2023.[3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678) • [8](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/) Two singles, "888" and "Karma", appeared in 2023, followed by "Numb Enough" from *Culte (2Be3)* in 2025.[7](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ludmilla-makowski/1685804735) She is the goddaughter of Francine Chantereau, one of the Fléchettes, the four choristers who accompanied [Claude François](https://www.edgepedia.org/claude-francois).[3](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678)
## References
1. [Ludmilla Makowski, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12216990/)
2. [Ludmilla Makowski, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D923323.html)
3. [Séries : Ludmilla Makowski fait des vagues dans «Au pair», Le Journal du Dimanche](https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/series-ludmilla-makowski-fait-des-vagues-dans-au-pair-161678)
4. [Ludmilla Makowski biographie, TV Programme](https://tv-programme.com/ludmilla-makowski-people-p6376d15a9750f)
5. [Ludmilla Makowski : Filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-923323/filmographie/)
6. [Ludmilla Makowski, Time Art agency](https://time-art.com/talent/ludmilla_makowski.htm)
7. [LUDMILLA MAKOWSKI, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ludmilla-makowski/1685804735)
8. [Ludmilla Makowski : «Brûler d'intensité», Technikart](https://www.technikart.com/ludmilla-makowski-bruler-dintensite/)
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