Go Behind the Scenes of The Serpent Queen with Ludivine Sagnier

“I’ve never played a real villain,” Ludivine Sagnier says, “and that’s what attracted me to Diane so much.” The award-winning French actress is talking about Diane de Poitiers, the infamous mistress to King Henry II, whom she portrays in the new Starz series The Serpent Queen. “I was playing a thug in a princess’s clothing, and I loved that.” True, her de Poitiers is a foil to Catherine de Mecidi (played by both Liv Hill and Samantha Morton), but the appeal of taking on the part is greater than that. “I was really attracted to the opportunity to depict this… Read Full Article