Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3, 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to an Korean mother and a French-Russian father who was working as a consul there for the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Her parents chose the name "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff lived for a year in Canada prior to moving her family frequently due to her father's job. Prior to moving to France, they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father died of cancer when she was just 5 and her mother was suffering from schizophrenia and was unable to care for children, so Klementieff was cared for by her aunt and uncle who were paternal. Her uncle, who she described as "like her father", died at the age of 18 and her brother, who was older, was killed just seven years after, but this time on her 25th birthday. Klementieff had the opportunity to pursue law school after the passing of her uncle, but she was not able to find this career path appealing. In France she was employed as a waitresse and salesperson. She began acting at age 19 at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris. In the early stages of her education, she won an award for theater that granted her free classes for two years at the school's most prestigious teachers. Klementieff was the first person to perform professionally in the independent French film Apres lui (2007). She played the step-daughter of the protagonist, Catherine Deneuve. Three days were spent filming her scenes. In one scene, Klementieff was supposed to push someone down a flight of stairs but she fell her way down the stairs, as did director Gael Morel recorded that scene in the film. Her first leading role was in Loup (2009) the French film about a tribe of reindeer herders located in the Siberian mountains. The filming took place in a camping area, which was hours away from the nearest village where temperatures dropped below zero