Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She portrays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the daughter of the Korean mother, and her father was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her great-grandfather. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff spent one year in Canada before her family moved frequently because of her father's work. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her paternal uncle and aunt. Her uncle, who she described as "like [her] father" died when she was age 18. Her older brother who committed suicide seven years later, was her aunt. After the death of her uncle Klementieff attended law school briefly to please her aunt. However, she didn't think the path was appealing. Also, she worked as a waitress in France as well as a salesperson. At the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris, she began acting when she was 19. After finishing her studies and gaining an audition in theater that gave her two years of tuition free with some of the best teachers at the school. Klementieff was the stepdaughter of Catherine Deneuve in Apres lui (2006) the film that was her first professional acting gig. The filming took place over three days to capture her scenes. In one scene, Klementieff was to be pushed down a flight of stairs but she fell her way down the stairs, and director Gael Morel used that scene in the final film. Her debut lead role came in Loup (2009) A French film about a tribe of reindeer herders who live in the Siberian mountains. The filming took place in a tent, a long way away from the nearest village where temperatures dropped to below freezing.