Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff was born May 3rd, 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She plays the character 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 the child of two parents: a Korean mother, as well as her father was French-Russian. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was an American citizen for a year. Her family had traveled extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France she resided in Japan. Her father, who passed away from cancer at age 5, 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, whom she described as "like [her] father", died at 18 years old. Her brother, who was older, who committed suicide seven years later, was also her aunt. Klementieff was able to attend law school following the passing of her uncle, however she didn't find this job path appealing. She also worked as salesperson and waitress in France. At the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris she started her acting career at the age of 19. Within a couple of months of her studies, she won a theater competition that awarded the opportunity to take classes for free for two years with the school's best teachers. Klementieff was first to act professionally in the independent French film Apres lui (2007). She played the stepdaughter for the protagonist, Catherine Deneuve. Three days were spent on filming her scenes. One scene had Klementieff pushing someone down the set steps, and she fell. Gael Morel saved that scene for the final film. Loup (2009) is an French film about the Siberian reindeer herders, was her first major role. The film was shot in an isolated camp, which was a few hours from the closest village. The camp was where temperatures dropped to zero.