Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3rd, 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in films such as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). 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 raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He was employed as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name since it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff stayed in Canada for a time of one year, before her family traveled extensively due to her father's job. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. The father of Klementieff died from cancer when she was 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and could not care for children which is why Klementieff was raised by her aunt and uncle who were paternal. Her uncle, who she described as "like [her] father" passed away at the age of 18 years old. Her brother, who was older who committed suicide seven years later, was her aunt. Klementieff was a student at law school for a short time following the death of her uncle in order to please her aunt, however she did not find the academic path attractive. She was also an waitress in France and a salesperson. In the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris she started acting when she was 19. A few months into her education, she won the competition for theater, which gave the opportunity to take classes for free for two years at the school's most prestigious teachers. Klementieff was the stepdaughter of Catherine Deneuve in Apres lui (2006), her first ever professional acting role. Three days were spent on filming her scenes. One scene saw Klementieff pushing a person down a set of stairs, but she fell. Gael Morel saved that footage for the final film. Loup (2009) was her debut film with a leading role. It's a French film about a group of Siberian mountain reindeer herders. Klementieff filmed for hours at a camp that was far from the closest village. The temperature plummeted to below zero while filming.