Antonia Desplat

Written and reviewed by Emma Carter Updated August 25, 2026 Fact checked August 25, 2026

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Alexandre Desplat (father)

Alexandre Desplat father Antonia Desplat

Date of birth: August 23, 1961

Antonia’s father, Alexandre Desplat, is a famous composer and orchestrator, an Academy Award holder. The actress loves her father deeply and is very proud of him. At the same time, she told in some interviews about the star status of her father, which made some pressure on her. She told in an interview that she “ran away from her parents’ legacy” and started struggling on her own.

Antonia’s father comes from an international family. His mother was Greek, while his father was French. Both met in California, while they were getting an education there. After graduation, both went to Paris, France. There Alexander and his two sisters, Marie-Christine and Rosalinda.

Since his earliest years, he was very interested in music and listened to the great works written by composers from various countries. No wonder he chose music as a career. He played the piano, trumpet, and mostly flute. At first, he became a professional flutist and then started composing music.

During the years of his super successful career, Alexander collaborated with many cult filmmakers, both French and American, like David Yates, Kathryn Bigelow, Ben Affleck, and many others. Alexander wrote music for super popular movies and animation films, such as “Godzilla”, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, both parts, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and many others.

Alexander’s talent is proved not just by the huge amount of his fans, but also by 2 academy awards. Besides them, he had 11 Oscar nominations and a string of other prestigious awards, including Golden Globe and BAFTA.

Antonia told that her father was struggling a lot to get such wonderful career achievements. She is also ready to work hard on the way to Olympus.

Dominique Lemonnier (mother)

Dominique Lemonnier mother Antonia Desplat

Date of birth: January 1, 1970

Karla’s actress comes from a very creative family. Her mother, Dominique Lemonnier, also known as Solrey, was a popular and well-trained violinist before her retirement in 2015.

Dominique studied violin play and music theory at a Franco-Belgian school. Her talent soon was noticed by the stellar musician Henri Temiank, who invited Lemonnier to the USA.

For many years Antonia’s mother performed on various stages all over the world as an orchestra player and a chamber musician. She met her future husband (and Antonia’s father) in 1986 when both were working as musicians on their first feature film. They are inseparable since then not just as life partners, but also as colleagues. She became her husband’s artistic director and favorite violinist.

Lemonnier passed through a complicated brain surgery in 2010, which influenced the mobility of her left arm. It took her several years to restore her health and continue playing the violin again. Nevertheless, in 2015 she quit that career and focused her mind on videographing and making music for films.

Antonia shares a close bond with her mother.

Ninon Desplat (older sister)

Antonia Desplat sister Ninon Desplat

Date of birth: July 16, 1991

Antonia has an older sister, named Ninon. Like her famous parents, she is busy with music production. Ninon got great music education. She was trained as a musician since her earliest years. Ninon played the piano in her childhood and then got a diploma from the Conservatoire in Paris. She also studied cinema making in la Sorbonne. She worked as a filmmaker and music producer in France for several years and then moved to New York to develop her creative skills and get some extra experience. In New York, she works as a second camera assistant and photographer.

Antonia and Nino share warm and very close relationships typical for siblings. Ninon is active on social media, where she characterizes herself as a “communicative and well-efficient person”.