Early life Treil had several health issues starting with a
therapeutic abortion that specifies following this intervention had never giving birth to a child, she developed a
brain tumor at the age of 10 and also had
neurosurgery at the age of 26, but survived after an extended period of hospitalization.
Modelling career In 1984, she moved to
Paris to pursue a modelling career at the age of 16 and started becoming a successful
fashion model, her career was managed by several modelling agencies include Prestige, American Model Management, Premier and Madison Models. Treil appeared in a number of advertising campaigns such as
Mexx,
Revlon,
Naf Naf,
Capucci,
Jean Paul Gaultier and
Calvin Klein, as well as the magazine covers including
Glamour,
Cosmopolitan,
Globe and
Madame Figaro. In 1988, Treil was inducted for a
Revlon spokesmodel were fronted by two American models
Kara Young and
Christy Turlington. She modeled for
Balmain and filed a
sexual harassment complaint against the president of the company in 1997. On 17 June 2019, she visited at the
Galerie Vivienne under the stylist Nathalie Garçon, initiator of the association organized a fashion show in order to improve the visibility and outlook on women over fifty. On 22 January 2020, Treil walked the runway during the
Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture fashion show for 'Spring/Summer 2020' collection, as part of
Paris Fashion Week at
Théâtre du Châtelet in the
city's first arrondissement.
Acting career In 1985, Treil appeared in three music videos (
Slave to Love, ''
Don't Stop the Dance and Windswept) to promote singles by singer Bryan Ferry from the English art rock band Roxy Music which were highly successful for the chart-topping Boys and Girls'' album. By the same year, Treil appeared in a television commercial for
Vittel mineral water brand, and in the following year, she also appeared in the advertising campaign for
Mexx clothing range. In 1989, she appeared in her first major role for
Georges Wilson's
La Vouivre (also known as
The Damned Woman in the Lake), playing the naked mythical creature in a film based on
Marcel Aymé's 1943
speculative fiction novel of the same name, which also starred
Lambert Wilson,
Jean Carmet,
Suzanne Flon,
Jacques Dufilho and
Macha Méril. During the early 1990s, Treil followed her two consecutive screen appearances in both
French and
Canadian cinema, such as 1991's
Jesuit Joe and 1993's
Entangled featuring
Roy Dupuis,
Judd Nelson and
Pierce Brosnan. In 2003, Treil made her fourth and final screen appearance for Frédéric Brival's
Le Veilleur, with
Antoine Basler and
Jackie Berroyer. Treil had several
French television appearances throughout over the years, when she first appeared in
Antenne 2's
Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches on 11 February 1989 was interviewed by
Thierry Ardisson, as well as her second appearance in the special
HIV/AIDS edition of
Que le meilleur gagne on 24 April 1993, and her third appearance was
TF1's
Qui veut gagner des millions ? (the French version of
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) on 6 July 2002, along with
Jean-Pierre Foucault is the main host of the show.
Personal life On 6 January 2004, she became vice president of the EVA Association which aims to assist people recovering from debilitating illness through experiences in
adventurous sports, and Treil was also an avid
skydiver. On 3 October 2005, Treil was invited to
Jean-Roch's birthday party at the
Paris' VIP Room, along with various guests including
Adriana Sklenaříková-Karembeu,
Astrid Veillon,
Lorànt Deutsch,
Frédéric Beigbeder,
Didier Drogba,
Pascal Obispo and
Grace Jones. On 18 June 2007, Treil attended the
Jean-Daniel Lorieux's paintings exhibition cocktail at the
Salons Jacques Dessange, that included
Sarah Marshall,
Nora Arnezeder,
Florence Darel,
Alessandra Martines,
Liane Foly,
Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr and
Yves Rénier. That same year (on 2 October), she enlisted in a post-show party held at the exclusive
Champs-Élysées establishment as joined by
Trudie Styler, as well as
The Police frontman
Sting with his band mates
Stewart Copeland and
Andy Summers were honoured by
Christine Albanel as chevaliers of the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. On 14 March 2013, Treil visited 'The Door Club' opening a cocktail and art exhibition preview with Patrick Skatcha, Delphine de Causans and Josy Foichat. On 13 November 2015, she attended at the second annual film and music festival in the seaside resort of
La Baule-Escoublac, which was chaired by
Christophe Barratier and Sam Bobino, with the festival paying a tribute to the composer
Michel Legrand. ==Filmography==