Céline Cousteau
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Born | Céline S. Cousteau June 6, 1972 [1] Los Angeles County, California, USA |
Residence | Provence, France[2] |
Alma mater | Skidmore College School for International Training |
Occupation | Filmmaker and explorer |
Spouse(s) | Çapkin van Alphen[3] |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Jean-Michel Cousteau |
Relatives | Fabien Cousteau (brother) Jacques Cousteau (grandfather) |
Céline S. Cousteau (born June 6, 1972) is a French-American explorer, filmmaker, and diver.[4] She is the daughter of the ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, the granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau, the French explorer, and her brother is Fabien Cousteau.[5]
Cousteau is the founder and executive director of CauseCentric Productions,[6] a non-profit organization that aims to help other organizations communicate their message through film. She has also worked as field producer, on-camera presenter, and photographer on numerous TV documentaries, including PBS's Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, CBS's Shark: Mind of a Demon, and the Discovery Channel's Mysteries of the Shark Coast. She also co-hosted a 12-part documentary series produced by the Chilean-based NuevoEspacio Producciones, called Oceano: Chile Frente al Mar.
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Early life
Cousteau was born in California to Jean-Michel Cousteau and Anne Marie Cousteau.[7] She grew up in France and in the United States. Her family moved from France to North Carolina and Virginia during her early teens.[3] She attended Norfolk Academy in Virginia[8][9] and graduated from Skidmore College in 1994, where she majored in psychology and minored in studio art.[7][10] She received her master's degree in international and intercultural training from the School for International Training.[7]
Career
Cousteau has worked as field producer, on-camera presenter and photographer on numerous television documentaries. Notable works include: PBS' successful television series "Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures",[11] CBS's "Mind of a Demon",[12] and Discovery Channel's "Mysteries of the Shark Coast".[13] She co-hosted a 12-part documentary series produced by the Chilean based NuevoEspacio Producciones, called "Oceano: Chile Frente al Mar",[14] during which she explored both diving under water and trekking on land from Antarctica to northern Chile and westward to Easter Island.
Cousteau created "Ocean Inspiration"[15] in 2011 in tribute to her grandfather's 100th anniversary as a platform to celebrate and recognize ocean advocacy in all forms, from science to art, dance to filmmaking.
Cousteau is a member of the Council on Oceans for the Global Agenda of the World Economic Forum.[16] Recommendations from this council serve to guide conversations at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Special Ambassador for La Prairie[17] and Sustainability Partner for Contiki Holidays.[18]
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- Living people
- French explorers
- Cousteau family
- American people of French descent
- Skidmore College alumni
- American explorers
- People from Los Angeles County, California
- 1972 births
- SIT Graduate Institute alumni
- American documentary filmmakers
- People from Provence
- American environmentalists
- French environmentalists
- French documentary filmmakers
- Female explorers
- 21st-century explorers
- People from Norfolk, Virginia