Career Īt the age of 5, Eva became her mother's favorite photo model. She was in and out of various foster homes until an older boyfriend of hers took custody of her at the age of 16.

įrom the age of 13 Ionesco became a regular club-goer at Le Palace along with Christian Louboutin and Edwige Belmore and also developed a drug habit. In 1977 her mother lost custody of her and Ionesco lived for a time with the parents of footwear designer Christian Louboutin who had already left home.

Her parents separated when she was 3 at which point Ionesco became estranged from her father. Prior to Ionesco's birth, her mother had worked as a contortionist as she had come from a family of circus performers on her maternal side. Ionesco was born to photographer Irina Ionesco, a Frenchwoman of Romanian descent, who had a relationship with a Hungarian man who worked in the military. She is the daughter of photographer Irina Ionesco and came to international prominence as a child model after being featured in her mother's works. Eva Ionesco (born 18 July 1965) is a French actress and filmmaker.