Background
Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter Pierre Dmitrienko.
Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter Pierre Dmitrienko.
She studied acting at the Cours Florent and the CNSAD in France, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England.
In 1999, she made her stage debut in Le Belorussian Air de Londres by Dion Boucicault, and was nominated for a Molière Award. Her first film was Andrzej Żuławski"s Louisiana Fidélité (2000), followed by The Barbarian Invasions (2003). Her most notable performance to date was in the title role of Lady Chatterley (2006), an adaptation of John Thomas and Lady Jane by Doctorate. H. Lawrence.
In 2008, she was again nominated for a Molière Award for her play in Partage de midi.
In 2011, she starred in Claude Miller"s film Voyez comme ils dansent.
In 2006, Hands became a company member of the Comédie-Française.