Valérie Lemercier

Valérie Lemercier

Born	9 March 1964 (1964-03-09) (age 48) Dieppe, France
Years active	1988–present

Valérie Lemercier (born 9 March 1964 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime) is a French actress, scriptwriter, director and singer.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
- 2.1 Television
3 Theatre
4 Discography
5 Awards
6 References
7 External links

Biography

Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, she grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conservatoire - a dance, music and drama school. Lemercier made her screen debut in 1988, in the television series Palace. Lemercier has won two César Awards for her supporting roles in Les Visiteurs (1994) and Fauteuils d'orchestre (2007), and hosted the award ceremony in 2006 and 2007.

She released her first music album, Valérie Lemercier chante, in 1996, and has subsequently recorded three singles with other singers.

Filmography

Milou en mai (1990)
Après après-demain (1990)
L'Opération Corned-Beef (1991)
Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992)
Sexes faibles! (1992)
Les Visiteurs (1993)^[1]
La Cité de la peur (1994)
Casque bleu (1994)
Sabrina (1995)
Quadrille (1997)
Le Derrière (1999)
Tarzan (1999)
Vendredi soir (2002)^[2]
RRRrrrr!!! (2004)
Narco (2004)
Palais Royal! (2005)^[3]
Fauteuils d'orchestre (2006)^[4]
Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
Le Héros de la famille (2006)
L'Invité (2007)
Musée haut, musée bas (2008)
Agathe Cléry (2008)
Le Petit Nicolas (2009)

Television

Palace (1988)
Samedi soir en direct (1 episode, 2003)

Theatre

Valérie Lemercier au Splendid, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989)
Un fil à la patte, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989)
Valérie Lemercier au Théâtre de Paris (1995–1996)
Folies Bergère (2000)
Valérie Lemercier au Le Palace (Paris) (2008)

Discography

Valérie Lemercier chante (1996)
J'ai un mari - duet with Pascale Borel (2006)
Pourquoi tu t'en vas? - duet with Christophe Willem (2007)
Peter and the Wolf (Narrator) (2007)
Le Coup de soleil - duet with Vincent Delerm (2007)

Awards

César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Les Visiteurs (1994)
César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Fauteuils d'orchestre (2007)

References

^ Stephen Holden (1996-07-12). "Time Travelers With Bad Breath and Worse Manners". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E3D71139F931A25754C0A960958260. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ Karen Durbin (2003-06-29). "Quietly Celebrating A One-Night Stand". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E3D6123BF93AA15755C0A9659C8B63&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ Stephen Holden (2006-03-10). "A Dose of French Film, Civil and Sane". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E7D61231F933A25750C0A9609C8B63. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ Manhola Dargis (2007-02-16). "A Collision of Role Players on the Busy Avenue of Life". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/02/16/movies/16aven.html. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

External links

Valérie Lemercier at the Internet Movie Database
Valérie Lemercier at AlloCiné (French)

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Name	Lemercier, Valerie
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Date of birth	1964-03-09
Place of birth	Dieppe, France
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