Michèle Laroque
| Michèle Laroque | |
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 Michèle Laroque at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born |
15 June 1960 Nice, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Website | |
| michelelaroque.com | |
Michèle Laroque (born 15 June 1960) is a French actress, comedian and humorist, who has appeared in almost 60 film and television productions since 1988.
She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was nominated for the César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in La crise (1992) and Pédale douce (1996).
Michèle is 1.71 m tall, she began her career in 1987 at the age of 27.[1][2] She is a daughter of Romanian dancer Doina Trandabur,[3] who defected to Great Britain in 1958.[4] Her father is Claude Laroque, who met Doina a year earlier during a tour.[5] This made Michèle the niece of Pierre Laroque, the creator of Social Security in France. She survived a long coma after a car accident at the age of 18, and then made the decision of becoming an actress.
Michèle was married to theater director Dominique Deschamps for a brief period (daughter Oriane). She's a gay rights activist.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Hairdresser's Husband | The mother of the adopting Child | Patrice Leconte | |
| 1991 | Une époque formidable... | The Bounty Hunter | Gérard Jugnot | |
| 1992 | La Crise | Martine | Coline Serreau | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Louis, the Child King | Duchesse de Longueville | Roger Planchon | ||
| Max et Jérémie | Suzanne | Claire Devers | ||
| Tango | Hélène Baraduc | Patrice Leconte | ||
| 1993 | Chacun pour toi | Fernande | Jean-Michel Ribes | |
| Personne ne m'aime | Marie-Christine (Cricri) | Marion Vernoux | ||
| 1994 | Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Isabelle | Claude Sautet | |
| 1995 | Les Aveux de l'innocent | The Judge | Jean-Pierre Améris | |
| Le Fabuleux Destin de madame Petlet | Marcie | Camille de Casabianca | ||
| Pédale douce | Marie Hagutte | Gabriel Aghion | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1996 | Fallait pas !... | Constance | Gérard Jugnot | |
| Passage à l'acte | Florence | Francis Girod | ||
| Le Plus Beau Métier du monde | Hélène Monier | Gérard Lauzier | ||
| 1997 | Ma vie en rose | Hanna Fabre | Alain Berliner | |
| 1998 | Serial Lover | Claire Doste | James Huth | |
| 1999 | Épouse-moi | Oriane Roche | Harriet Marin | |
| 2001 | The Closet | Mademoiselle Bertrand | Francis Veber | |
| [[J'ai faim !!!]] | Arlette | Florence Quentin | ||
| 2003 | Malabar Princess | Valentine | Gilles Legrand | |
| 2004 | Pédale dure | Marie Hagutte | Gabriel Aghion | |
| 2005 | L'Anniversaire | Élisabeth | Diane Kurys | |
| Comme t'y es belle ! | Isa | Lisa Azuelos | ||
| 2006 | La Maison du bonheur | Anne Boulin | Dany Boon | |
| Petits Secrets et gros mensonges | Isabelle Delambre | Laurence Katrian | ||
| 2008 | Enfin veuve | Anne-Marie Gratigny | Isabelle Mergault | |
| 2009 | Oscar et la Dame rose | Rose | Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt | |
| 2011 | Monsieur Papa | Marie Vallois | Kad Merad | |
References
- ↑ Petitallot quotes B.C., Cadran No. 40, April 1997
- ↑ http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Laroque,_Michele
- ↑ http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/freepress19590515.2.69.aspx
- ↑ http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/freepress19590515.2.69.aspx
- ↑ http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Laroque,_Michele
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488477/bio
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