Michèle Laroque

Michèle Laroque
Michèle Laroque at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
Born	(1960-06-15) 15 June 1960 Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Actress, comedian, producer, screenwriter
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Partner(s)	François Baroin (2008–present)

Michèle Laroque (born June 15, 1960) is a French actress, comedian, humorist, producer and screenwriter.

Early life

Michèle Laroque was born in Nice in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is the daughter of Romanian dancer and violinist Doina Trandabur. Her father is French doctor Claude Laroque, who met Doina a year earlier during a tour. Michèle is also the niece of Pierre Laroque, the creator of Social Security in France. She studied economics and English, taking comedy classes at the same time in Antibes and then moving to the United States on a campus in Austin, Texas. In 1979, along with her best friend, she was victim of a car accident that resulted two years of hospitalisation, a long convalescence and several months of reeducation. Following an extended coma and associated psychological trauma, she made the decision to become a comedian.

Career

She made her television début in 1988 in the humorous programme La Classe hosted by Fabrice every evening on FR3, where she met Pierre Palmade, Muriel Robin and Jean-Marie Bigard.

In 1989, she had her first role in the film Suivez cet avion and later had small roles in Le Mari de la coiffeuse (1990) by Patrice Leconte and Une époque formidable... (1991) by Gérard Jugnot and also starring him in the main role. She was nominated for the César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in La Crise (1992) and Pédale douce (1996).

She joined Les Enfoirés and is a member for the special tours and spectacles for Les Restos du Cœur. She is also the spokesperson for the association Enfance et Partage.

In 2002, she was the voice of Captain Amelia in the French version of animated film Treasure Planet. In 2007, she appeared in an advertisement for the game Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! on Nintendo DS.

Personal life

Michèle Laroque was married to theatre director Dominique Deschamps for a brief period and later divorced.^[1] She has a daughter named Oriane (born July 12, 1995), who acted alongside her mother in the film Comme t'y es belle !.

Since 2008, she is in a relationship with politician François Baroin.^[2] Her tax exile in the USA ended in 2010, her partner becoming at that time the Budget Minister of France.^[3]

Michèle Laroque is 5' 7.5" (1.71 m) tall. She is a gay rights activist.

Filmography

Box-office

Movies starring Michèle Laroque with more than a million of entries in France.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michèle Laroque.

• Michèle Laroque at the Internet Movie Database