Valérie Lemercier
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Valérie Lemercier | |
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 Lemercier in 2017 | |
| Born | 9 March 1964 Dieppe, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, screenwriter, singer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Valérie Lemercier (French pronunciation: [valeʁi ləmɛʁsje]; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, Lemercier grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conservatoire - a dance, music and drama school. Lemercier made her screen debut in 1988,[1] in the television series Palace. Lemercier has won two César Awards for her supporting roles in Les Visiteurs (1993) and Fauteuils d'orchestre (2007), and hosted the award ceremony in 2006 and 2007. She has subsequently become a successful director.[2]
Lemercier released her first music album, Valérie Lemercier chante, in 1996, and has subsequently recorded three singles with other singers.[3]
Filmography[edit]
As actress[edit]
As director/writer[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1997 | Quadrille | |
| 1999 | Le derrière | |
| 2005 | Palais royal! | |
| 2013 | The Ultimate Accessory | |
| 2017 | Marie-Francine | |
| 2021 | Aline |
Theatre[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Valérie Lemercier chante (1996)
- Comme beaucoup de messieurs - duet with The Divine Comedy (band) (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)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jacques Lafitte; Stephen Taylor (1999). Qui est qui en France. J. Lafitte. p. 1108..
- ^ "VIDÉO – César 2010 : l'anecdote du jour : quand Valérie Lemercier se prend pour Rabbi Jacob". premiere.fr. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2021..
- ^ "VIDÉO – César 2010 : l'anecdote du jour : quand Valérie Lemercier se prend pour Rabbi Jacob". premiere.fr. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2021..
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valérie Lemercier.
- Valérie Lemercier at IMDb
- Valérie Lemercier at AlloCiné (in French)
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Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Dieppe, Seine-Maritime
- Actresses from Normandy
- French film actresses
- French stage actresses
- French television actresses
- Best Actress César Award winners
- Best Supporting Actress César Award winners
- French women singers
- 20th-century French actresses
- 21st-century French actresses
- French film directors
- French women film directors
- French women screenwriters
- French screenwriters