Catherine Hiegel

Catherine Hiegel
Hiegel in 2013
Born	(1946-12-10) 10 December 1946 (age 77) Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian, director
Years active	1965-
Children	1
Relatives	Pierre Bellemare (uncle)

Catherine Hiegel (born 10 December 1946) is a French actress, comedian and director.

Personal life

Catherine Hiegel is the daughter of Pierre Hiegel, radio host, music critic, radio producer and artistic director of French houses of discs. She is also the niece of Pierre Bellemare.

Career

At ten, she played Cosette in a radio adaptation of Les Misérables, where her father played Jean Valjean. She sang in 1956 with André Claveau, Viens danser avec papa.

On the advice of her father, she stopped school to learn comedy. She took lessons with Raymond Girard and

She joined the Comédie-Française in 1969. She worked with directors as varied as Philippe Adrien, Patrice Chéreau, Dario Fo, Jorge Lavelli, Jean-Paul Roussillon, in the classical and contemporary repertoire. She became Dean of the troupe after the death of Christine Fersen in 2008.

Catherine Hiegel is also a professor to the

She have won 2 Molière Award on 9 nominations.

Theater

As actress

As director

Filmography

References

External links

• Catherine Hiegel at
  IMDb