Valérie Lemercier
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Valérie Lemercier | |
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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
Born in
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
As actress
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Palace | Lady Palace / a client | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1990 | May Fools | Mme Boutelleau | Louis Malle | |
| Après après-demain | Loriane | Gérard Frot-Coutaz | ||
| 1991 | L'Opération Corned-Beef | Marie-Laurence Granianski | Jean-Marie Poiré | Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1992 | Le Bal des casse-pieds | Mme Béteille | Yves Robert | |
| Sexes faibles ! | Maud Le Chesnay | Serge Meynard | ||
| 1993 | Les Visiteurs | Frénégonde de Pouille, Béatrice de Montmirail | Jean-Marie Poiré | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1994 | La Cité de la peur | The widow of the first projectionist | Alain Berbérian | |
| Casque bleu | Laurette | Gérard Jugnot | ||
| 1995 | Sabrina | Martine | Sydney Pollack | |
| 1997 | Quadrille | Paulette Nanteuil | Valérie Lemercier | Also as director |
| 1999 | Le Derrière | Frédérique Sénèque | Valérie Lemercier | Also as director and writer |
| 2002 | Vendredi soir | Laure | Claire Denis | |
| 2003 | Samedi soir en direct | TV series | ||
| 2004 | RRRrrrr!!! | Pierre, la prof de guitare-couture | Alain Chabat | |
| Narco | Herself | Tristan Aurouet and Gilles Lellouche | ||
| 2005 | Palais royal!
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Princesse Armelle | Valérie Lemercier | Also as director and writer Nominated—César Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Avenue Montaigne | Catherine Versen | Danièle Thompson | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Le Héros de la famille | Pamela | Thierry Klifa | ||
| 2007 | L'Invité | Colette | Laurent Bouhnik | |
| 2008 | Musée haut, musée bas
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Valérie | Jean-Michel Ribes | |
| Agathe Cléry | Agathe Cléry | Etienne Chatiliez
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| 2009 | Neuilly sa mère!
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Barbara | Gabriel Julien-Laferrière | |
Le Petit Nicolas
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Nicolas's Mother | Laurent Tirard | ||
| 2011 | Beur sur la ville | The stadium announcer | Djamel Bensalah | |
| Bienvenue à bord | Isabelle | Éric Lavaine | ||
| Monte Carlo | Madame Valerie | Thomas Bezucha | ||
| 2012 | L'amour dure trois ans
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Francesca Vernesi | Frédéric Beigbeder | |
| Granny's Funeral | Alix | Bruno Podalydès | ||
| Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | Miss Macintosh | Laurent Tirard | ||
| Hand in Hand | Hélène Marchal | Valérie Donzelli | ||
| 2013 | 100% cachemire
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Aleksandra | Valérie Lemercier | Also as director and writer |
| 2014 | Nicholas on Holiday | Nicolas's Mother | Laurent Tirard | |
| 2017 | Marie-Francine | Marie-Francine Doublet | Valérie Lemercier | Also as director and writer |
| 2018 | Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
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Barbara | Gabriel Julien-Laferrière | |
| 2021 | Aline | Aline Dieu | Valérie Lemercier | Also as director and writer César Award for Best Actress Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2023 | Coup de chance | TBA | Woody Allen |
As director/writer
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1997 | Quadrille | |
| 1999 | Le derrière | |
| 2005 | Palais royal!
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| 2013 | The Ultimate Accessory | |
| 2017 | Marie-Francine | |
| 2021 | Aline |
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)
- 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
References
- ^ Jacques Lafitte; Stephen Taylor (1999). Qui est qui en France. J. Lafitte. p. 1108..
- premiere.fr. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2021..
- premiere.fr. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2021..
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valérie Lemercier.
- Valérie Lemercier at IMDb
- Valérie Lemercier at AlloCiné (in French)