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Denis Ménochet was born on 18 September 1976 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and director, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and The Beasts (2022).- Writer
- Director
- Actress
Céline Sciamma was born on 12 November 1978 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France. She is a writer and director, known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Petite Maman (2021) and Tomboy (2011).- Tewfik Jallab was born of a Moroccan mother and a Tunisian-Algerian father. He took his first steps in cinema very young, at the age of 10, when he starred as a child soldier in the film Killer Kid de Gilles de Maistre (Price Cannes Junior). In 2013, he was directed by Jamel Debbouze in the movies La Marche and Né quelque part.
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Simon Abkarian was born Simone Abkarian on March 5, 1962, in Gonesse, a northeastern suburb of Paris, France, into a French - Armenian family. Young Simon Abkarian grew up in a trilingual environment, he learned French at school in addition to his native Armenian, and also learned English by watching American films since he was a kid. He spent most of his childhood in France until the age of nine, then went with his parents to Beirut, Lebanon.
From 1971 to 1977 young Abkarian lived with his mother and father in Lebanon. He studied dancing with the Lori Dance Ensemble in Beirut. There he attended Armenian school and also studied French and English. In 1977, his father went to war in Lebanon, and 15-year-old Abkarian with his mother moved back to Paris. A few years later he moved to New York and continued his studies of dancing and acting at the Antranik company in New York, then moved to Los Angeles, California. In 1983-1985 he studied acting and joined the Armenian Theatre Company Artavadzt of the AGBU under the leadership of director Gerald Papazian. In 1984, he joined the workshop at renown Theatre du Soleil on tour in Los Angeles during the Olympics Art Festival. Abkarian took a month-long acting workshop from Mnouchkine's mask-maker, Georges Bigot, then was auditioned by Ariane Mnouchkine who invited him to join the company. In 1985 Abkarian returned to Paris, France. There he resumed a successful stage acting career, and had an eight-year-long collaboration with Ariane Mnouchkine, the legendary director of Théâtre du Soleil. There he played leading roles in Greek tragedies and became known for his charismatic performances. He also directed several stage plays in Paris, including Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour Lost' at the Bouffles du Nord, and Aeschylus's 'The Last Song of Troy' at Bobigny, among others. In 2001 Abkarian won the highest award in French theatre for an actor - the Prix Molière, for his performance in 'Une Bête Sur La Lune' (aka.. Beast on the Moon). Since 1993, Abkarian and his actress-director wife, Catherine Schaub-Abkarian, started their own theatre T.E.R.A. (Theatre Espace Recherche Acteur) in Paris. There he has been playing and directing classical and contemporary plays. In the season of 2005-2006, he was brought by The Actors' Gang to direct Shakespeare's 'Love's Labor's Lost' in Los Angeles.
Abkarian made his film debut in 1989, in a short film Ce qui me meut (1989) by director Cédric Klapisch. During his early film career, Abkarian enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Cédric Klapisch in 6 French films, becoming noticed in the award winning When the Cat's Away (1996). He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of painter Archil Gorky in Atom Egoyan's award winning epic Ararat (2002). Simon Abkarian won awards for his performance as Eliahou in Ve'Lakhta Lehe Isha (2004) by director Ronit Elkabetz. That same year Abkarian gave a stellar performance in his first leading role in English, co-starring as He, a passionate Lebanese doctor turned cook who is in love with an American woman (Joan Allen) in Yes (2004) directed by Sally Potter. He made a step forward in his film career with the supporting role as Alex Dimitros in Casino Royale (2006), playing in several powerful scenes opposite Daniel Craig.
Simon Abkarian has been generously involved in the humanitarian causes of the Armenian people across the world. He has been a frequent participant, host and presenter at numerous charitable events and ceremonies related to the Armenian causes. He was also a member of French President Jacques Chirac's delegation to Armenia in October of 2006.- Actress
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Alice began by studying piano at the Music Conservatory of Paris. Taking theater courses to overcome shyness, she quickly caught the drama bug.
She begins her film career in 2001 in the La bande du drugstore (2002) and Quatre copains (2001). She obtains one of the principal roles of Brocéliande (2003), plays in Le pharmacien de garde (2003) and Grande école (2004) in 2002.
The film The Story of My Life (2004) in 2003 gave her the recognition of the public. Alice next embarked on more prestigious productions of the year 2005. She was a pilot in Sky Fighters (2005), then acted in Le cactus (2005) and also acted with Gad Elmaleh in The Valet (2006) by Francis Veber.- Jeanne Goupil was born on 4 April 1950 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France. She is an actress, known for Paradis pour tous (1982), Marie-poupée (1976) and Don't Deliver Us from Evil (1971). She has been married to Joël Séria since 1975. They have one child.
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Lorie, from her real name Laure Pester, keeps decisive values from her ten years practicing high-level figure skating. A couple months before the French Championship, an injury breaks down all her projects and dreams. Although she won't be a professional figure skater, she wants the show to go on and becomes an artist. After a first experience on stage at the age of 15, she becomes the first French artist discovered on the Internet thanks to the broadcasting on this new media of her first single Près de moi. The success comes immediately and allows her to sign a contract with the major company Sony Music France. Everything is chained for this young artist of 19 years old. Her first album Près de toi sold more than one million copies. The phenomenon Lorie is on its way... In 2002, the album "Tendrement" confirms this success, and is rewarded by a Platinum Europe Awards. The new teenagers' idol meets her audience on stage. 400 000 spectators attend her concerts mixing singing, dancing and show. Lorie's success is exported worldwide. In 2003 she receives the World Music Award of the French artist who has sold the most albums in the world that year. Lorie grows up, her musical influences are diversified, and her sounds evolve too. Her album Attitudes is less teen-pop and more rock. The next one Rester la même launched in 2005 delivers zouk, rn'b and electro tones all around successful sounds. Besides Lorie tours in France, Belgium, Switzerland and French speaking islands. She performs 5 evenings in a row at the Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy (the biggest covered concert hall in France).
In 2007 Lorie becomes her own producer. The album 2lor en moi with more electronic sounds, begins the transition of the young artist to the mature woman, self-confident. After sharing her songs with her audience on stage again, Lorie takes a parenthesis in her career to be a comedian. In 2008, she associates her last name to her pseudo and become Lorie Pester, the actress. She plays the first role of a TV movie on ice skating, as a wink to her own experience. Broadcasted in France on Channel 1, this movie gathers more than 6.3 million viewers.
Thanks to her international notoriety, she is contacted by The Young and the Restless team and makes an apparition on several episodes on this worldwide famous series.
In 2010 she shoots with Alain Delon in a new TV movie for Channel 1 (One more husband). Real success with more than 7.4 million viewers, this movie confirms one more time the comedian gift of this multi-talented artist.
2011 is a big come back to music with a 6th album « Regarde moi which stays on electro sounds. Free from all contract with her major company after this album, Lorie works on a new CD on her own label LMD2. Danse comes out in 2012 and offers revival songs rearranged with dancing and happy tones. Her love for dance, she'll prove it too in the third season of Dancing with the stars at the end of 2012. Always looking for new challenges ahead, Lorie becomes TV presenter in the show « Opening act » broadcasted on Channel E! Official voice of Tinker Bell in France since 2008, Lorie dubs all the movies for Disney including « Tinker Bell and the secret of the wings » launched in movie theaters in November 2012.
2013 is the year of new projects for the actress. At the beginning of the year she shoots with Mimie Mathy an episode of Joséphine guardian angel (broadcasted on October on Channel 1, it will gather almost 7 million people) and also plays her own role in the TV series ZAK. At the International Movie Festival in Beijing, she meets the movie director Jean-Marc Minéo and is offered her first role in a cinema movie in Gates of the sun (Algeria forever)" which will be broadcasted this next autumn 2014. In May she realizes one of her dreams and climbs the famous steps at Cannes Festival. Beginning of August she shoots the short movie Keys me of Pascal Sid.
The actress left again up the dancer during the "Dancing with the Stars" tour for twenty dates between late December 2013 and late February 2014. In April 2014 she met Tinker Bell again in the new Disney cartoon "Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy" and walked once again on the red carpet at the International Film Festival in Beijing. In May she shot the short movie "A dog's life" realized by Cyril Ferment. Never short of ideas, she keeps working on in parallel on many ideas and desires.- Director
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Claude Autant-Lara was born on 5 August 1901 in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France. He was a director and writer, known for Devil in the Flesh (1947), The Crossing of Paris (1956) and The Red and the Black (1954). He was married to Ghislaine Autant-Lara. He died on 5 February 2000 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actress
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Karole Rocher was born on 4 July 1974 in Bezons, Val-d'Oise, France. She is an actress and producer, known for Polisse (2011), Paris la blanche (2017) and Braquo (2009).- Director
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Chris Nahon was born on 5 December 1968 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France. He is a director and writer, known for Kiss of the Dragon (2001), Empire of the Wolves (2005) and Patagonie, maitresse du temps (2020).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Jacques Vallee was born on 24 September 1939 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Phenomenon (2020), Ovni-Alerte en Direct (2021) and UFOs: It Has Begun (1979).- Actress
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Alison Wheeler was born on 22 July 1986 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Anna (2019), Le Dézapping du Before (2013) and Le tour du Bagel (2015).- Ingrid Chauvin was born in Argenteuil in the department of Val-d'Oise, located the outer suburb of Paris, to a master lifeguard father and a documentalist and painter mother, who opposed her daughter to become an actress. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old, and her mother married four years later a computer technician seven years younger than her. They had a son Jérémy, who is now a tenor. Ingrid began her acting career in 1997 on television playing guest roles in series and television films. She later portrayed main roles in many series like Ladies of the Law (2000) and Dolmen (2005). She is also well known for portraying the main role of a chef in the series Les toqués (2009) and the spin-off Week-end chez les Toquées (2011).
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Jérôme Commandeur was born on 12 April 1976 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), Irréductible (2022) and Ma famille t'adore déjà (2016).- Jean-François Garreaud was born on 1 April 1946 in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France. He was an actor, known for La comtesse de Charny (1989), Le battant (1983) and Madame De Pompadour: The King's Favourite (2006). He died on 9 July 2020 in Saint-Jory-de-Chalais, Dordogne, France.
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Bernard Musson was born on 22 February 1925 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Seine-et-Oise [now Val-d'Oise], France. He was an actor, known for Belle de Jour (1967), Le Magnifique (1973) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972). He died on 29 October 2010 in Paris, France.- Actor
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Julien Béramis was born on 17 November 1983 in Villiers-le-Bel, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Paris, I Love You (2006), Happy End (2009) and Sauveur Giordano (2001).- Actor
- Writer
Richard Leduc was born on 2 October 1941 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Salomé (1969), Le lys dans la vallée (1970) and Paris n'existe pas (1969). He was previously married to Martine Kelly.- Paul Le Person was born on 10 February 1931 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France. He was an actor, known for The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972), The Phantom of Liberty (1974) and The Return of Monte Cristo (1968). He died on 8 August 2005 in Paris, France.
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Louise Conte was born on 25 July 1923 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. She was an actress, known for Angel and Sinner (1945), Nouvelles d'Henry James (1974) and Le malade imaginaire (1959). She was married to Jacques Dacqmine. She died on 19 October 1995 in Château-Thierry, Aisne, France.- Robert Hirsch was born on 26 July 1925 in L'Isle Adam, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France. He was an actor, known for Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) and Le dindon (1951). He died on 16 November 2017 in Paris, France.
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Mistinguett was born on 3 April 1875 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. She was an actress and writer, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Chignon d'or (1916) and Rigolboche (1936). She died on 5 January 1956 in Bougival, Yvelines, France.- Actor
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Alain Saury was born on 7 March 1932 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val d'Oise, France. He was an actor and director, known for Carve Her Name with Pride (1958). He was married to Béatrice Arnac. He died on 18 April 1991 in Coaraze, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Christiane Muller was born on 3 March 1932 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France. She was an actress, known for Au théâtre ce soir (1966), Going Places (1974) and Jo (1971). She was married to Eddy Rasimi. She died on 11 May 2006 in Paris, France.
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Yvonne Printemps was born on 25 July 1894 in Ermont, Val d'Oise, France. She was an actress, known for Paris Waltz (1950), La dame aux camélias (1934) and Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938). She was married to Sacha Guitry. She died on 18 January 1977 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.