Michèle Laroque
| Michèle Laroque | |
|---|---|
 Michèle Laroque at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born |
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 15 June 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 12 July 1995), who acted alongside her mother in the film Hey Good Looking !
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.
Theatre
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | C'est encore mieux l'après-midi | Ray Cooney | Pierre Mondy | |
| La Drague | Alain Krief | |||
| 1988 | La face cachée d'Orion | Lanford Wilson | Blandine Harmelin | |
| 1990 | Coiffure pour dames | Robert Harling | Stéphane Hillel | |
| 1991 | Ornifle ou le Courant d'air | Jean Anouilh | Patrice Leconte | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1993 | Une folie | Sacha Guitry | Jacques Échantillon | |
| Silence en coulisses ! | Michael Frayn | Jean-Luc Moreau | ||
| 1994 | Cirque à deux | Barry Creyton | Jean-Michel Ribes | |
| 1996 | Ils s'aiment | Pierre Palmade & Muriel Robin | Muriel Robin | |
| 2001 | Ils se sont aimés | Pierre Palmade & Muriel Robin | Muriel Robin | |
| 2007 | Faisons un rêve | Sacha Guitry | Bernard Murat | |
| 2009 | My Brilliant Divorce | Geraldine Aron | Michèle Laroque | |
| 2012 | Ils se re-aiment | Pierre Palmade & Muriel Robin | Alex Lutz | |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Vivement lundi | Didier Albert | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1989 | Suivez cet avion | The stewardess | Patrice Ambard | |
| The Hitchhiker | Florence | John Laing | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Tribunal | Me Adler | Several | TV Series (8 Episodes) | |
| 1990 | The Hairdresser's Husband | Adopted Child's Mother | Patrice Leconte | |
| Imogène | François Leterrier | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| La télé des inconnus | The host | Gérard Pullicino | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1991 | Une époque formidable... | The Bounty Hunter | Gérard Jugnot | |
| Bébé express | Agathe | François Dupont-Midi | TV Movie | |
| C'est quoi ce petit boulot? | Madame Robine | Gian Luigi Polidoro & Michel Berny | TV Mini-Series | |
| 1992 | La Crise | Martine | Coline Serreau | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Max et Jérémie | Suzanne | Claire Devers | ||
| Les cravates léopards | Mme Bergaux Latour | Jean-Luc Trotignon | TV Movie | |
| Coiffure pour dames | Isabelle | Michel Treguer | TV Movie | |
| 1993 | Louis, the Child King | Duchesse de Longueville | Roger Planchon | |
| Tango | Hélène Baraduc | Patrice Leconte (2) | ||
| Paranoïa | Frédéric Forestier & Stéphane Gateau | Short | ||
| Navarro | Catherine Vallet | Nicolas Ribowski | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1994 | Personne ne m'aime | Marie-Christine | Marion Vernoux | Locarno International Film Festival - Best Actress |
| Aux petits bonheurs | Sabine | Michel Deville | ||
| Chacun pour toi | Fernande | Jean-Michel Ribes | ||
| B comme Bolo | Dr. Salomé | Jean-Michel Ribes (2) | TV Movie | |
| 1995 | Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Isabelle | Claude Sautet | |
| Le fabuleux destin de Madame Petlet | Marcie | Camille de Casabianca | ||
| Oui | The judge | Pascal Perennes | Short | |
| Une femme dans mon cœur | Alice Bataille | Gérard Marx | TV Movie | |
| Le nid tombé de l'oiseau | Eva Prudhomme | Alain Schwartzstein | TV Movie | |
| Le mouton noir | Cécile | Francis De Gueltz | TV Movie | |
| Le retour d'Arsène Lupin | Adrienne | Nicolas Ribowski (2) | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Quatre pour un loyer | Georges Barrier | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| 1996 | Pédale douce | Marie Hagutte | Gabriel Aghion | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| The Best Job in the World | Hélène Monier | Gérard Lauzier | ||
| Passage à l'acte | Florence | Francis Girod | ||
| Les aveux de l'innocent | The judge | Jean-Pierre Améris | ||
| Fallait pas ! ... | Constance | Gérard Jugnot (2) | ||
| Du cul, du cul, du cul ! | Voice | Patrick Menais | ||
| Elvis Aziz | Hélène Rivard | Frédéric Compain | TV Movie | |
| 1997 | Ma vie en rose | Hanna Fabre | Alain Berliner | |
| 1998 | Serial Lover | Claire Doste | James Huth | |
| Le Mur | The TV announcer | Alain Berliner (2) | ||
| Week-end ! | Hélène | Arnaud Sélignac | TV Movie | |
| Maternité | Arnaud Sélignac (2) | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
| 1999 | Doggy Bag | Jeanne | Frédéric Comtet | |
| 2000 | Épouse-moi | Oriane Roche | Harriet Marin | |
| Une femme neuve | Marie | Didier Albert (2) | TV Movie | |
| 2001 | The Closet | Mademoiselle Bertrand | Francis Veber | |
| J'ai faim !!! | Arlette | Florence Quentin | ||
| L'oiseau rare | Alexandra | Didier Albert (3) | TV Movie | |
| 2003 | La chose publique | Michèle | Mathieu Amalric | TV Movie |
| Mon voisin du dessus | Claire Letellier | Laurence Katrian | TV Movie | |
| 2004 | Malabar Princess | Valentine | Gilles Legrand | |
| Pédale dure | Marie Hagutte | Gabriel Aghion (2) | ||
| 2005 | L'anniversaire | Élisabeth | Diane Kurys | |
| 2006 | Hey Good Looking ! | Isa | Lisa Azuelos | |
| La Maison du Bonheur | Anne Boulin | Dany Boon | ||
| L'entente cordiale | The bank manager | Vincent De Brus | ||
| Petits Secrets et gros mensonges | Isabelle Delambre | Laurence Katrian (2) | TV Movie | |
| 2007 | The Merry Widow | Anne-Marie Gratigny | Isabelle Mergault | |
| The Neighbor | Christine | Eddie O'Flaherty | ||
| En marge des jours | Julie | Emmanuel Finkiel | TV Movie | |
| 2009 | Oscar and the Lady in Pink | Rose | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt | |
| Dans tes bras | Solange | Hubert Gillet | ||
| 2010 | Le grand restaurant | A client | Gérard Pullicino (2) | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Monsieur Papa | Marie Vallois | Kad Merad | |
| 2012 | Moi à ton âge ! | Caroline Gardel | Bruno Garcia | TV Movie |
| La méthode Claire | Claire Robin | Vincent Monnet | TV Movie | |
| 2014 | Un fils | Mathilde | Alain Berliner (3) | TV Movie Festival de La Rochelle - Best Actress |
| En pères et contre tout | Claire Robin | Vincent Monnet (2) | TV Movie | |
| 2015 | Peplum | Arria | Philippe Lefebvre | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| Hard | Madeleine Fournier | Laurent Dussaux & Melissa Drigeard | TV Series (7 Episodes) | |
| 2016 | The Canterville Ghost | Élisabeth Otis | Yann Samuell | |
| Camping 3 | Anne So | Fabien Onteniente | ||
| Diabolique | Hélène De Lassay | Gabriel Aghion | Telefilm | |
Box-office
Movies starring Michèle Laroque with more than a million of entries in France.
| Films | Director | Year | France (entries) | |
| 1 | The Closet | Francis Veber | 2001 | 5,317,858 |
| 2 | Pédale douce | Gabriel Aghion | 1996 | 4,162,380 |
| 3 | La Crise | Coline Serreau | 1992 | 2,354,309 |
| 4 | The Best Job in the World | Gérard Lauzier | 1996 | 2,269,925 |
| 5 | The Merry Widow | Isabelle Mergault | 2007 | 2,210,676 |
| 6 | Une époque formidable... | Gérard Jugnot | 1991 | 1,672,754 |
| 7 | Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Claude Sautet | 1995 | 1,521,041 |
| 8 | Malabar Princess | Gilles Legrand | 2004 | 1,470,701 |
| 9 | La Maison du Bonheur | Dany Boon | 2006 | 1,146,962 |
| 10 | Hey Good Looking ! | Lisa Azuelos | 2006 | 1,066,999 |
References
- ↑ Delphine Germain, (January 2008). "Je suis enfin en accord avec moi-même" (in French). Gala .
- ↑ Ludovic Vigogne (March 13, 2009). "Villepin, un soir à Paris" (in French). L'Express.
- ↑ "Michèle Laroque met fin à son exil fiscal" (in French). Le Monde. May 4, 2010.
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