Catherine Frot Biography

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Catherine Frot is a theater and film actress born in Paris, France on May 1, 1957.

Biography

Her father was an engineer and her mother, a teacher in mathematics. At an early age, she was already demonstrating comical traits and expressions so by the age of fourteen she had classes at the Versailles conservatory while still in school. By 1974, she begins her education at Rue Blanche's school and afterward, full-time, at the conservatory. In 1975, she demonstrates her talent at the festival d'Avignon in the Compagnie du Chapeau Rouge that she founded with the help of others. From then on she puts all her energy in theater performances in roles such as the Présidente de Tourvel in the play Les Liaisons dangereuses in 1987. She theatrically performed in a number of classical plays such as La Cerisaie and La Mouette in a scenario by Peter Brook in 1982 and Pierre Pradinas in 1985. She also received the Theatrical Critic Award in 1983 for her role in Jean Bouchot's C'était comment déjà ?.

Filmography

• 1980 : Mon oncle d'Amérique by Alain Resnais
  
• 1980 : Psy by Philippe de Broca
  
• 1985 : Elsa, Elsa by Didier Haudepin
  
• 1986 : Escalier C by Jean-Charles Tacchella
  
• 1990 : Chambre à part by Jacky Cukier
  
• 1996 : Un air de famille by Cédric Klapisch
  
• 1998 : Paparazzi d'Alain Berbérian
  
• 1998 : Le Dîner de cons by Francis Veber
  
• 1999 : La Nouvelle Ã?ve by Catherine Corsini
  
• 1999 : La Dilettante by Pascal Thomas
  
• 2000 : Inséparables by M. Couvelard
  
• 2001 : Chaos by Coline Serreau
  
• 2003 : 7 ans de mariage by Didier Bourdon
  
• 2003 : Après la vie by Lucas Belvaux
  
• 2003 : Cavale by Lucas Belvaux
  
• 2003 : Chouchou by Merzak Allouache
  
• 2003 : Un couple épatant by Lucas Belvaux
  
• 2004 : Ã?ros thérapie by Danièle Dubroux
  
• 2004 : Vipère au poing by Philippe de Broca
  
• 2004 : Les SÅ?urs fâchées by Alexandra Leclère
  
• 2005 : Boudu by Gérard Jugnot
  
• 2005 : Mon petit doigt m'a dit... by Pascal Thomas
  
• 2006 : La Tourneuse de pages by Denis Dercourt
  

Awards

• 1987 : nomination for César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Escalier C
  
• 1995 : Molière Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Rol for Un air de famille (in theater)
  
• 1997 : César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Un air de famille (on film)
  
• 1999 : International film festival of Moscou : best actress for La Dilettante
  

External links

de:Catherine Frot
fr:Catherine Frot

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