Yolande Moreau
| Yolande Moreau | |
|---|---|
 Moreau in 2009 | |
| Born |
27 February 1953 Brussels, Belgium |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Children | 2 |
Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations.
Life and career
Moreau is prize-winner of three César Awards: one for best first film (in 2005) and two as best actress (in 2005 and 2009). She has more of the awards than any other Belgian actress.
She made her debut in cinema with the director Agnès Varda with two movies : Sept pièces (1984) and Vagabond (1985). In 1989 she joined Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeieff's troupe, of which she became one of the stars, especially with the TV programme, Les Deschiens. She played La Levaque in Germinal (1993) directed by Claude Berri, a concierge in the film Amélie (2001) and Mama Chow in Micmacs (2009) (both directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet), a mime in Paris, Je T'aime (2006) and a lovesick woman in Vagabond (1985) directed by Agnes Varda. She make her directional debut with the movie When the Sea Rises, in which she also starred and she is the co-writer. The movie is really loved by the critics and Yolande Moreau won two César Awards for Best Debut and Best Actress. Moreau stars in the French horror thriller film The Pack, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Her 2013 film Henri was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Theater
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-83 | Sale affaire du sexe et du crime | Yolande Moreau | Yolande Moreau | Festival du Rire de Rochefort - First Prize |
| 1989 | Lapin chasseur | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff | |
| 1992 | Les pieds dans l'eau | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff (2) | |
| 1994 | C'est magnifique | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff (3) | |
| 1997 | Les Précieuses ridicules | Molière | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff (4) | |
| 2007 | Sale affaire du sexe et du crime | Yolande Moreau | Yolande Moreau | Nominated - Molière Award - Best One Man Show |
Filmography
Actress
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7p., cuis., s. de b., ... à saisir | Yolande | Agnès Varda | Short |
| 1985 | Vagabond | Yolande | Agnès Varda (2) | |
| 1989 | Le jour de congé | Carole Laganiere | Short | |
| 1991 | Navarro | The Maid | Gérard Marx | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 1992 | My Wife's Girlfriends | The Concierge | Didier Van Cauwelaert | |
| 1993 | Germinal | La Levaque | Claude Berri | |
| Son of the Shark | The Driver | Agnès Merlet | ||
| Loonies at Large | Bus's Driver | Marco Pico | ||
| La lettre inachevée | Lydia | Chantal Picault | TV Movie | |
| 1995 | The Horseman on the Roof | Madame Rigoard | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | |
| Happiness Is in the Field | Lucette | Étienne Chatiliez | ||
| The Three Brothers | The Shop Owner | Didier Bourdon & Bernard Campan | ||
| Maigret | Madame Popineau | Pierre Joassin | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| L'avocate | Marie-Jo | Philippe Lefebvre | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1996 | The Green Beautiful | Nicole | Coline Serreau | |
| Baloche | Jacqueline Van Bersen | Dominique Baron | TV Movie | |
| Le cheval de coeur | Josiane | Charlotte Brandstrom | TV Movie | |
| 1997 | An Air So Pure | Laure Surville | Yves Angelo | |
| Tout doit disparaître | Irène Millard | Philippe Muyl | ||
| 1998 | Let There Be Light | Contractual God | Arthur Joffé | |
| Full Moon | Marie Rochat | Fredi M. Murer | ||
| Le choix d'une mère | Mme Parmentier | Tommy Collins & Jacques Malaterre | TV Movie | |
| 1999 | Merci mon chien | Marie-Do | Philippe Galland | |
| L'Ami du jardin | Miss Pogut | Jean-Louis Bouchaud | ||
| Le Voyage à Paris | The Baker | Marc-Henri Dufresne | ||
| Premier Noël | The Teacher | Kamel Cherif | Short | |
| 2001 | Amélie | Madeleine Wallace | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | |
| The Milk of Human Kindness | Babette | Dominique Cabrera | ||
| Sa mère, la pute | Annie | Brigitte Roüan | TV Movie | |
| 1993-2002 | Les Deschiens | Yolande | Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeïeff | TV Series |
| 2002 | A Piece of Sky | Madame Pasquier | Bénédicte Liénard | |
| Step by Step | Chantal Bex | Philippe Blasband | ||
| Le Champ dolent, le roman de la terre | Louise | Hervé Baslé | TV Mini-Series | |
| 2003 | Welcome to the Roses | Marsanne | Francis Palluau | |
| Body to Body | The Teacher | François Hanss | ||
| Joséphine | Joël Vanhoebrouck | Short | ||
| Grand ciel | Colette | Noël Alpi | Short | |
| 2004 | When the Sea Rises | Irène | Yolande Moreau & Gilles Porte | César Award for Best Actress Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Best Actress Nominated - Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actress |
| Folle embellie | Hélène | Dominique Cabrera (2) | ||
| La vie est si courte | Hervé Baslé (2) | TV Movie | ||
| 2005 | The Axe | The Post Clerk | Costa-Gavras | |
| Ze Film | The Kodak's Woman | Guy Jacques | ||
| Bunker Paradise | Claire | Stefan Liberski | ||
| 2006 | Locked Out | Gina | Albert Dupontel | |
| Paris, je t'aime | The Mime | Sylvain Chomet | ||
| Call Me Elisabeth | Rose | Jean-Pierre Améris | ||
| Au crépuscule des temps | Margoline Ekh | Sarah Lévy | TV Movie | |
| Le Cri | Marie | Hervé Baslé (3) | TV Mini-Series | |
| 2007 | Vous êtes de la police ? | Christine Léger | Romuald Beugnon | |
| The Last Mistress | Countess of Artelles | Catherine Breillat | ||
| 2008 | Séraphine | Séraphine Louis | Martin Provost | César Award for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Lumières Award for Best Actress Dublin Film Critics' Circle - Best Actress Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Actress Cairo International Film Festival - Best Actress Étoiles d'Or - Best Actress Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actress Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated - Village Voice Film Poll for Best Actress |
| A Day at the Museum | Madame Stenthels | Jean-Michel Ribes | ||
| Louise Hires a Contract Killer | Louise Ferrand | Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern | ||
| Mia and the Migoo | The Sorceress | Jacques-Rémy Girerd | ||
| Villa Marguerite | Adèle Grandclément | Denis Malleval | TV Movie Festival de la fiction TV de La Rochelle - Best Actress | |
| 2009 | Incognito | Madame Champenard | Éric Lavaine | |
| Micmacs | Mama Chow | Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2) | ||
| La Véritable Histoire du chat botté | The Queen | Pascal Hérold, Jérôme Deschamps (2) & Macha Makeïeff (2) |
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| 2010 | Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) | Fréhel | Joann Sfar | Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Mammuth | Catherine Pilardosse | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern (2) | Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Actress | |
| The Pack | La Spack | Franck Richard | ||
| Ya basta! | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern (3) | Short | ||
| Le grand restaurant | A client | Gérard Pullicino | TV Movie | |
| 2011 | The Long Falling | Rose Mayer | Martin Provost (2) | Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Actress |
| 2012 | Not Dead | Punk Girl's Mother | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern (4) | |
| Camille Rewinds | Camille's Mother | Noémie Lvovsky | Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| In the House | Twins | François Ozon | ||
| Cendrillon au Far West | Felicity | Pascal Hérold (2) | ||
| Dessine-moi un bouton | Candy Seller | Gary Lebel | Short | |
| 2013 | Henri | Aunt Michelle | Yolande Moreau (2) | |
| 9 Month Stretch | Bob's Mother | Albert Dupontel (2) | ||
| 2014 | Ablations | Wortz's Assistant | Arnold de Parscau | |
| Brèves de comptoir | Madame Lamelle | Jean-Michel Ribes (2) | ||
| 2015 | Journey Through China | Liliane Rousseau | Zoltan Mayer | Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Actress |
| The Brand New Testament | God's Wife | Jaco Van Dormael | Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| The Childhood of a Leader | Mona | Brady Corbet | ||
| Clim Arts | Terrae | Daniel Schick | TV Movie | |
| 2016 | Saint-Amour | Marie | Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern (5) | |
| Crash test Aglaé | Marcelle | Eric Gravel | ||
| One Life | Stéphane Brizé | |||
| 2017 | La niaque | Chad Chenouga | ||
Director
| Year | Title | Role | Box Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | When the Sea Rises | Director & Writer | $2,989,470[3] | César Award for Best First Feature Film Louis Delluc Prize for Best first Film Paris International Cinema Meeting - Audience Award Nominated - European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year Nominated - Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Screenplay |
| 2013 | Henri | Director & Writer | $1,073,475[4] | Gijón International Film Festival - Best Film Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - SACD Prize Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Film Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Director Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - São Paulo International Film Festival - Best Feature Film |
| 2016 | Nulle part, en France | Director & Writer | / | Documentary TV Movie |
Box-office
Movies starring Yolande Moreau with more than a million of entries in France.
| Films | Director | Year | France (entries) | |
| 1 | Amélie | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | 2001 | 8,636,041 |
| 2 | The Three Brothers | Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan | 1995 | 6,897,098 |
| 3 | Germinal | Claude Berri | 1993 | 6,161,776 |
| 4 | Happiness Is in the Field | Étienne Chatiliez | 1995 | 4,931,618 |
| 5 | The Horseman on the Roof | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | 1995 | 2,552,695 |
| 6 | 9 Month Stretch | Albert Dupontel | 2013 | 2,070,776 |
| 7 | Micmacs | Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2) | 2009 | 1,258,804 |
| 8 | Incognito | Eric Lavaine | 2009 | 1,250,138 |
| 9 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | Joann Sfar | 2010 | 1,199,451 |
| 10 | In the House | François Ozon | 2012 | 1,195,518 |
| 11 | Vagabond | Agnès Varda | 1985 | 1,080,143 |
References
- ↑ The Pack Too Crazed for Cannes?
- ↑ "List of films in Cannes Directors' Fortnight". Cannes. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=1151
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=13883
External links
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- Yolande Moreau at the Internet Movie Database
- Yolande Moreau at AlloCiné (French)
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