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Valérie Lemercier

Highest Rated: 100% Josep (2020)

Lowest Rated: 31% The Visitors (1993)

Birthday: Mar 9, 1964

Birthplace: Dieppe, France

A versatile comedienne, writer, director and singer, Valérie Lemercier had a long career making people laugh. She not only starred in the highest grossing film in French history, "Les Visiteurs," but also won two prestigious César Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars. Lemercier was born on March 9, 1964 in Dieppe, France. Growing up on a farm in Gonzeville, Upper Normandy in a financially secure family, she had a strict, disciplined upbringing where hard work was valued over all. During her childhood, she discovered a love of entertaining her family. At 18, Lemercier left for Paris with 10 100-franc notes in her pocket. She studied acting with the well-known French instructor Jean Chevrin while working in department stores and doing other odd jobs, until she made her big screen debut for the acclaimed French director Louis Malle in his comedy "May Fools" (1990). She gained her first César nomination for the comedy "L'Opération Corned-Beef" (1991), directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, before making her big screen breakthrough with Poiré's next film, the time-travel comedy "Les Visiteurs" (1993), which became the highest grossing film in French history and won her the first of her two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress. The second came with her role as a disenchanted actress in the bittersweet comedy "Avenue Montaigne" (2006). Along with staying in high demand as a comic actress, Lemercier also branched into writing and directing, beginning with "Quadrille" (1997); her third César nomination, and first for Best Actress, came with another film she wrote and directed, "Palais royal!" (2005). Lemercier's farcical "100% Cachemire" (2013) starred herself and Gilles Lellouche as a trendy Parisian couple who decide that adopting a child will be the perfect fashion accessory.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 86% Josep
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83% 77% Coup de Chance
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79% 62% Friday Night
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74% 70% Orchestra Seats
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61% 64% Sabrina Watchlist
60% 73% Little Nicholas
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56% 68% Aline Watchlist
50% 50% 50 Is the New 30
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41% 50% Monte Carlo Watchlist
31% 79% The Visitors
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Filmography

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Coup de Chance 83% 77% 2023 Camille Actor Fireheart 61% 2022 Pauline Voice Irréductible 2022 Actor Aline 56% 68% 2021 Aline Dieu Actor, Director, Screenwriter Josep 100% 86% 2020 Actor 50 Is the New 30 50% 50% 2017 Marie-Francine Doublet Actor, Director Nicholas on Holiday 36% 2014 La mère de Nicolas Actor The Ultimate Accessory 35% 2013 Aleksandra Cohen-Le Foulon Actor, Director, Screenwriter Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia 23% 2012 Miss Macintosh Actor Hand in Hand 43% 2012 Hélène Marchal Actor Granny's Funeral 34% 2012 Alix Actor Welcome Aboard 21% 2011 Isabelle Actor Monte Carlo 41% 50% 2011 Madame Valerie Actor Little Nicholas 60% 73% 2009 La mère de Nicolas Actor Agathe Cléry 31% 2008 Agathe Cléry Actor L'invité 34% 2007 Actor Family Hero 56% 2006 Pamela Actor Orchestra Seats 74% 70% 2006 Catherine Versen Actor Palais Royal! 35% 2005 Princesse Armelle Actor, Director, Writer Friday Night 79% 62% 2002 Laure Actor Le Derrière 1999 Frédérique / Frédéric Sénèque Actor, Director, Writer Quadrille 1996 Paulette Nanteuil Actor, Director Sabrina 61% 64% 1995 Martine Actor La Cite de la peur 95% 1994 Actor The Visitors 31% 79% 1993 Frénégonde de Pouille/Béatrice de Montmirail Actor
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