Yolande Moreau
Belgian actress, film director and screenwriter

Yolande Moreau

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Introduction

Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations.

Personal Life

At 18, she meets an older man. Together they have two children, Héloïse and Nils, but they separate when Yolande is only 21 years old. Alone with her two children, she work in various trades, including housekeeper. She is grandmother of 4 grandchildren. .

Career

Moreau has won three César Awards: one for Best First Film (in 2005) and two for Best Actress (in 2005 and 2009). She has more awards than any other Belgian actress.

She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in 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 on 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 Agnès Varda. She made her directorial debut with the movie When the Sea Rises, which she co-wrote and starred in. The movie was acclaimed by 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. Her 2013 film Henri was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

On 10 June 2017, she was the guest of honor at the Brussels Film Festival.

Theatre

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
1994 C'est magnifique Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff
1997 Les Précieuses ridicules Molière Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff
2007 Sale affaire du sexe et du crime Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau Nominated – Molière Award – Best One Man Show
2018-2019 Prévert Jacques Prévert /

Box-office

Yolande Moreau at the 19th Lumières Awards

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 Éric 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