Yolande Moreau
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

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 |