Virginie Lemoine | |
|---|---|
 Lemoine in 2018 | |
| Born | 26 February 1961 |
| Nationality | French Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Virginie Lemoine (born 26 February 1961) is a French actress and comedian.[1]
Career
Virginie Lemoine attended acting school at the Conservatory in Rouen. From 1982 to 1990, she played theater on stage, and regularly participated in the show Ainsi font font font, hosted by Jacques Martin on France 2. In 1991, she became a radio host in the show C'est aussi bien à l'ombre and Le Vrai Faux Journal. In 1992, Laurent Gerra and Lemoine Virginie became a comedy duo and appeared in many television shows and became very popular.[2] In 1997, the won the Molière Award for Best one man show for their show on the Théâtre Déjazet.
Since 1999, she played in several theater productions ans also directed some plays. In 2010, she received a nomination for the Molière Award for Best Musical for the creation of Une diva à Sarcelles, a musical that she wrote and directed.
She is best known, for playing Marion Ferrière, the lead role of the TV series Famille d'accueil, broadcast on France 3 from 2001 to 2016.
Personal Life
She was married to actor and singer Alexandre Bonstein. By her marriage with him, she also has Swiss nationality.[3]
From 1991 to 1997, she was in couple with Laurent Gerra.[4]
Today, she share her life with actor Darius Kehtari.[5]
Theater
As actress
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 100 % Polyamide | Virginie Lemoine | Jean-Luc Dumesnil | |
| 1993-95 | Le syndrome de Madame Chiasson | Virginie Lemoine | Alain Sachs | |
| 1996-97 | Lemoine/Gerra au Théâtre Déjazet | Virginie Lemoine & Laurent Gerra |
Agnès Boury | Molière Award for Best one man show |
| 1999 | Absent Friends | Alan Ayckbourn | Catherine Allary | |
| 2001 | Les désirs sauvages de mon mari m’ont presque rendue folle |
John Tobias | Éric Civanyan | |
| 2004 | The Vagina Monologues | Eve Ensler | Isabelle Rattier | |
| 2005 | À fond la caisse | Franck Didier | Jérôme Foucher | |
| 2006-07 | Si c'était à refaire | Laurent Ruquier | Jean-Luc Moreau | |
| 2007 | Coiffure pour dames | Robert Harling | Daniel Roussel | |
| 2009 | Move Over Mrs. Markham | Ray Cooney | Rodolphe Sand | |
| 2018 | Deathtrap | Ira Levin | Éric Métayer | |
| Manhattan Murder Mystery | Woody Allen | Elsa Royer | ||
| 2019 | Comme en 14 | Dany Laurent | Yves Pignot | |
| 2020 | Spiridon Superstar | Philippe Jaenada | Virginie Lemoine & Laury André | |
| 2022-23 | Oscar | Claude Magnier | Antony Mettler | |
| Black Comedy | Peter Shaffer | Grégory Barco | ||
As director
| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11 | Une diva à Sarcelles | Virginie Lemoine | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Musical |
| 2012 | Le Bal | Irène Némirovsky | |
| 2013 | Brigitte, directeur d'agence | Virginie Lemoine | |
| 2014-16 | Le Bal | Irène Némirovsky | |
| 2015-16 | Une diva à Sarcelles | Virginie Lemoine | Festival Off d'Avignon - Best Musical |
| 2016-18 | 31 | Gaëtan Borg, Stéphane Laporte & Stéphane Corbin |
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| 2017 | Le Bal | Irène Némirovsky | |
| 2017-19 | Chagrin pour soi | Virginie Lemoine & Sophie Forte | |
| 2018 | Le Bal | Irène Némirovsky | |
| Une diva à Sarcelles | Virginie Lemoine | ||
| 2018-20 | Suite française | Irène Némirovsky | |
| Tempête en juin | Irène Némirovsky | ||
| 2019 | Nos années parallèles | Stéphane Corbin | |
| Quand je serai grand, je serai Nana Mouskouri | David Lelait-Helo | ||
| 2020 | Spiridon Superstar | Philippe Jaenada | |
| 2021 | Coming Out | Pierre Aucaigne & Vincent Kohler | |
| 2021-22 | Nos années parallèles | Stéphane Corbin | |
| 2022-23 | Hiring a Clown | Matei Vișniec | |
| La Vie est une fête | Lilian Lloyd | ||
| 2023 | Europeana | Patrik Ouředník | |
| Coming Out | Pierre Aucaigne & Vincent Kohler | ||
| 2024 | Un Air de Fête | 5 de Cœur | |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Golden Boy | Hélène Tiercelin | Jean-Pierre Vergne | |
| Les 2 papas et la maman | Mother "Bébé Nobel" | Jean-Marc Longval & Smaïn | ||
| Tendre piège | Serge Moati | TV movie | ||
| 1998 | Petite menteuse | Cécile | Thierry Chabert | TV movie |
| Un mois de réflexion | Sarah | Serge Moati | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Tombé du nid | Sonia | Édouard Molinaro | TV movie |
| 2000 | Le Mystère Parasuram | Marie Chapsky | Michel Sibra | TV movie |
| 2001 | Tania Boréalis ou L'étoile d'un été | Isabelle | Patrice Martineau | TV movie |
| 2001-16 | Famille d'accueil | Marion Ferrière | Alain Wermus, Bruno Bontzolakis, ... | TV series (95 episodes) |
| 2002 | Ma femme s'appelle Maurice | Marion Audefey | Jean-Marie Poiré | |
| 2003 | Les gaous | Igor Sekulic | ||
| 2004 | La tresse d'Aminata | Mireille | Dominique Baron | TV movie |
| 2005 | It's Our Life! | The mother | Gérard Krawczyk | |
| 2015 | La boule noire | Nora Ferreira | Denis Malleval | TV movie |
| 2017 | Quand je serai grand | The press officer | Jeremy Circus | |
| MDM - Maman de merde | The provisor | Nicolas Goergen | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2018 | Les disparus de Valenciennes | Marianne Raguenelle | Elsa Bennett & Hippolyte Dard | TV movie |
| 2019 | Nina | Marie-Pierre | Jérôme Portheault | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2021 | Cassandre | Nathalie | Marwen Abdallah | TV series (1 episode) |
References
- ↑ "Virginie Lemoine — Biography" (in French). Evene. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ↑ "Virginie Lemoine — Biography" (in French). Pure People. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ↑ https://www.rireetchansons.fr/humoristes/virginie-lemoine/biographie
- ↑ https://www.purepeople.com/article/virginie-lemoine-et-laurent-gerra-separes-avec-qui-sont-ils-en-couple-aujourd-hui_a494470/1
- ↑ https://www.purepeople.com/article/virginie-lemoine-en-couple-avec-darius-kehtari-photos-tres-rares-des-amoureux_a478126/1