Valérie Lemercier born 9 March 1964 is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, Lemercier grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conservatoire – a dance, music and drama school. Lemercier made her screen debut in 1988, in the television series Palace. Lemercier has won two César Awards for her supporting roles in Les Visiteurs (1993) and Fauteuils d’orchestre (2007), and hosted the award ceremony in 2006 and 2007. She has subsequently become a successful director.
Lemercier released her first music album, Valérie Lemercier chante, in 1996, and has subsequently recorded three singles with other singers.
Filmography[edit]
As actress[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Palace | Lady Palace / a client | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1990 | May Fools | Mme Boutelleau | Louis Malle | |
| Après après-demain | Loriane | Gérard Frot-Coutaz | ||
| 1991 | L’Opération Corned-Beef | Marie-Laurence Granianski | Jean-Marie Poiré | Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1992 | Le Bal des casse-pieds | Mme Béteille | Yves Robert | |
| Sexes faibles ! | Maud Le Chesnay | Serge Meynard | ||
| 1993 | Les Visiteurs | Frénégonde de Pouille, Béatrice de Montmirail | Jean-Marie Poiré | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1994 | La Cité de la peur | The widow of the first projectionist | Alain Berbérian | |
| Casque bleu | Laurette | Gérard Jugnot | ||
| 1995 | Sabrina | Martine | Sydney Pollack | |
| 1997 | Quadrille | Paulette Nanteuil | Valérie Lemercier | Also as director |
| 1999 | Le Derrière | Frédérique Sénèque | Valérie Lemercier (2) | Also as director and writer |
| 2002 | Vendredi soir | Laure | Claire Denis | |
| 2003 | Samedi soir en direct | TV series | ||
| 2004 | RRRrrrr!!! | Pierre, la prof de guitare-couture | Alain Chabat | |
| Narco | Herself | Tristan Aurouet and Gilles Lellouche | ||
| 2005 | Palais royal ! | Princesse Armelle | Valérie Lemercier (3) | Also as director and writer Nominated—César Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Avenue Montaigne | Catherine Versen | Danièle Thompson | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Le Héros de la famille | Pamela | Thierry Klifa | ||
| 2007 | L’Invité | Colette | Laurent Bouhnik | |
| 2008 | Musée haut, musée bas | Valérie | Jean-Michel Ribes | |
| Agathe Cléry | Agathe Cléry | Etienne Chatiliez | ||
| 2009 | Neuilly sa mère! | Barbara | Gabriel Julien-Laferrière | |
| Le Petit Nicolas | Nicolas’s Mother | Laurent Tirard | ||
| 2011 | Beur sur la ville | The stadium announcer | Djamel Bensalah | |
| Bienvenue à bord | Isabelle | Éric Lavaine | ||
| Monte Carlo | Madame Valerie | Thomas Bezucha | ||
| 2012 | L’amour dure trois ans | Francesca Vernesi | Frédéric Beigbeder | |
| Granny’s Funeral | Alix | Bruno Podalydès | ||
| Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | Miss Macintosh | Laurent Tirard | ||
| Main dans la main | Hélène Marchal | Valérie Donzelli | ||
| 2013 | 100% cachemire | Aleksandra | Valérie Lemercier (4) | Also as director and writer |
| 2014 | Nicholas on Holiday | Nicolas’s Mother | Laurent Tirard | |
| 2017 | Marie-Francine | Marie-Francine Doublet | Valérie Lemercier (5) | Also as director and writer |
| 2018 | Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! | Barbara | Gabriel Julien-Laferrière | |
| 2020 | Aline | Aline Dieu | Valérie Lemercier (6) | Also as director and writer |
As director/writer[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Quadrille | |
| 1999 | Le derrière | |
| 2005 | Palais royal! | |
| 2013 | The Ultimate Accessory | |
| 2017 | Marie-Francine | |
| 2020 | Aline |
Theatre[edit]
- Valérie Lemercier au Splendid, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989)
- Un fil à la patte, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989)
- Valérie Lemercier au Théâtre de Paris (1995–1996)
- Folies Bergère (2000)
- Valérie Lemercier au Le Palace (Paris) (2008)
Discography[edit]
- Valérie Lemercier chante (1996)
- Comme beaucoup de messieurs – duet with The Divine Comedy (band) (1996)
- J’ai un mari – duet with Pascale Borel (2006)
- Pourquoi tu t’en vas? – duet with Christophe Willem (2007)
- Peter and the Wolf (Narrator) (2007)
- Le Coup de soleil – duet with Vincent Delerm (2007)