Lolita Chammah

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Lolita Chammah
Lolita Chammah 2015.jpg
Chammah in 2015
Born (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 40)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Children1 [1]
Parent(s) Isabelle Huppert
Ronald Chammah

Lolita Chammah (born 1 October 1983) is a French actress.

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Background

Chammah is the daughter of Ronald Chammah and Isabelle Huppert. She grew up in Paris and had her first roles during childhood. [2]

Lolita Chammah has one son, Gabriel Merz Chammah. At the age of 8 he was allowed to accompany his mother to the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

Career

In the role of the film daughter of her mother, Isabelle Huppert, she participated in Copacabana and again 2017 in Barrage . During the first ten years of her career Chammah participated mainly in comedies, as well as some dramas. [2]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Story of Women Mouche #2
1991 Malina Child
2000 Modern Life Marguerite
2004 Process
2007 La Vie d'artiste Caroline
2010 Copacabana EsméraldaNominated—Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress
2012 Farewell, My Queen Louison
2013 Passer l'hiver Martine
2014 Gaby Baby Doll  [ fr ]Gaby
2014 Les Gazelles Marie 2
2015 Anton Tchékhov 1890 Macha Tchekhov
2015 The Art Dealer Sophie
2017 Barrage Catherine
2018 At Eternity's Gate Girl on the Road
2022 Caravaggio's Shadow Anna Bianchini
2023 Transatlantic Lorene LetoretTV Series
Consent Best friend of Vanessa's mother

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cannes 2021: Isabelle Huppert: her grandson Gabriel makes his debut on the Croisette". News in 24. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Gespräch mit Berlinale-Star Lolita Chammah Eine suchende Frau" (in German). Tagesspiegel. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2021.