Virginie Lemoine

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Virginie Lemoine
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Lemoine in 2018
Born (1961-02-26) 26 February 1961 (age 62)
NationalityFrench
Swiss
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1982–present

Virginie Lemoine (born 26 February 1961) is a French actress and comedian. [1]

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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, they 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

YearTitleAuthorDirectorNotes
1989100 % PolyamideVirginie LemoineJean-Luc Dumesnil
1993-95Le syndrome de Madame ChiassonVirginie LemoineAlain Sachs
1996-97Lemoine/Gerra au Théâtre DéjazetVirginie Lemoine
& Laurent Gerra
Agnès Boury Molière Award for Best one man show
1999 Absent Friends Alan Ayckbourn Catherine Allary
2001Les désirs sauvages de mon mari
m’ont presque rendue folle
John TobiasÉric Civanyan
2004 The Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler Isabelle Rattier
2005À fond la caisseFranck DidierJérôme Foucher
2006-07Si c'était à refaire Laurent Ruquier Jean-Luc Moreau
2007Coiffure pour dames Robert Harling Daniel Roussel
2009Move Over Mrs. Markham Ray Cooney Rodolphe Sand
2018 Deathtrap Ira Levin Éric Métayer
Manhattan Murder Mystery Woody Allen Elsa Royer
2019Comme en 14Dany Laurent Yves Pignot
2020Spiridon Superstar Philippe Jaenada Virginie Lemoine & Laury André
2022-23OscarClaude MagnierAntony Mettler
Black Comedy Peter Shaffer Grégory Barco

As director

YearTitleAuthorNotes
2008-11Une diva à SarcellesVirginie LemoineNominated - Molière Award for Best Musical
2012 Le Bal Irène Némirovsky
2013Brigitte, directeur d'agenceVirginie Lemoine
2014-16 Le Bal Irène Némirovsky
2015-16Une diva à SarcellesVirginie Lemoine Festival Off d'Avignon - Best Musical
2016-1831Gaëtan Borg, Stéphane Laporte
& Stéphane Corbin
2017 Le Bal Irène Némirovsky
2017-19Chagrin pour soiVirginie Lemoine & Sophie Forte
2018 Le Bal Irène Némirovsky
Une diva à SarcellesVirginie Lemoine
2018-20 Suite française Irène Némirovsky
Tempête en juin Irène Némirovsky
2019Nos années parallèlesStéphane Corbin
Quand je serai grand, je serai Nana MouskouriDavid Lelait-Helo
2020Spiridon Superstar Philippe Jaenada
2021Coming OutPierre Aucaigne & Vincent Kohler
2021-22Nos années parallèlesStéphane Corbin
2022-23Hiring a Clown Matei Vișniec
La Vie est une fêteLilian Lloyd
2023Europeana Patrik Ouředník
Coming OutPierre Aucaigne & Vincent Kohler
2024Un Air de Fête5 de Cœur

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorActor
1996Golden BoyHélène TiercelinJean-Pierre Vergne
Les 2 papas et la mamanMother "Bébé Nobel"Jean-Marc Longval & Smaïn
Tendre piège Serge Moati TV movie
1998Petite menteuseCécileThierry ChabertTV movie
Un mois de réflexionSarah Serge Moati TV movie
1999Tombé du nidSonia Édouard Molinaro TV movie
2000 Le Mystère Parasuram Marie ChapskyMichel SibraTV movie
2001Tania Boréalis ou L'étoile d'un étéIsabellePatrice MartineauTV movie
2001-16Famille d'accueilMarion FerrièreAlain Wermus, Bruno Bontzolakis, ...TV series (95 episodes)
2002 Ma femme s'appelle Maurice Marion Audefey Jean-Marie Poiré
2003Les gaousIgor Sekulic
2004La tresse d'AminataMireilleDominique BaronTV movie
2005 It's Our Life! The mother Gérard Krawczyk
2015La boule noireNora FerreiraDenis MallevalTV movie
2017Quand je serai grandThe press officerJeremy Circus
MDM - Maman de merdeThe provisorNicolas GoergenTV series (1 episode)
2018Les disparus de ValenciennesMarianne RaguenelleElsa Bennett & Hippolyte DardTV movie
2019 Nina Marie-PierreJérôme PortheaultTV series (1 episode)
2021CassandreNathalieMarwen AbdallahTV series (1 episode)

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References

  1. "Virginie Lemoine — Biography" (in French). Evene. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. "Virginie Lemoine — Biography" (in French). Pure People. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. https://www.rireetchansons.fr/humoristes/virginie-lemoine/biographie
  4. https://www.purepeople.com/article/virginie-lemoine-et-laurent-gerra-separes-avec-qui-sont-ils-en-couple-aujourd-hui_a494470/1
  5. https://www.purepeople.com/article/virginie-lemoine-en-couple-avec-darius-kehtari-photos-tres-rares-des-amoureux_a478126/1