Photo: Georges Biard / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
De Fougerolles is the kind of French actress who earned respect from her peers rather than tabloid noise. Two nominations for the César's Most Promising Actress, plus the Prix Romy Schneider for Rivette's Va savoir, tell me critics and the industry took her seriously early. What I find appealing is that she didn't stay boxed in as a performer; she moved into directing and screenwriting too. Coming from Vannes in Brittany rather than Paris gives her a slightly outsider feel that I like. She keeps things private, and her work speaks loudly enough that she doesn't need to chase attention.
Overview
Hélène Christine Marie Rigoine de Fougerolles (French pronunciation: [elɛn də fuʒʁɔl]; born 25 February 1973) is a French actress who was twice nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress (known as the French Oscar) for Arthur Joffé's Let There Be Light (1998) and Jacques Rivette's Va savoir (2001) for which she was also awarded the Prix Romy Schneider.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hélène de Fougerolles
- Name (Japanese)
- エレーヌ・ド・フジュロル
- Reading
- えれーぬ・ど・ふじゅろる
- Born
- February 25, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Vannes, Morbihan, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Prix Romy Schneider
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.