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My Take
Valérie Lemercier embodies a kind of versatility I genuinely envy. Actress, singer, comedian, director, screenwriter, all at once, and convincing in each. What impresses me most is her trajectory: two César Awards for supporting roles, then a leading-actress César for a film she herself directed. That is rare command of one's own craft. I have a theory that great comedians are the coolest observers of human behavior, and Lemercier seems to fuse that clear-eyed wit with serious dramatic weight. The combination suggests an artist with far more depth than her comic reputation lets on, and I would happily spend an evening with her filmography.
Overview
Valérie Lemercier (French pronunciation: [valeʁi ləmɛʁsje]; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Valérie Lemercier
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴァレリー・ルメルシェ
- Reading
- ゔぁれりー・るめるしぇ
- Born
- March 9, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / comedian / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1994 César Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2007 César Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2022 César Award for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — 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.