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Catherine Hiegel

Catherine Hiegel

Birthday: 1946-12-10 | Place of Birth: Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France

Catherine Hiegel (born 10 December 1946) is a French actress, comedian and director. Catherine Hiegel is the daughter of Pierre Hiegel, radio host, music critic, radio producer and artistic director of French houses of discs. She is also the niece of Pierre Bellemare. At ten, she played Cosette in a radio adaptation of Les Misérables, where her father played Jean Valjean. She sang in 1956 with André Claveau, Viens danser avec papa. On the advice of her father, she stopped school to learn comedy. She took lessons with Raymond Girard and Jacques Charon, and began her career on stage to the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens with Cactus Flower, alongside Jean Poiret and Sophie Desmarets. She joined the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in the classes of Jean Marchat then Lise Delamare, and also attended classes of Jean-Laurent Cochet. She joined the Comédie-Française in 1969. She worked with directors as varied as Philippe Adrien, Patrice Chéreau, Dario Fo, Jorge Lavelli, Jean-Paul Roussillon, in the classical and contemporary repertoire. She became Dean of the troupe after the death of Christine Fersen in 2008. Catherine Hiegel is also a professor to the CNSAD for thirteen years. She have won 2 Molière Award on 5 nominations. Source: Article "Catherine Hiegel" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
The Abused Children of Riaumont

as    Narratrice (Voix)

2022
In a Better World

as    Anne

2017
Miss Impossible

as    Agathe

2015
Nine Days in Winter

as    Mado

2015
Malaterra

as    Rose Olivesi

2013
Violette

as    Berthe Leduc

2012
Granny's Funeral

as    Suzanne

2009
He's My Girl

as    Arlette

2008
A French Gigolo

as    Maggy

2007
Michou d'Auber

as    la directrice de l'orphelinat

2005
La vie est à nous !

as    Lucie

2003
The Chops

as    la Mort

1998
Man Is a Woman

as    Rosalie's mother

1997
Fred

as    Madame Mandor

1997
The Other Shore

as    Maria

1995
French Twist

as    Dany

1994
Le mangeur de lune

as    Mathilde

1991
My Life Is Hell

as    Lilith

1988
Life Is a Long Quiet River

as    Josette

1988
La Petite Amie

as    Odile

1987
Lady Cops

as    Dany

1987
Widow's Walk

as    Dr. Chauveau

1986
State of Grace

as    Sylvie

1981
Créanciers

as    Tekkla

1980
Une page d'amour

as    Pauline, soeur de Juliette