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Josiane Balasko

Acting · 1950-04-15 · Paris, France

Josiane Balasko (born 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer and director. She was born Josiane Balašković in Paris. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit (French Twist). She won the 1996 César Award (shared with Telsche Boorman) for best writing for this film, for which she was also nominated as best director. The movie itself was nominated for best film. Balasko's other César nominations for best actress were for Trop belle pour toi (1989), Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes (1993), Cette femme-là (2003). She is married to George Aguilar, who is also an actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josiane Balasko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (117)

Year	Film	As
2026	Tough Luck	Édith Benchemoul
2026	Tombé du ciel	Soeur Catherine
2026	The Con Artist	Mme Massena
2024	When Fall Is Coming	Marie-Claude
2021	Tralala	Lili Rivière
2020	Old Fashioned	Adélaïde Château-Têtard 'La Reine Mère'
2019	By the Grace of God	Irène, Emmanuel's Mother
2019	Spellbound	Leonora Evesco
2019	Beaux-parents	Coline Rossi
2019	All Inclusive	Lulu
2019	L'esprit de famille	Marguerite
2019	15 Minutes of War	Michèle Sampieri
2018	Vous êtes jeunes vous êtes beaux	Mona
2018	I Lost Albert	Simone Le Couidec
2018	Bécassine!	Mademoiselle Châtaigne
2018	Raising Colors	La mère
2017	Let the Sunshine In	Maxime
2017	The New Adventures of Cinderella	Josépha
2017	The New Adventures of Cinderella	La voisine
2016	Back to Mom's	Jacqueline Mazerin
2016	Arrête ton cinéma!	Brigitte
2016	Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous	La mère de Joséphine
2015	The Roommates Party	La gardienne
2013	Demi-soeur	Director
2013	Demi-soeur	adaptation
2013	Aunt Hilda!	Dolorès
2013	Cinéast(e)s	Self
2013	Demi-soeur	Antoinette Novack, dite Nénette
2012	Maman	Paulette, dite Mine
2012	Mes héros	Olga
2011	Of Women and Horses	Joséphine de Silène
2011	Arab on the City	Mamie Nova
2011	A Happy Event	la mère de Barbara
2011	A Happy Event	Claire
2010	Holiday	Christiane Mercier
2009	The Hedgehog	Renée Michel
2009	Neuilly Yo Mama!	La directrice du collège
2009	En terre étrangère	Self
2008	Starko!	Self
2008	Musée haut, musée bas	La mère en Chanel
2008	A French Gigolo	Director
2008	A French Gigolo	adaptation
2008	A French Gigolo	Irène
2007	The Key	Michèle Varin
2007	L'auberge rouge	Rose Martin
2007	Ruby Blue	Stephanie
2006	French Fried Vacation 3: Friends Forever	Nathalie Morin
2006	French Fried Vacation 3: Friends Forever	Writer
2005	It's Our Life!	Blanche Delhomme
2005	I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed	Marguerite Duras
2004	Madame Edouard	Nina Tchitchi
2004	L'ex-femme de ma vie	Marie-Pierre Sarrazin, ex Jean-Eusèbe
2004	L'ex-femme de ma vie	Director
2004	L'ex-femme de ma vie	play
2004	L'ex-femme de ma vie	producer
2003	Hanging Offense	la capitaine de police Michèle Varin
2002	The Race	Madame Jo
2001	Absolutely Fabulous	Eddie Mousson
2001	A Crime in Paradise	Lulu Braconnier
2000	Actors	André Dussollier 2
2000	The Libertine	La Baronne d'Holbach
1999	The Son of Français	Suzanne Garcin
1998	Un grand cri d'amour	play
1998	Un grand cri d'amour	Director
1998	Un grand cri d'amour	Gigi Ortega
1997	Arlette	dialogue
1997	Arlette	Arlette Bathiat
1995	French Twist	screenplay
1995	French Twist	Director
1995	French Twist	Marijo
1994	Dead Tired	Josiane Balasko
1993	Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes	Irène
1991	My Life Is Hell	Leah Lemonier
1991	My Life Is Hell	Director
1991	My Life Is Hell	scenario
1989	Too Beautiful for You	Colette Chevassu
1988	Sans peur et sans reproche	La suivante menacée de viol
1987	Les keufs	Insp. Molyneux
1987	Les keufs	Mireille Molyneux
1987	Les keufs	adaptation
1987	Les keufs	Director
1986	Nuit d'ivresse	Writer
1986	Les Frères Pétard	Aline
1986	Nuit d'ivresse	Frédérique dite Frédé
1985	Sac de noeuds	Director
1985	Sac de noeuds	scenario and adaptation
1985	Sac de noeuds	Anita - une paumée sympathique qui se lie d'amitié avec Rose-Marie
1984	La vengeance du serpent à plumes	Jackie
1984	La smala	Simone
1984	Petit Con	Rolande
1983	Gramps Is in the Resistance	La pharmacienne
1983	Outward Signs of Wealth	Béatrice Flamand
1982	Santa Claus Is a Stinker	adaptation
1982	Santa Claus Is a Stinker	Marie-Ange Musquin
1981	Les hommes préfèrent les grosses	Lydie Langlois
1981	Clara and the Why Not	Louise
1981	Hotel America	Colette
1981	Les hommes préfèrent les grosses	Writer
1981	L'année prochaine... si tout va bien	adaptation
1981	Le maître d'école	Jacqueline Lajoie
1980	Retour en force	dialogue
1979	French Fried Vacation 2	Writer
1979	French Fried Vacation 2	Nathalie Morin
1978	Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres	Une spectatrice
1978	French Fried Vacation	writer
1978	French Fried Vacation	Nathalie Morin
1978	Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears	Une cliente endommagée
1978	Les petits câlins	Corinne
1977	Animal	La fille du supermarché
1977	Solveig et le violon turc	Actress
1977	Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!	Josy, Lucien's girlfriend
1977	Tell Her That I Love Her	Nadine
1977	Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	Girl in Purple (uncredited)
1977	Pauline et l'ordinateur	Pauline
1976	The Tenant	Viviane, Office Worker
1976	A Girl on Her Own	Simone
1971	Défense de jouer	Actress