Josiane Balasko
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.
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- Born:
- Apr 15, 1950 In Paris, France
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 116
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Scoundrel in White 1972-09-29
- Latest Project:
- Movie Party of Fools 2024-01-24
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Party of Fools | Bobotte | 2024-01-24 |
| Movie | Des mains en or | Martha | 2023-06-07 |
| Movie | L'Âge d'or de la pub | Self (archive footage) | 2023-06-02 |
| Movie | Au cœur du Papotin | Self | 2023-12-28 |
| Movie | Le soir où j'ai reçu le César | Self | 2022-02-23 |
| Movie | Knock, Knock, It's Mom! | Jacqueline Mazerin | 2021-06-16 |
| Movie | Tralala | Lili | 2021-07-16 |
| Movie | Old Fashioned | La Reine-Mère | 2021-12-01 |
| Movie | Price of Parenting | Chantal Blanc | 2021-12-15 |
| Movie | L'Esprit de famille | Marguerite, la mère d'Alexandre | 2020-01-29 |
| Movie | C'est la vie | Dominique | 2020-12-30 |
| Movie | All Inclusive | Lulu | 2019-02-13 |
| Movie | 15 Minutes of War | Michèle Sampieri | 2019-01-30 |
| Movie | By the Grace of God | Irène, Emmanuel's Mother | 2019-02-20 |
| Movie | Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux | Mona | 2019-10-02 |
| Movie | The Spellbound | Leonora Evesco | 2019-12-11 |
| Series | The Bonfire of Destiny | Madame Huchon | 2019-11-18 |
| Movie | My Out-Laws | Coline Rossi | 2019-06-19 |
| Movie | Volontaire | La mère | 2018-06-06 |
| Movie | Bécassine ! | Mademoiselle Châtaigne | 2018-06-20 |
| Movie | J'ai perdu Albert | Mme Le Couidec | 2018-09-12 |
| Movie | Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! | Mme Bachelot | 2018-08-08 |
| Movie | Let the Sunshine In | Maxime | 2017-09-27 |
| Movie | The New Adventures of Cinderella | la méchante belle-mère / la voisine | 2017-10-18 |
| Movie | Arrête ton cinéma ! | Brigitte | 2016-01-13 |
| Movie | Back to Mom's | Jacqueline Mazerin | 2016-06-01 |
| Movie | Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous | la mère de Joséphine | 2016-02-10 |
| Movie | Un grand moment de solitude | Brigitte Gaillard | 2015-04-07 |
| Movie | The Roommates Party | La gardienne | 2015-12-23 |
| Movie | Aunt Hilda! | Dolorès (voice) | 2014-02-12 |
| Series | La Loi de Barbara | Maître Barbara Malo | 2014-03-08 |
| Movie | Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui | 2014-12-13 | |
| Movie | Les Gazelles | Brigitte | 2014-03-26 |
| Movie | Half-Sister | Antoinette | 2013-06-04 |
| Movie | Cinéast(e)s | Self | 2013-10-15 |
| Movie | Of Women and Horses | Joséphine de Silène | 2012-01-25 |
| Movie | Mes héros | Olga | 2012-12-10 |
| Movie | Maman | La mère | 2012-05-09 |
| Movie | Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » | Self | 2011-01-31 |
| Movie | A Happy Event | Claire | 2011-09-27 |
| Movie | Beur sur la ville | Mamie Nova | 2011-10-11 |
| Movie | Holiday | Christiane Mercier | 2010-12-08 |
| Movie | The Hedgehog | Renée Michel | 2009-07-01 |
| Movie | Neuilly Yo Mama! | Mme Bachelot, directrice du collège Saint-Exupéry | 2009-08-12 |
| Movie | Park Benches | Solange Renivelle | 2009-07-08 |
| Movie | Françoise Dolto, for the love of children | Françoise Dolto | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | A French Gigolo | Irene | 2008-10-08 |
| Movie | A Day at the Museum | The mother in Chanel | 2008-11-19 |
| Movie | The Red Inn | Rose Martin | 2007-12-05 |
| Movie | Ruby Blue | Stephanie | 2007-05-17 |
| Movie | The Key | Michèle Varin | 2007-12-19 |
| Movie | French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever | Nathalie Morin | 2006-02-01 |
| Movie | I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed | Marguerite Duras | 2005-11-02 |
| Movie | Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés | 2005-11-25 | |
| Movie | La vie est à nous ! | Blanche Delhomme | 2005-12-07 |
| Movie | Madame Edouard | Nina Tchitchi | 2004-06-02 |
| Movie | The Ex-Wife of My Life | Marie-Pierre | 2004-12-08 |
| Movie | Hanging Offense | Michèle Varin | 2003-10-15 |
| Movie | The Race | Madame Jo | 2002-03-27 |
| Movie | A Crime in Paradise | Lulu Braconnier | 2001-02-28 |
| Movie | Absolutely Fabulous | Edith 'Eddie' Mousson | 2001-08-29 |
| Movie | Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000 | 2000-02-26 | |
| Movie | The Libertine | Baronne d'Holbach | 2000-03-15 |
| Movie | Actors | André Dussollier 2 | 2000-04-05 |
| Movie | Chicken Run | Bunty (French Voice) | 2000-06-23 |
| Movie | The Frenchman's Son | Suzanne | 1999-12-15 |
| Movie | Un grand cri d'amour | Gigi Ortega | 1998-01-07 |
| Movie | Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur | 1998-02-07 | |
| Movie | Didier | Commentateur sportif, Jean-Philippe | 1997-01-29 |
| Movie | Arlette | Arlette | 1997-04-16 |
| Movie | French Twist | Marijo | 1995-01-18 |
| Movie | Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique | 1995-03-08 | |
| Movie | Dead Tired | Josiane Balasko | 1994-05-18 |
| Movie | Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania | 1993-03-06 | |
| Movie | Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents | Irène | 1993-12-01 |
| Movie | The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck | La scientifique | 1991-04-24 |
| Movie | My Life Is Hell | Leah Lemonier | 1991-12-04 |
| Movie | L'Ex-femme de ma vie | Frankie | 1989-02-01 |
| Movie | Too Beautiful for You | Colette Chevassu | 1989-10-21 |
| Movie | Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale | la journaliste | 1988-06-08 |
| Movie | Sans peur et sans reproche | Companion threatened with rape | 1988-12-14 |
| Movie | Lady Cops | Inspecteur Molyneux | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | The Joint Brothers | Aline | 1986-10-15 |
| Movie | Nuit d'ivresse | Frède | 1986-09-23 |
| Movie | Nuit d'ivresse | Simone | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Slices of Life | La parisienne | 1985-02-06 |
| Movie | All Mixed Up | Anita | 1985-03-19 |
| Movie | Bunny's Bar | Anita, dame 'pipi' | 1985-05-06 |
| Movie | Petit Con | Rolande | 1984-01-18 |
| Movie | The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent | Jackie | 1984-11-28 |
| Movie | La Smala | Simone | 1984-08-29 |
| Movie | Gramps Is in the Resistance | La pharmacienne qui couche avec Ralph, un Allemand | 1983-10-26 |
| Movie | Outward Signs of Wealth | Béatrice Flamand, tax inspector | 1983-11-09 |
| Movie | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Marie-Ange Musquin, présidente de l'association | 1982-08-25 |
| Movie | Men Prefer Fat Girls | Lydie Langlois | 1981-08-19 |
| Movie | Clara and Chics Types | Louise | 1981-01-14 |
| Movie | Hotel America | Colette | 1981-12-02 |
| Movie | Le Maître d'école | Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher | 1981-10-28 |
| Movie | Droit de Réponse | Self | 1981-12-12 |
| Movie | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | Customer injured at the bank | 1979-01-17 |
| Movie | French Fried Vacation 2 | Nathalie Morin, Bernard's wife | 1979-11-22 |
| Series | Les 400 Coups de Virginie | Emma-Ammé | 1979-12-22 |
| Movie | Pauline et l'ordinateur | Pauline | 1978-01-25 |
| Movie | The Little Wheedlers | Corinne | 1978-01-25 |
| Movie | Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres | une spectatrice | 1978-05-30 |
| Series | Rire et sourire : Le Splendid | Différents rôles (Thérèse Verrou, M.L. Chavasse, M. Pereira) | 1978-11-19 |
| Movie | French Fried Vacation | Nathalie Morin, Bernard's wife | 1978-11-11 |
| Movie | Like a Turtle on Its Back | une fêtarde dans la voiture | 1978-09-27 |
| Movie | An Unusual Girl | Simone | 1977-04-10 |
| Movie | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Girl in Purple (uncredited) | 1977-06-24 |
| Movie | We Will All Meet in Paradise | Josy, Lucien's girlfriend | 1977-11-09 |
| Movie | Tell Her That I Love Her | Nadine | 1977-09-28 |
| Movie | Monsieur Papa | Woman in the phone booth | 1977-08-23 |
| Movie | The Tenant | Viviane, Office Worker | 1976-05-26 |
| Movie | The Year 01 | A televiewer / The cyclist | 1973-02-22 |
| Movie | Scoundrel in White | Ugly girl (uncredited) | 1972-09-29 |