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Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

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Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Leroy-Beaulieu in 2011
Born (1963-04-25) 25 April 1963 (age 61)[1]
NationalityFrench
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (French pronunciation: [filipin ləʁwa boljø]; born 25 April 1963) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actor Philippe Leroy and model Françoise Laurent. She made her screen debut in the 1983 comedy-drama film Surprise Party, before starring in the 1985 comedy film Three Men and a Cradle. She received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for the latter role.

Leroy-Beaulieu has played leading and supporting roles in more than 50 movies. In recent years, she played the title character in the RTBF crime comedy series Agathe Koltès (2016–2019); in 2020 she began starring as Sylvie Grateau in the Netflix comedy-drama series Emily in Paris.

Life and career

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Leroy-Beaulieu in 1988

Leroy-Beaulieu was born in Boulogne Billancourt, France. After spending her childhood in Italy, she went to Paris at 16 to study drama against the advice of her parents; her father, actor Philippe Leroy, especially tried to keep her from pursuing a career that followed in his footsteps but was unsuccessful. After appearing on the stage, Leroy-Beaulieu made her screen début in Roger Vadim's 1983 comedy-drama film Surprise Party.[1][2] The following year, she played Fauve Mistral in the 1984 mini-series version of Judith Krantz's novel Mistral's Daughter.[1]

In 1985, Leroy-Beaulieu played her first major screen role (and earned a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress), playing the distraught mother in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film-nominated comedy Trois hommes et un couffin (Three Men and a Cradle).[3] The success of Coline Serreau's comedy helped her film career and a string of parts in costume films followed such films as Andrzej Wajda's Les Possédés in 1988, Philippe Le Guay's Les Deux Fragonard, and Robert Enrico's and Richard T. Heffron's La Révolution française (Mademoiselle Leroy-Beaulieu acted out the role of Charlotte Corday in the latter production), whose release in 1989 was timed to coincide with celebrations for the bi-centenary of the 1789 Revolution.

Leroy-Beaulieu starred in the title role of the French film Natalia, which was screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The following years, she acted in a various European movies, notable A Soul Split in Two (1993), Neuf mois (1994), Un eroe borghese (1995), Vatel (2000), and Two Brothers (2004). On television, she played Catherine Barneville in the comedy series, Call My Agent! (2015-18), and starred as a lead character in the detective series, Agathe Koltès (2016-19). In 2020, she began starring as Sylvie Grateau in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Emily in Paris. In 2022, she appeared as Monique Ritz, widow of Charles Ritz in the episode of Netflix period drama series, The Crown.[5]

Political engagements

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For the 2002 French presidential election, she publicly expressed her support for Noël Mamère, the candidate of the Green Party in an opinion piece published in the newspaper La Croix.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Surprise Party Anne Lambert
1985 Three Men and a Cradle Sylvia Nominated — César Award for Most Promising Actress
1987 Aria Segment "Les Boréades"
1987 Flag Fanny
1988 Dandin La tragédienne
1988 The Possessed Lisa
1988 Camomille Camille Renaudin
1988 Natalia Natalia Gronska Amiens International Film Festival for Best Actress
1989 Les deux Fragonard Marianne
1989 La Révolution française Charlotte Corday
1991 Les clés du paradis Marie
1992 Coupable d'innocence ou quand la raison dort Jeanne Eberlen
1993 A Soul Split in Two Miriam
1993 Petits travaux tranquilles Béatrice
1994 Neuf mois Mathilde
1995 Un eroe borghese Annalori Ambrosoli
1995 L'année Juliette Stéphanie
1995 Jefferson in Paris Head and Heart Game
1995 Le nez au vent Clémentine
1996 La Belle Verte Florence
1996 Je n'en ferai pas un drame Lily
1996 Hercule et Sherlock Marie
1998 La voie est libre Jeanne
1998 TGV Sylvia
2000 Vatel Anne Geneviève de Bourbon
2003 18 Ans après Sylvia
2004 Two Brothers Mrs. Mathilda Normandin
2005 Trois couples en quête d'orages Pascale
2006 Love and Other Disasters Daphne Spring
2006 La sombra de nadie Julia
2009 Three Days With the Family Joëlle
2014 Les Trois Frères, le retour Banquière Pascal
2015 Graziella
2016 Eternity Valentine's mother
2016 Père fils thérapie! Nicole Perronet
2018 Lola et ses frères Sabine
2020 De Gaulle Hélène de Portes
2020 Papi Sitter Vivianne

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 Mistral's Daughter Fauve Mistral Miniseries
1984 Série noire Clarissa Episode: "Neige à Capri
1987 La maison piège Virginie Television film
1989 Mon dernier rêve sera pour vous Miniseries
1993 Meutre avec préméditation: Récidive Janson Television film
1993 Jules Ferry Eugénie Ferry Television film
1994 Les enfants du faubourg Rosa Television film
1994 L'île aux mômes Florence Television film
1997 La vérité est un vilain défaut Isabelle Television film
1998 Mes enfants étrangers Pat Television film
1998 Jeanne et le loup Jeanne Television film
2000 Petit Ben Claire Television film
2000 Sandra et les siens Sandra Villiers Television film
2003 Écoute, Nicolas... Lorraine Television film
2005 Vénus & Apollon Muriel Episode: "Soin homo sapiens"
2005 Commissaire Valence Sophie Leroux Episode: "Vengeances"
2008 Le juge est une femme Virginie Gaetner Episode: "À coeur et à sang"
2009-2012 Ma femme, ma fille, 2 bébés Emma 4 episodes
2013 Camping Paradis Anna Lavezzi Episode: "Dancing Camping"
2014 Rosemary's Baby Mrs. Fontaine Miniseries
2017 Scènes de ménages Isabelle Episode: "Enfin à la montagne!"
2015-2018 Call My Agent! Catherine Barneville 16 episodes
2016-2019 Agathe Koltès Agathe Koltès 10 episodes
2020 Mirage (miniseries) Jeanne 5 episodes
2020–present Emily in Paris Sylvie Grateau Series regular
2022 The Crown Monique Ritz Episode: "Mou Mou"

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gonzales, Rick (July 19, 2023). "Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu: The French Actress Is A Netflix Star". Giant Freakin Robot.
  2. ^ "Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu". Allocine (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Grobar, Matt (December 14, 2022). "'Emily In Paris' Star Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Inks With Artist International Group For Management".
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Natalia". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  5. ^ Frost, Caroline (March 20, 2022). "'Emily In Paris' Actress Reveals Role In Season 5 Of 'The Crown': Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu To Join Cast".
  6. ^ Leroy Beaulieu, Philippine (March 26, 2002). "Election présidentielle 2002. Explicatons de Vote. Une vue à long terme. Libre Opinion. Les Verts s'engagent dans la voie d'une politique pour une « société durable »". La Croix.
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