Valérie Lemercier

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Valérie Lemercier
Lemercier in 2017
Born	(1964-03-09) 9 March 1964 (age 60) Dieppe, France
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director, screenwriter, singer
Years active	1988–present

Valérie Lemercier (French pronunciation: [valeʁi ləmɛʁsje]; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer.

Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, Lemercier grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conservatoire - a dance, music and drama school. Lemercier made her screen debut in 1988,^[1] in the television series Palace. Lemercier has won two César Awards for her supporting roles in Les Visiteurs (1993) and Fauteuils d'orchestre (2007), and hosted the award ceremony in 2006 and 2007. She has subsequently become a successful director.^[2]

Lemercier released her first music album, Valérie Lemercier chante, in 1996, and has subsequently recorded three singles with other singers.^[3]

• Valérie Lemercier au Splendid, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989)
• Un fil à la patte, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989)
• Valérie Lemercier au Théâtre de Paris (1995–1996)
• Folies Bergère (2000)
• Valérie Lemercier au Le Palace (Paris) (2008)

• Valérie Lemercier chante (1996)
• Comme beaucoup de messieurs - duet with The Divine Comedy (band) (1996)
• J'ai un mari - duet with Pascale Borel (2006)
• Pourquoi tu t'en vas? - duet with Christophe Willem (2007)
• Peter and the Wolf (Narrator) (2007)
• Le Coup de soleil - duet with Vincent Delerm (2007)

• List of female film and television directors
• List of LGBT-related films directed by women

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• Valérie Lemercier at IMDb
• Valérie Lemercier at AlloCiné (in French)