Josiane Balasko

Born: 1950-04-15

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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as Nathalie Morin, femme de Bernard
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as Companion threatened with rape
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Clara and Chics Types

as Louise
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Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique

as uncredited
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Show recorded at the Opéra Comique in Paris on March 6, 1995 for the benefit of the Restos du Coeur.

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Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

as Self - Actress
Released: 2024-09-04

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Tralala

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Hanging Offense

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as uncredited
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Au cœur du Papotin

as Self
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Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale

as la journaliste
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as Marguerite Duras
Released: 2005-11-02

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as Irène
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as uncredited
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as une spectatrice
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Released: 1999-12-15

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as uncredited
Released: 1993-03-06

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as une fêtarde dans la voiture
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as Blanche Delhomme
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Un grand moment de solitude

as Brigitte Gaillard
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L'Ex-femme de ma vie

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Un grand cri d'amour

as Gigi Ortega
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Monsieur Papa

as The woman in the phone booth
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as uncredited
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as uncredited
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as Anita, dame 'pipi'
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as Self
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as Simone
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as Self
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as Self
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as Self
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as Self
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as Self - Guest
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as Self
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as Self
First aired: 1987-08-31

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as Self (Duplex)
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as Self
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as self
First aired: 1987-09-02

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as Self - Guest
First aired: 2001-09-08

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as Self
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as Madame Huchon
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as Self - Guest
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as self
First aired: 1990-09-03

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as Self (guest)
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as Self - Guest
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as Maître Barbara Malo
First aired: 2014-03-08

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as Self - Guest
First aired: 2020-09-26

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as Self - Guest
First aired: 2024-01-08

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as Self
First aired: 2014-10-01

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Les Rencontres du Papotin

as Self
First aired: 2022-09-03

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as Emma-Ammé
First aired: 1979-12-22

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Diversion

as Self
First aired: 2017-02-03

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Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

as Différents rôles (Thérèse Verrou, M.L. Chavasse, M. Pereira)
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as Self - Guest
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