Léonie Simaga

Born: 1977-11-30

Léonie Simaga, born in 1978 in Marseille, is a French actress and director, member of the Comédie-Française from 2010 to 2015. Her father and mother met in Rennes during their studies. She, from Brittany, is preparing to teach French. He, from Mali, is an agricultural engineer. His Breton grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Le Gall, died during the liberation of Brest in 1944, was decorated with the Legion of Honor. After her baccalaureate obtained at the House of Education of the Legion of Honor, she entered hypokhâgne, then khâgne in Parisian high schools and then obtained her diploma from the Institute of Political Studies of Paris4 (class of 20025). She also holds a degree in history. She studied theater at the Asnières Studio-theater, then at the National Higher Conservatory of Dramatic Art from 2002 to 2005. She played at the Comédie-Française in Esther by Racine, then in 2004, in Papa must eat by Marie NDiaye . She was hired as a resident in 2005. She notably performed the role of the Infanta in Corneille's Le Cid during the 2005-2006 season, and in 2007 played the role of Chimène in the same play, alternating with the role of Lucietta in Goldoni's play Il campiello. She became a member of the Comédie-Française on January 1, 2010. Léonie Simaga also directs several productions for the Comédie-Française such as, in 2007, Pour un oui ou pour un non by Nathalie Sarraute and, in 2014, Othello by William Shakespeare. She left the Comédie-Française at the end of 2015.


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Little Tickles

as Lola
Released: 2018-11-14

Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette...

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Jeune Femme

as Yuki
Released: 2017-11-01

Broke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in...

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The Green Perfume

as Louise
Released: 2022-12-21

In the middle of a performance at la Comédie-Française, an actor dies on stage, poisoned....

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Alice and the Mayor

as Isabelle Leinsdorf
Released: 2019-05-18

The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is...

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All About Actresses

as La baby-sitter
Released: 2009-01-28

While shooting a documentary about all kinds of actresses, the director falls for one of them.

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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2018-11-22

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the...

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L'Orientalisme

as Narrator
Released: 2019-08-27

Orientalism is a literary and artistic movement born in Western Europe in the 18th century....

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A Season in France

as Martine
Released: 2018-01-25

An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love...

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The Peace and Love Process

as Aïssa
Released: 2023-06-07

Marie and Simon, a couple with two children, are deeply in love despite constant fights in their...

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Save Our School

as Ingrid
Released: 2022-09-28

A delightful and ebullient comedy on Paris’ first suburban “green school”.

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Mon pote

as Anna
Released: 2010-12-01

The story of a friendship between Victor, owner of a magazine, and Bruno, a car thief.

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Closed Circuit

as Léa
Released: 2013-10-23

Hired to oversee the security of a superstore, Pierre soon discovers a dark secret and becomes a...

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Respire

as Sofia
Released: 2023-09-12

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Les Secrets du Paquebot

as Léa
Released: 2023-09-09

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Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

as Virginie, bonne chez Beauperthuis
Released: 2012-12-10

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Just Love!

as Silvia
Released: 2013-08-16

Silvia’s father grants her permission to meet Dorante, the man she’s promised to in marriage, by...

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Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2023-03-05

Kim Novak never dreamed on being a star, but she became one. Most famous for her enigmatic...

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Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

as Narrator
Released: 2022-04-05

There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of...

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Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

as (Voix Off)
Released: 2021-11-07

Frantz Fanon alone embodies all the issues of French colonial history. Martinican resistance...

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Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus, with Kiss as Deep as My Love

as Lucie Dreyfus (voice)
Released: 2022-02-08

Victim of a terrible plot, Captain Dreyfus was sentenced in December 1894 to deportation for...

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Meurtres a Albi

as uncredited
Released: 2021-07-19

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Avant la catastrophe

as Narratrice
Released: 2022-10-07

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Newark USA: Far from the American Dream

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2023-07-30

The story of the city of Newark, in the state of New Jersey, USA; unlikely capital of the...

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Summer of révolution

as Annette Lévy-Willard (voix)
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Murders in...

as Annabelle Dalmasio
First aired: 2013-04-23

Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a...

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The Eddy

as Commandant Keita
First aired: 2020-05-08

The owner of a Paris jazz club gets tangled up with dangerous criminals as he fights to protect...

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Je te promets

as Agnès Gallo
First aired: 2021-02-01

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La Flamme

as Sarah
First aired: 2020-10-12

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Machine

as Colonel Karras
First aired: 2024-04-04

An action show mixing kung-fu and class war.

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Les Limiers

as Sara Mauduit
First aired: 2013-09-06

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LT-21

as Asia Dialo
First aired: 2023-10-12

The LT-21 virus hits France and starts spreading worldwide. It won't cause a single death. But...

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Trepalium

as Izia Katell / Thaïs Garcia
First aired: 2016-02-11

The economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live...

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Le Négociateur

as Frédérique
First aired: 2024-03-25

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Les Impatientes

as Isabelle Maroni
First aired: 2018-09-26

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The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2020-11-22

Today, Israel and the United States are Iran's enemies par excellence. Their reconciliation...

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