Léonie Simaga
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.
The Green Perfume
as LouiseIn the middle of a performance at la Comédie-Française, an actor dies on stage, poisoned....
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Little Tickles
as LolaOdette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette...
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Alice and the Mayor
as Isabelle LeinsdorfThe 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-sitterA director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the...
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Jeune Femme
as YukiBroke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in...
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Save Our School
as IngridA delightful and ebullient comedy on Paris’ first suburban “green school”.
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The Peace and Love Process
as AïssaMarie and Simon, a couple with two children, are deeply in love despite constant fights in their...
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A Season in France
as MartineAn African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love...
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Mon pote
as AnnaThe story of a friendship between Victor, owner of a magazine, and Bruno, a car thief.
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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
as Narrator (voice)How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the...
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Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
as Self - Narrator (voice)Kim Novak never dreamed on being a star, but she became one. Most famous for her enigmatic...
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Just Love!
as SilviaSilvia’s father grants her permission to meet Dorante, the man she’s promised to in marriage, by...
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Edvard Munch : Un cri dans la nature
as narratorThe Norwegian painter Edvard Munch is the author of a powerful body of work that is rooted in...
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Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
as (Voix Off)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)Victim of a terrible plot, Captain Dreyfus was sentenced in December 1894 to deportation for...
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Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art
as NarratorThere is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of...
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Avant la catastrophe - La Chute de la République de Weimar (1930-1933)
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Closed Circuit
as LéaHired to oversee the security of a superstore, Pierre soon discovers a dark secret and becomes a...
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Newark USA: Far from the American Dream
as Self - Narrator (voice)The story of the city of Newark, in the state of New Jersey, USA; unlikely capital of the...
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Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard
as SilviaA staging of Marivaux's play "The Game of Love and Chance" by Galin Stoev.
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L'Orientalisme
as NarratorOrientalism is a literary and artistic movement born in Western Europe in the 18th century....
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Murders in...
as Annabelle DalmasioMurders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a...
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The Eddy
as Commandant KeitaThe owner of a Paris jazz club gets tangled up with dangerous criminals as he fights to protect...
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Machine
as Colonel KarrasAn action show mixing kung-fu and class war.
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LT-21
as Asia DialoThe LT-21 virus hits France and starts spreading worldwide. It won't cause a single death. But...
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The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA
as Self - Narrator (voice)Today, Israel and the United States are Iran's enemies par excellence. Their reconciliation...
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Trepalium
as Izia Katell / Thaïs GarciaThe economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live...
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Auschwitz, survivors tell their stories
as NarratriceThey are among the very few survivors. 44 survivors testify. How do you get out of Auschwitz,...
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