Audrey Dana (born 21 September 1977) is a French actress and film director.

Life and career

Dana studied drama in

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. After two years in

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, she went back to France where she acted in various plays, including '' Nos amis, les humains'' by

Bernard Werber Bernard Werber (born 1961 in Toulouse) is a French science fiction writer, active since the 1990s. He is chiefly recognized for having written the trilogy ''Les Fourmis'', the only one of his novels to have been published in English. This se ...

. She was also cast in the movie adaptations '' Nos amis les Terriens'', and '' Roman de Gare'' by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter, writer, cinematographer, actor and film producer, producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1 ...

. In 2008, she was nominated for the

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for Most Promising Actress and was awarded the

Prix Romy Schneider The Prix Romy Schneider (Romy Schneider Award) is awarded annually to a young and upcoming actress working in the French film industry. It is named after the actress Romy Schneider (1938–1982). The prize is awarded by a jury each year in Paris ...

. Dana and her ex-husband, French film director

Mabrouk El Mechri Mabrouk el Mechri (born 18 September 1976) is a French director, screenwriter, and actor. Biography El Mechri was born in Versailles near Paris, France. He has directed a number of films. After his three shorts ''Mounir et Anita'', ''Generation C ...

, have a son Lee who was born in 2008. Her directorial debut ''

Sous les jupes des filles ''French Women'' (original title: ''Sous les jupes des filles'') is a 2014 French comedy drama film and the directorial debut of Audrey Dana. The film tells the stories of eleven women in Paris and features an ensemble cast including Isabelle Adja ...

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Filmography

As actress

* ''

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'' by

François Leterrier François Leterrier (26 May 1929 – 4 December 2020) was a French film director and actor. He entered the film industry when he was cast in Robert Bresson's film ''A Man Escaped''. After this he went on to become a director himself. Life and care ...

* ''

Joséphine, ange gardien ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' (Joséphine, ange gardien) is a French television series. It has been aired since 1997 on TF1 (France). Plot Joséphine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, abi ...

'' TV Series (1 Episode : "Un passé pour l'avenir") * '' Nos amis les Terriens'' by

(2006) * '' Roman de gare'' by

(2007) * ''

To Each His Own Cinema ''To Each His Own Cinema'' (french: link=no, Chacun son cinéma : une déclaration d'amour au grand écran) is a 2007 French comedy-drama anthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a collection of ...

'', in the short film by

(2007) * '' Ce soir je dors chez toi'' by

Olivier Baroux Olivier Baroux (born 5 January 1964) is a French actor, comedian, writer and director who has acted both on stage and on screen. He first became known in forming with Kad Merad Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, ar, قدور ميراد, link=no; ...

(2007) * ''

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'' by

Philippe Lioret Philippe Lioret (born 10 October 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on ...

(2009) * '' Ah! La libido'' by

Michèle Rosier Michèle Lazareff Rosier (; 3 June 1930 – 2 April 2017) was a French fashion journalist and designer who founded the V de V sportswear label. In addition to this, she worked as a film director and screenwriter since 1973. Early life and educat ...

(2009) * ''

Tellement proches ''Tellement proches'' () is a 2009 French film directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano, starring Vincent Elbaz, Isabelle Carré, François-Xavier Demaison, Audrey Dana, Omar Sy, and Joséphine de Meaux. Synopsis ''Tellement proches'' is ...

'' by

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(2009) * '' The Clink of Ice'' by

Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film ''Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Bernard ...

(2010) * ''

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'' by Matthieu Donck (2012) * ''

Paris Follies ''Paris Follies'' (french: La Ritournelle) is a 2014 French comedy film written and directed by Marc Fitoussi. It stars Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Michael Nyqvist. It competed in the main competition section of the 36th Moscow ...

'' by

Marc Fitoussi Marc Fitoussi (born 20 July 1976) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career After a university degree course in English and art history, Fitoussi joined the Conservatoire européen d'écriture audiovisuelle (CEEA) (European C ...

(2014) * ''

'' by Audrey Dana (2014) * ''

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'' by

François Favrat François Favrat is a French film director, screenwriter and occasional actor, best known for directing '' The Role of Her Life'' and ''Boomerang A boomerang () is a thrown tool, typically constructed with aerofoil sections and designed to ...

(2015) * ''

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'' by Florent Siri (2015) * '' Knock'' by

Lorraine Lévy Lorraine Lévy (born 29 January 1964) is a French screenwriter, film and stage director, and playwright. She is the sister of writer Marc Levy. Life and career After studying literature and law, Lévy became a screenwriter for Jean-Loup Dabadie ...

(2017) * '' Si j'étais un homme'' (2017)

As director

* ''5 à 7'' (Short film) (2009) * ''

'' (2014) * ''Si j'étais un homme'' (2017)

References

External links

* * 1977 births Living people French film actresses French stage actresses 21st-century French actresses French people of Tunisian descent French film directors French women film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters {{france-film-actor-stub