Caroline Tresca (born Marie Caroline d'Indy on 21 July 1959) is a French television and radio presenter, as well as a film, television and stage actress. She focuses today on her occupation of painter and sculptor, and owns her own

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in Paris.

Early life and education

Caroline Tresca was born in Angers in the department of

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. She is the great-granddaughter of the composer Vincent d'Indy. In 1980, she graduated with a university degree in law. After a world trip in 1981, she had a career in modeling from 1982 to 1986. She then took classes of improvisation at the American Center of Paris.

Television and radio career

She ended her modeling career while she began in television on channel

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presenting various programs such as ''Télé Caroline'', ''Chapiteau 3'', ''Dadou Babou'' and ''40° à l'ombre de la 3''. The year of her television debut, in 1986, was also the one where she had her only film role offered by Max Pécas in '' Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez''. In 1990, still on FR3, she produced and presented two programs, ''Ce soir ou jamais'' and from 1991 à 1993, ''À vos amours'', broadcast on Sunday evenings. Her years spent on television were honored in 1989 by the 7 d'Or for best television presenter. She quit her career as a television presenter and producer, to focus on radio, where she presents the morning news on Europe 1. She was awarded of the Galère d'Or for best French radio presenter.

Acting career

From 1993 to 1999, she played in a number of television films like ''Les Grandes Personnes'' in 1995, as well as television series like ''Les Alsaciens ou les Deux Mathilde''. These few years as an actress permitted her to play with famous actors like Francis Huster, François Berléand, Annie Girardot and

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. At the end of the 1990s, she ended her career as television actress for the theater. She appeared in 8 plays including ''Madame Doubtfire'' at the Théâtre de Paris. She still pursues her career in theater, in ''La Règle de trois'', played in 2010.

Painting and sculpture

Caroline Tresca has never taken painting classes, which makes her an

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, but she took classes of sculpture. In February 2003, she exposed at the ''Galerie Bouquières'' in Toulouse. Her exposure is titled ''Pastels, dessins, huiles et sculptures''. In November and December 2005, she was at the ''Galerie Carré des Coignards'' at Nogent-sur-Marne. In November 2007, she exhibited at the ''Galerie Artcourt'' in Paris. Her exposure is titled ''Féminin Pluriel''. In June 2009, she exposed at the

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for two days. She owns an art exhibition at the ''Galerie Martine Moisan'' ('' Galerie Vivienne'') in Paris. In September 2013, the ''Galerie Caroline Tresca'', opened in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Personal life

Caroline Tresca was the partner of actor Philippe Caroit until 2008. She is mother of two daughters and one son.

References

External links

Site of the Galerie Caroline Tresca
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