Caroline Vigneaux, (born 27 January 1975 in
Nantes
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
), is a French comedian.
Life
Caroline Vigneaux was born on 27 January 1975 in Nantes. Her father is an engineer and her mother a speech therapist. After being sent by her parents to Catholic private schools, Caroline Vigneaux studied at
Pantheon-Sorbonne University and obtained a law degree and a Master II Insurance and Civil Liability degree. She decided to take the entrance examination at the Law School to practice as a lawyer. In 2000, she obtained the Certificate of Proficiency in Law, took an oath and became a member of the Paris Bar. She joined the theater troupe of the Union of Young Lawyers in 2001, a troupe writing sketches about the life of the Paris Bar.
In 2001, the Granrut business firm hired her as a collaborating lawyer; she stayed there four years.
In 2004, Vigneaux was elected 11th secretary of the conference of the internship at the end of the contest of eloquence of the Conference of the Bar of Paris.
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In 2005, she joined the American firm
Dewey & LeBoeuf
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP was a global law firm headquartered in New York City, United States. Some of the firm's leaders were indicted for fraud for their role in allegedly cooking the company's books to obtain loans while hiding the firm's financial ...
and stayed there for two years.
In 2006, she was one of the lawyers at the end of the debates on the show ''L'Arène de France'', on
France 2.
In 2008, she submitted her resignation to the partners of the firm Dewey & LeBoeuf.
In 2008, she enrolled at the
Cours Florent
The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent.
The school is located on three nearby sites in the XIXe arrondissement, 19th Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Arc ...
drama school and in 2009 started as a humourist with her one-woman show, playing a "crazy" fairy who has taken possession of Vigneaux's body. It was performed at the
Avignon Festival
The ''Festival d'Avignon'', or Avignon Festival, is an annual arts festival held in the French city of Avignon every summer in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes as well as in other locations of the city. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vila ...
, then at the , in Paris.
In 2010, while on tour for her second show, Vigneaux announced at the Festival d'Avignon that she was leaving her law career behind.
In 2011,
Stéphane Bern
Stéphane Bern, OBE (; born 14 November 1963) is a French-Luxembourgish journalist, radio host and television presenter. He is known as a specialist in nobility and royalty. He has been awarded honours by several nations, including the Ordre de ...
hired her as a columnist for
RTL's "À la bonne heure", in which she made guest portraits and wrote about the judicial system in a humorous tone.
She participated in "Only Wanted to laugh" with
Laurent Ruquier
Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and comedian. He is also a lyricist, writer, columnist and impresario; he has been co-owner and general manager of Théâtre Antoine-Simone Be ...
on France 2, performing three sketches on 15 February 21 February, and 12 December 2011.
In 2013,
Anne Roumanoff
Anne Roumanoff (born 25 September 1965 in Paris) is a French comedian and actress.
Early life
Anne Leila Roumanoff was born on 25 September 1965 in Paris, France. Her grandparents on one side were Ashkenazi Jews from Russia, and on the other side ...
offered her a role in her television series "C'est la crise !," broadcast on
Comédie+
Comédie+ (formerly Comédie!) is a French cable network showing humorous programs since 1997. It bears some resemblance to Comedy Central; even the ''comédie'' word in the name is used in the very broad American meaning. It is directed by Domi ...
. She played Isla Hildeu in the television series ' broadcast on
Orange Cinema Series. She also played in the series "La Télé commande" with
Elie Semoun, broadcast on the program "So Far All Right."
Filmography
* 2013 : ''C'est la crise'' : Sidonie
* 2013 – 2014 : ''Lazy Company'' : Isla Hildeu
* 2014 : ''L'esprit de famille'' (téléfilm) : ophthalmologist.
* 2015 : ''On voulait tout casser'' Anne-Marie.
* 2016 : ''À fond'', de Nicolas Benamou : Julia.
* 2021 : ''
Flashback'' as Charlie Leroy (also director)
References
External links
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Living people
1975 births
French actresses
21st-century French lawyers
Cours Florent alumni
21st-century French women