Caroline Proust (born 18 November 1967) is a French classically trained actress best known to international audiences for her role as Captain Laure Berthaud in the French TV series '' Spiral''. She has also appeared in the TV series ''The Tunnel'' as well as theatre work including the Tracy Letts play ''August: Osage County'' and ''Game of Love and Chance''.

Early life and career

She was born on 18 November 1967 in the

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(or town) of Le Vigan in the region of

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, in the department of Gard. She decided to be an actor when she was 17. Proust initially worked in theatre. She has described herself as a child of Edward Bond, and she cites the directors

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and Deborah Warner among her inspirations.

Theatre

Filmography

TV

Proust's main TV work has been the series '' Spiral''.

Personal life

She was married to fellow actor Clovis Cornillac from 1994 until 2010. Their twins, Alice and Lily, were born in 2001. The couple appeared together in the 2007 feature film ''

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''.

References

External links

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Spiral: meet the stylish star of BBC4's grimy French cop drama
published January 10, 2015 in Radio Times {{DEFAULTSORT:Proust, Caroline 1967 births Living people People from Le Vigan, Gard French television actresses French film actresses French stage actresses