Isabelle Ferron (born 1967) is a French
actress
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,
comedian, and
dancer both in
film and
on stage.
Early life and education
Isabelle Ferron was born on January 27, 1967, in
Poitiers,
France
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. When she turned seven, her mother enrolled her in the
Conservatoire de Poitiers to learn the art of dancing , as well as how to play the
piano
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. In 1987, she moved to Poitiers and trained with
Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards.
Biography
Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Br ...
, then with
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in 1988. Then from 1992 to 1997 she trained with
John Strasberg
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Background and career
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.
Career
Isabelle then entered the theater stage in 1986 with her first performance in ''
Six Assassins Assassinés'' followed by ''
Un Enfant Mort sur le Trottoir'' in the same year (she was 19). After long years filled with experiences on stage, she moved to try the screen. She played the role of Didier's wife, Murielle in
Didier Bourdon
Didier Bourdon (; born 23 January 1959) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director.
He first reached stardom in France when he created the comedic trio Les Inconnus with Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus, which was very popular thro ...
and
Bernard Campan
Bernard Campan (born 4 April 1958, in Agen) is a French actor, film director and writer. He is a member of Les Inconnus trio of humorists. He won a César Award for Best Debut for ''Les Trois Frères'', and was nominated for best actor for hi ...
's ''
Le Pari (The Bet)'' in 1997 and more films. From then on, she took turns from being on screen to the stage. In 1999, she was chosen to play the very energetic
Lady Capulet in
Gerard Presgurvic
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's version of ''
Roméo et Juliette''. She signed their contract without second thoughts, as she knew that she was about to interpret beautiful songs. She had once described her audition for the role, and said that she was first asked to sing a challenging, yet striking song, called
La Haine
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(The Hate) and afterwards a song which she had found funny was called
Tu dois te marier (You Must Marry).
After more than a hundred performances as
Lady Capulet, Isabelle left the cast on July 21, 2001, to continue her switches from film to stage. She was replaced by
Karoline Blandin. Isabelle was still included in the music videos of the two songs, Verone and Aimer. She was also chosen to appear in some TV shows such as ''
Julie Lescaut
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''. Her other stage performances include: "Y’a-t-il un Magicien dans la Salle"(Is there a magician in the room?) and "Un violon sur le toit", the French version of the classic ''
Fiddler on the Roof''. Her solo in the aforementioned turned out to be a single as it is probably the only song with coherent lyrics. Isabelle won an award for her role as Golde in 2007 during the Marius awards. She has several plans for her career. The first one is to write a musical with her colleague,
Anna Angeli. She describes that in that certain play, she would have a scene where she is alone with the monologue and the music. If not, then Isabelle dreams to earn more roles for films, stage plays and musicals, like ''Roméo et Juliette''. Isabelle Ferron continues to work as it is one of her strongest and deepest desires. In 2008, she was included in the Festival Diva Music (a festival of twenty different musicals). She performed in ''L'ultime rendez-vous'' and a solo lecture-musical called ''Chienne''.
Cinema
*2004 - ''Les Gens Honnêtes Vivent en France'' by Bob Decout (Sabine Charpentier)
*2003 - ''La Confiance Regne'' by
Etienne Chatillez (Infirmière)
*1998 - ''Monsieur Naphtali'' by Olivier Schatzky (Muriel)
*1997 - ''
The Bet'' by Didier Bourdon & Bernard Campan (Murielle)
*1996 - ''Golden Boy'' by Jean-Pierre Vergne
*1995 - ''Pedale Douce'' by Gabriel Aghion (Chantal)
Television
*2007 - ''Sa Raison d'être'' Renaud BERTRAND (Muriel Blondel)
*2006 - ''Reporters'' Gilles BANNIER
*2005 - ''Madame est dans l'Escalier'' Luc BERAUD
*2005 - ''Julie Lescaut – Dangereuses Rencontres'' Daniel JANNEAU
*2003 - ''Le Grand Patron – Effets Secondaires'' Claudio TONETTI
*2002 - ''Les Grands Frères'' Henri HELMAN
*2000 - ''La Maison du Pendu'' Patrice MARTINEAU
*1992 - ''Drôles d'histoires'' Roger KAHANE
Theater
*2010 - "La leçon" - Eugène Ionesco & Samuel Sené
*2009 - ''Le siècle sera féminin ou ne sera pas ...'' - Dominique COUBES & Nathalie VIERNE
*2008 - ''Happy Hanouka'' d'Alex Pandev et Sylvie Audecoeur - Jean-Luc MOREAU
*2006 - ''A Fond la Caisse'' Théâtre La Grande Comédie - Jérôme FOUCHER
*2004 - ''Faux Départ'' Théâtre Rive Gauche - Thierry HARCOURT
*1994 - ''J'ai 20 ans'' - Roger LOURET
*1993 - ''L'Ascenceur'' Théâtre Les Blancs Manteaux - Roland MARCHISIO
*1990 - ''Salade de Nuit'' Théâtre Les Blancs Manteaux - M. LERIS
*1989/90 - ''Le Prince Travesti'' Espace Acteur - G. SHELLEY
*1988 - ''La Cantatrice Chauve'' - V. LABUSSIERE
*1987 - ''La Sorcière'' Guichet Montparnasse - G. O’PRETRE
*1987 - ''Le Millénaire des Capétiens'' La Villette - P. PREVOST
*1986 - ''Un Enfant Mort sur le Trottoir'' - I. FERRON
*1986 - ''Six Assassins Assassinés'' - L. BOURQUIN
Musicals
*2010/11 - "Chienne" - Alexandre Bonstein
*2007 - ''L'Ultime Rendez-Vous'' Péniche Opéra - Vincent VITTOZ
*2005/06 - ''Un Violon sur le Toit'' Théâtre Comédia & Tournée - J. DESCHAUX & O. BENEZECH
*2002 - ''Y'a-t-il un Magicien dans la Salle'' - Gérard PULLICINO
*2000/01 - ''
Roméo et Juliette'' - REDHA
*1996/97 - ''Passe Muraille'' - Alain SACHS
*1993/96 - ''Twist'' - Roger LOURET
*1993 - ''La Java des Mémoires'' Théâtre de la Renaissance - Roger LOURET
*1992 - ''Les Misérables'' - Théâtre MogadorLa Royal Shakespeare Cie
*1988 - ''Sylphide'' - S. DORIAN
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080625090817/http://www.regardencoulisse.com/articles/article.php?num=89
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080513215851/http://www.agencesartistiques.com/v2/template.cfm?id=368
*http://www.myspace.com/isabelleferron
*http://www.comedie2000.com/detail_personne.php3?personne=isabelle_ferron&comedie_musicale=romeo_et_juliette
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080924093606/http://www.lultimerendezvous.com/
*http://www.romeojulietmusicals.com/
*http://www.divamusic.fr/
*http://www.webzinemaker.com/admi/m15/page.php3?num_web=46130&rubr=3&id=365473
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1967 births
Living people
Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Poitiers alumni
French television actresses
French film actresses
French musical theatre actresses
People from Poitiers
French stage actresses