Rafaëlle Cohen (born 1985) is a French actress, dancer and singer. She is best known for starring in ''Le Bal des Vampires'', the musical directed by

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...

at the Theatre Mogador in Paris in 2014–2015.

Life and career

Cohen was born in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

and raised in

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. Thanks to her father's work as a civil engineer, she traveled a lot in her childhood and studied singing and dancing in several countries, on top of school. In 2009 she obtained a double degree from

École Centrale Paris École Centrale Paris (ECP; also known as École Centrale or Centrale) was a French grande école in engineering and science. It was also known by its official name ''École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures''. In 2015, École Centrale Paris mer ...

and

Polytechnic University of Milan The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design. Founded in 186 ...

as an engineer and an architect. In 2011, she decided to become an actress and musical performer and has never stopped performing since, with appearances in '' La Belle au bois dormant, que veillent les fées'' (Sleeping Beauty), ''

Sister Act ''Sister Act'' is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to join a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. It ...

'', '' Dance of the Vampires''. In 2017, she portrayed the role of one of the

Bimbettes Bimbo is slang for a conventionally attractive, sexualized, naive, and unintelligent woman. The term was originally used in the United States as early as 1919 for an unintelligent or brutish man. As of the early 21st century, the "stereotypic ...

in the

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film ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

''. In 2019, she portrayed the role of Sara in the American and German film ''

Berlin, I Love You ''Berlin, I Love You'' is a 2019 anthology romantic drama film starring an ensemble cast. A joint German and U.S. production, it serves as an installment of the ''Cities of Love'', series created by Emmanuel Benbihy. It was released on Febru ...

''. She appeared as a lead character in the segment "Transitions", directed by

Josef Rusnak Josef Rusnak (born 25 November 1958) is a German screenwriter and director. Career Rusnak's debut as writer and director was his 1984 film ''Cold Fever (1984 film), Cold Fever'', which was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis for best director tha ...

. In 2021, she starred as

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, Queen of England, in the BBC docu-drama series ''The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family''.

Musicals

* 2018 :

Wonderful Town ''Wonderful Town'' is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be a writer and act ...

(

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

) dir Olivier Bénézech, MD Larry Blank - French Première at the Opera de Toulon : ''Eileen'' *2016 : ''

Mozart, l'opéra rock ''Mozart, l'opéra rock'' ("Mozart, the rock opera") is a French musical with music by Dove Attia, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis, William Rousseau, Nicolas Luciani, Rodrigue Janois and François Castello, lyrics by Vincent Baguian and Pa ...

'' by

Dove Attia Jules Dove Attia (Arabic: جول دوف عطية) better known as Dove Attia (born in Tunisia on 8 June 1957) is a musical producer television personality. Beginnings Dove Attia is a French citizen born to a Tunisian father who was an electrici ...

and Albert Cohen -

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: ''Aloysia''''Rafaëlle Cohen fait danser Mozart ''
regardencoulisse.com, 10 March 2016 *2014-2015: '' Dance of the Vampires'' by

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and

Michael Kunze Michael Rolf Kunze (born 9 November 1943, in Prague) is a foremost German musical theater lyricist and librettist. He is best known for the hit musicals '' Elisabeth'' (1992), '' Dance of the Vampires'' (1996), ''Mozart!'' (1999), ''Marie Antoine ...

, dir

Théâtre Mogador Théâtre Mogador, founded in 1913 with design by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located at 25, rue de Mogador in the 9th district. It seats 1,800 people on three tiers. In 1913 financier Sir Alfred Butt rented an area in Paris. ...

: ''Sarah'' *2014: ''La Légende d'Hélidote'' by Jérôme Lifszyc - Béliers Parisiens *2014: ''Kid Manoir 2'' by Guillaume Beaujolais, Fred Colas, David Rozen, dir David Rozen - Palais des Glaces *2012-2013: ''

'' by

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and

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, dir Carline Brouwer - Théâtre Mogador *2012: ''Kid Manoir'' by Guillaume Beaujolais, Aurélien Berda, Ida Gordon, Fred Colas, dir David Rozen -

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*2012-2013: ''La Belle au Bois Dormant que veillent les fées... '' by Marine André , dir by Florian Cléret - Marsoulan Paris *2011: '' La Vie parisienne'' by

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, dir Anthony Michineau - Marsoulan Paris *2011: ''Exodus 47'' by Gérard Layani - Centre Rachi Paris *2011: ''A la Vie à l'amour 2'', dir Christophe Borie -

Casino de Paris The Casino de Paris, located at 16, rue de Clichy, in the 9th arrondissement, is one of the well known music halls of Paris, with a history dating back to the 18th century. Contrary to what the name might suggest, it is a performance venue, not ...

*2007: ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in England beg ...

'' from

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, Student version - by Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal and Julien Salvia Adyar - Paris

Discography

EP

*2009: ''Opening'' *2010: ''Back to Life''

Musicals' albums

*2012: ''La Belle au bois dormant, que veillent les fées'' *2014: ''Sister Act le Musical'' *2017: ''Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Live Action''

Filmography

*2019: '' Berlin I love you'' by

Emmanuel Benbihy Emmanuel Benbihy (born 6 November 1969, Paris) is a French film producer, best known for creating the ''Cities of Love'' series of films set in various cities around the world; most notable of those are ''Paris, je t'aime'' and ''New York, I Lov ...

*2017: ''

'' by

Bill Condon William Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American director and screenwriter. Condon is known for writing and/or directing numerous successful and acclaimed films including '' Gods and Monsters'', ''Chicago'', '' Kinsey'', ''Dreamgirls'', ' ...

*2014: ''

Salaud, on t'aime ''Salaud, on t'aime'' (, translated as ''We Love You, You Bastard'') is a 2014 French drama film directed, produced and co-written by Claude Lelouch. It stars Johnny Hallyday, Sandrine Bonnaire and Eddy Mitchell. Cast * Johnny Hallyday as Jac ...

'' 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 ...

References

External links

Official site
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