Vanessa Cailhol is a French actress, dancer and singer, born in Toulouse.

Career

Born in Toulouse, Vanessa grew up in Aveyron, and her passion for dancing encouraged her to choose a secondary curriculum with a special emphasis on dance, in

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. In 2000; she gets into the Besso Ballet, the junior ballet company in Toulouse, then the ballet dancing at the Geneva Dance Center in

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. After various shows and attracted by singing and acting, Vanessa joins the French “Academie Internationale de Comédie Musicale” in Paris and then, the Cours Florent. For her first experience on stage, she played the part of

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in ''

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'', and then took several parts one after the other, such as '' The Prince and the Pauper'', ''Coups de foudre'', '' Grease'', '' Les Misérables'', ''Peter Pan'', ''

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''... In 2010, she played Lisa, and Sophie’s understudy in the musical ''

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''. In 2011 she joined the ''

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s troop at the

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where she played Frenchie, and Claire Pérot’s understudy – the leading part of Sally Bowles. In October 2013, and January 2014, she played the title role in '' Pinocchio, le spectacle musical'' in Paris.

Charity contribution

Since 2011, she has patronized the association ''Coeurs en scène''. In 2013, she played an active part in the single ''Un faux départ'', with ''Les grandes voix des comédies musicales''Les grandes voix des comédies musicales présentent le clip ''Un faux départ''
, ptitblog.net, 28 November 2013, retrieved 2014-02-26 and, among others,

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, Mikelangelo Loconte, and

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'', '' La Fille mal gardée'', ''Carmen'' – Ballet Junior Besso Amantico * 2004–2005 : ''Pergolese'' – Ballet Junior Classique de Genève * 2005 : ''Graines de sable'' – By Paolo Nocéra at Grand Casino de Genève * 2005 : '' Paquita'' – Ballet Junior Classique de Genève * 2006 : ''Dancers days'', ''Partitas'', ''La nuit de Noël'' – Compagnie Moves and Lines / Soliste * 2006–2008 : ''Fluide'', ''D'ici et d'ailleurs'' by Misook Seo – Festival d'Avignon, tour, Romania, Edinburgh International Festival, Café de la Danse * 2007 : '' The Nutcracker'' – Compagnie Choryphée * 2008 : ''Les noces de Jeannette'' by Victor Massé, dir by Patricia Samuel – Festival de Lamallous

Theatre

* 2008 : ''Wayra et le sorcier de la grande montagne'' by Valentina Arce – Tour * 2013–2014 : ''Tatrod'lachance'' by Amar Mostefaoui and Richard Taxy – Théâtre les Feux de la Rampe, Festival d'Avignon, tour

Operetta

* 2011 : ''Andalousie'' by Raymond Vincy, dir by Carole Clin * 2011 : ''4 jours à Paris'' by Raymond Vincy and Albert Willemetz, dir by Frédéric L'Huillier * 2011–2012 : ''La Route fleurie'' by

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and Raymond Vincy, dir by Fabrice Lelièvre – Théâtre de Villeurbanne and dir by Pierre Sybil – Théâtre de Dole * 2012 : ''Andalousie'' de Raymond Vincy, mes de Pierre Sybil – Aix-les-Bains * 2013 : ''Luis Mariano/Francis Lopez'' de Fabrice Lelièvre – Palais des congrès de Paris – Aix-les-Bains * 2013 : ''Le Chanteur de Mexico'' by Francis Lopez, dir by Pierre Sybil – Théâtre de Dole * 2013 : ''4 jours à Paris'' by Raymond Vincy and Albert Willemetz, dir by Emmanuel Marfolia – Théâtre lyrique de Saint-Marcel, Théâtre de

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* 2013 : '' La Périchole'' by Jacques Offenbach, dir by Jean-Philippe Corre * 2013–2014 : ''Violettes impériales'' by Vincent Scotto, dir by de Pierre Sybil – Théâtre d'Opérette de Lyon * 2013–2014 : '' The White Horse Inn'' by Ralph Benatzky, dir by Jacques Duparc – Théâtre de Tourcoing, Bordeaux * 2014 : ''Méditerranée'' by Raymond Vincy and Francis Lopez –

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* 2014 : ''La Belle de Cadix'', mes Fabrice Lelièvre –

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Musicals

* 2007–2008 : ''

'', dir by de Brice Tripart – Théâtre de Paris, tour * 2008 : ''L'homme qui rit'' – Vingtième Théâtre * 2008 : ''Le fabuleux voyage de la fée Mélodie'' by Stéphanie Marino, dir by Nicolas Devort – Tour * 2008–2009 : '' The Prince and the Pauper'' – Théâtre Tallia, Théâtre Marsoulan, Le Trianon * 2008–2010 : '' Grease'' by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, dir by Olivier Bénézech and Jeanne Deschaux – Théâtre Comédia, Palais des congrès de Paris * 2009 : '' Les Misérables'' de Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, dir by Gérard Demierre – Tour, Lausanne * 2009 : ''Coups de foudre'', dir by Jean-Baptiste Arnal – Vingtième Théâtre, Théâtre Musical Marsoulan * 2009–2010 : ''Peter Pan'', dir by Guy Grimbert – Théâtre des Variétés and tour * 2010 : ''

'', dir by Jeanne Deschaux – Le Palace * 2010–2011 : ''

'' by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Phyllida Lloyd –

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* 2011–2012 : ''

'' by and dir by

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and Rob Marshall –

, tour * 2012 : ''La revanche d'une blonde'' –

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* 2012 : ''Les instants volés'' by Cyrille Garit and Stève Perrin, dir by Jean-Charles Mouveaux-Mayeur – Théâtre Michel * 2012–2013 : ''Peter Pan'' – Guy Grimbert – Bobino * 2012–2013 : ''La nuit de Noël'' by and dir by Virginie Bienaimée – Living Museum of the Horse at

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* 2013 : ''L'Hôtel des Roches Noires'' by Stéphane Corbin and Françoise Cadol, dir by Christophe Luthringer – Festival d'Avignon, tour * 2013 : ''Christophe Colomb'' by Gérôme Gallo and Gérald Dellorta – Vingtième Théâtre * 2013 : ''Le fabuleux voyage de la fée Mélodie'' by Stéphanie Marino, dir by Nicolas Devort – Tour * 2013–2014 : '' Pinocchio, le spectacle musical'' by

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and Moria Némo, dir by Marie-Jo Zarb – Théâtre de Paris, tour

Filmography

* 2007 : ''Rêver c'est possible'' by Nils Tavernier, short * 2012 : ''La nouvelle Blanche-Neige'' by Laurent Bénégui

Discography

* 2011 : ''Le chemin'', for the NGO ''Winds Peace Japan'' * 2013 : ''Un faux départ'', with the collective ''Les grandes voix des comédies musicales'' * 2013 : ''La nuit de Noël'' : ** ''Si j'étais une sorcière'' ** ''La supplique des ailes'' ** ''Le temps presse'' ** ''Retour sur terre'' * 2013 : ''Pinocchio, le spectacle musical''

References

External links

Official Site
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