Alexandra Lamy () (born 14 October 1971) is a French actress.

Early life

Lamy was born in

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, near Paris, but grew up in

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. When she was six months old, her parents, Michel and Michèle, moved the family to

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in Southern France. A few years later, her family moved again to

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, where her father ran a fabric shop. She fell in love with theatre while performing in school plays. She later moved to Paris to begin her career, where she worked to lose her southern French accent. Her sister,

Audrey Lamy Audrey Lamy (; born 19 January 1981) is a French actress. She is the sister of the actress Alexandra Lamy. Personal life Audrey Lamy is Alexandra Lamy's younger sister. Since 2008, Audrey is in a relationship with Thomas. Filmography Feat ...

, is also an actress and currently stars in the French sitcom ''Scènes de ménage''. Their cousin is the politician François Lamy.

Career

From 1999 to 2003, she starred in ''

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''. * TV commercial for Eurofil * TV commercial for Lustucru (2004) * Play "Théorbe" (Christian Siméon, 2005) * Play "Cinglée" (Tom Topor) (1988) * Play "La poule aux yeux d'or" (1994) * (January 20, 2006 - June 17, 2006) Stage play "Deux sur la balançoire (Two for the Seesaw)" by William Gibson, French adaptation by Jean-Loup Dabadie, Directed by Bernard Murat, co-starring with Jean Dujardin at Théâtre Edouard VII, Paris, France. * (January 10, 2013 - February 16, 2013) One woman play "La Vénus au phacochère" by Christian Siméon, Directed by Christophe Lidon, Costumes by Ralph Lauren, at Théâtre de l'Atelier, Paris, Paris * (June 6, 2013 - July 6, 2013) One woman play "La Vénus au phacochère" by Christian Siméon at Théâtre de l'Atelier, Paris, Paris (reprise) *

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Personal life

Lamy started dating her ''

'' costar

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

in 2003. They married in 2009, and divorced in 2013. She was previously in a relationship with actor

Thomas Jouannet Thomas Jouannet (born 30 September 1970 in Geneva) is Swiss actor. Biography Jouannet started in a theatre class in Geneva, then he went to Paris and was trained by Jean Périmony. He started his career in several French TV series and TV mov ...

from 1995 to 2003, with whom she had a daughter, Chloé, born in October 1997.

Theater

Filmography

Dubbing

References

External links

* 1971 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite People from Villecresnes Cours Florent alumni {{France-actor-stub