Christine Boisson (born 8 April 1956) is a French actress.

Biography

After she registered in a model agency, Just Jaeckin liked her photo, and she got a part in the film ''

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, in which she played a

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. Then she got some more film roles, but she also continued to study acting. In 1977 she made her stage debut in

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's ''

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. In 1984, she received the

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(most promising actress awards) for ''Rue Barbare''. In 2005, she was starring in the stage play ''Viol'' by

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(based on ''

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. In 2010 it was widely reported that she had attempted suicide after she climbed over the parapet of her 5th floor apartment and was stopped by firefighters. In a later interview she said she had done this after an argument with her partner at the time as an act of psychological manipulation, an action she was not proud of. She also described growing up with an abusive mother who constantly reminded her that she had almost died giving birth to her, and sexually abused both her and her brother.''Christine Boisson parle de sa « tentative de suicide »'' (Christine Boisson talks about her "suicide attempt"
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'', 16 January 2013

Filmography

*1973: ''

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'' - Une invitée au mariage (uncredited) *1974: ''

Love at the Top ''Love at the Top'' (french: Le Mouton enragé, lit=The Rabid Sheep) is a 1974 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Michel Deville from a screenplay by Christopher Frank, based on the 1956 novel ''Le Mouton enragé'' by Roger Blondel. Plot ...

'' (directed by

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) - Jeune fille nue chez Flora (uncredited) *1974: '' La Bonne Nouvelle'' (Short, directed by

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) - Florence / The Sister *1974: ''

'' (1974, directed by Just Jaeckin) - Marie-Ange *1975: '' Playing with Fire'' (directed by

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) - Christina, la fille dans la malle / Desdémone *1975: ''Thomas'' - Sophie *1975: ''

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'' *1975: ''

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'' (directed by

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) - Jocelyne *1976: ''

Naked Massacre ''Born for Hell'' (German: ''Die Hinrichtung'', "The Execution"; also released as ''Naked Massacre'') is a 1976 horror film directed by Denis Héroux, and starring Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, and Christine Boisson. Its plot follows a dis ...

'' (directed by

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) - Christine *1977: ''Adom ou Le sang d'Abel'' - La femme de Caïn *1980: ' (directed by

Jacques Bral Jacques Bral (21 September 1948 – 17 January 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was also a painter. Biography After his studies at Alborz High School in Tehran, Bral left Iran in 1966 for France. From 1966 to 1 ...

) - Cora *1981: ''

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'' (directed by

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) - Carole *1981: ''La chanson du mal aimé'' *1982: ''

Identificazione di una donna ''Identification of a Woman'' ( it, Identificazione di una donna) is a 1982 Italian drama film written, directed, and edited by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Tomás Milián, Daniela Silverio, and Christine Boisson. The film is about an Ita ...

'' (directed by

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) - Ida *1982: '' Les ailes de la nuit'' (directed by Hans Noever) - Rosa *1984: ' (directed by

Gilles Béhat Gilles Marc Béhat (3 September 1949) is a French filmmaker and actor. Biography Gilles Béhat (Béat by birth) was born in Lille. The confusion around the "h" in his last name stems from an error in the credits of the first film he participated ...

) - Emma-la-Rouge, dit 'Manu', membre de la bande à Manu *1984: '' Liberté la nuit'' (directed by

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) - Gémina *1984: '' Paris vu par... 20 ans après'' (directed by

) - Genie (segment 3) *1986: '' L'aube'' (directed by

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) - Iliana *1986: '' Rue du Départ'' (directed by

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) - Mimi *1986: '' Le passage'' (directed by René Manzor) - Catherine Diaz *1987: '' Jenatsch'' (directed by

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) - Nina *1987: '' Le moine et la sorcière'' (directed by Suzanne Shiffman) - Elda *1987: ''

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'' (directed by Uri Barbash) - Sima *1988: '' La maison de jeanne'' (directed by Magali Clément) - Jeanne *1989: '' Radio corbeau'' (directed by

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) - Agnès Deluca - journaliste à France Hebdo *1989: ''Un amour de trop'' - Sandra *1990: '' Il y a des jours... et des lunes'' (directed by

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) - La femme au petit caillou / The innkeeper's wife *1991: '' Caldo soffocante'' (directed by

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) - Marie Christine *1992: '' My Wife's Girlfriends'' (directed by

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) - Victoire Jollin *1992: '' Oh pardon ! Tu dormais...'' (TV Movie, directed by Jane Birkin) - Elle *1993: ''

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'' (directed by

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) - Laurence *1993: '' Les marmottes'' (directed by

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) - Marie-Claire *1994: '' Pas très catholique'' (directed by Tonie Marshall) - Florence *1997: ''

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'' (directed by Xavier Gélin) - Nicole *2000: ''

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'' (directed by Mathias Ledoux) - Clémence / Housekeeper *2000: '' Only you'' (directed by

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) - The home's head mistress *2000: '' La mécanique des femmes'' (directed by Jérôme de Missolz) *2000: '' In extremis'' - Caroline *2000: '' La manipulation'' (directed by Nicolao Opritescu) *2002: '' The Truth About Charlie'' (directed by

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) - Commandant Dominique *2004: '' Maigret et L’Ombre Chinoise—The shadow Puppet'' (TV Series) - Germaine Martin *2004: '' La manipulation'' (directed by Marius Theodor Barna) *2008: '' J'ai rêvé sous l'eau'' - Fabienne *2009: '' All About Actresses'' - La prof de théâtre *2009: ''Une affaire d'état'' - Mado

Stage

*1977-1978: '' La mouette'' by

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(directed by Bruno Bayen) *1978: '' La mouette'' reprise at Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers *1978: ''Etre vidé'' (directed by Remo Girones) *1978: ''Et pourtant ce silence ne pouvait'' by Magnan *1978: '' Antoine et Cléopâtre'' by

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*1978: '' Périples, prince de Tyr'' by

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(directed by

Roger Planchon Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker. Biography Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspir ...

) - T.N.P. Villeurbanne *1979: ''

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'' by

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(directed by

Otomar Krejča Otomar Krejča (23 November 1921 – 6 November 2009) was a Czech theatre director and dissident. Krejča was born in Skrýšov (now part of Pelhřimov), Czechoslovakia, on 23 November 1921. In 1956, he became a member of the Prague National ...

) *1980-1981: ''La trilogie du revoir'' by

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(directed by Claude Régy) -

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*1981-1982: ''Grand et petit'' by

(directed by Claude Régy) - T.N.P. Villeurbanne *1984: ''Par les villages'' by

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(directed by Claude Régy) - Théâtre national de Chaillot *1988: ''Des sentiments soudains'' by Jean-Louis Livi (directed by

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) -

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*1989: ''

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'' by

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(directed by

) - T.N.P. Villeurbanne *1991-1992: '' C'était hier'' by

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(directed by

Sami Frey Sami Frey (born Samuel Frei; 13 October 1937) is a French actor of Iranian Jewish descent. Among the films he starred in are '' En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud'' (1993), in which he portrays French poet and playwright Antonin Artaud Antoine Ma ...

) - Tour *1993: '' La mégère apprivoisée'' by

(directed by

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) - Théâtre national de Chaillot, Théâtre de Nice *1995: ''Démons'' by

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(directed by

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) - Théâtre de Vidy

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, Tour 1996 *1998: '' Ashes to Ashes'' by

(directed by

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des

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*2001: '' Les monologues du vagin'' by

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(directed by François-Louis Tilly) - Petit Théâtre de Paris *2002: ''La campagne'' by

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(directed by

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (born 25 December 1963) is a French actor and film director. His daughter, Alice de Lencquesaing, is also an actress. Filmography As an actor *''Les dernières heures du millénaire'' (1990, Short) *''Madame Bovary'' ...

) *2002: ''Le collier d'Hélène'' by Carole Frechette (directed by Michel Dumoulin) *2003: '' Les monologues du vagin'' *2005: ''Viol'' by

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boisson, Christine 1956 births Living people People from Salon-de-Provence French film actresses French stage actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni