Lou de Laâge (born 27 April 1990) is a French actress.
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'' L'Express'', April 11, 2013Sophie Grassin
Lou de Laâge, le charme à l'état pur
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5 choses à savoir sur Lou de Laâge
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'', She has been nominated for two

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—the French equivalent to the

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—for her performances in the independent film ''

Jappeloup Jappeloup is a 2013 Canadian-French film directed by Christian Duguay. In January 2014, Lou de Laâge was nominated for the Most Promising Actress award at the 39th César Awards. Plot In the early 1980s, Pierre Durand, Jr. resigns from his ...

'' (2013) and the

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

''Respire'' (2014).

Life and career

She was born in

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. After receiving her Baccalaureate, she moved to

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and attended the Ecole Claude Mathieu for three years. She started her career as a model where she appeared in a commercial campaign for the cosmetics brand

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in 2009.Le Nouvel Observateur
Shortly after, she started acting in television productions, followed by films and plays. She was awarded the

Prix Romy Schneider The Prix Romy Schneider (Romy Schneider Award) is awarded annually to a young and upcoming actress working in the French film industry. It is named after the actress Romy Schneider (1938–1982). The prize is awarded by a jury each year in Paris ...

in 2016.

Filmography

Theatre

*''Il était une fois... le Petit Poucet'' ( Gérard Gelas, 2013) *''Entrez et fermez la porte'' ( Raphaële Billetdoux, Théâtre Essaïon, 2013)

References

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* 1990 births Living people French film actresses 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Bordeaux French stage actresses French television actresses International Emmy Award for Best Actress winners {{France-actor-stub