Bernadette Després (born March 28, 1941) is a French illustrator and comic book artist. She was born in Paris and studied at the Ecole de l' Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs there. She began working as an illustrator at Bayard Presse, where she worked on the magazines ' and '. In 1977, she introduced ''

Tom-Tom and Nana Tom-Tom and Nana is a French comic strip series published in the monthly magazine ''J'aime lire'' since 1977. The first authors of the series were writer Jacqueline Cohen and artist Bernadette Després. They were joined by author Evelyne Reberg, and ...

'', probably the most popular French comics series for young people, in the magazine '' J'aime lire''; the series has also been adapted for television. In 1990, she was awarded the Prix RTL. In 1993, she received the from La ligue des Familles de Belgique. In 1999, she received the for ''Dégâts à gogo''. In 2001, ''Tom-Tom and Nana'' received the Prix spécial du public jeunesse at the Le Festival de la bande dessinée de Darnétal. In 2002, she was awarded the Grand prix de l'Humour Tendre at the for ''Radio casserole et les premiers de la casse''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Despres, Bernadette 1941 births Living people French comics artists French female comics artists French illustrators French women illustrators Artists from Paris