Clémentine Célarié (born 12 October 1957) is a French actress, writer, director and singer.
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Life and career

She was born as Meryem Célarié in

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in what was then the French colony of

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on 12 October 1957. After passing her Baccalaureate, she spent a year living in the

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. She took acting lessons in France and became an actress. She has three sons, Abraham, Gustave and Balthazar. She lives in

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In the media

In 1994 Clémentine appeared on a TV show for Sidaction hosted by Christophe Dechavanne. In the show, Célarié shared a kiss with an HIV-positive man, to contribute to the fight against misconceptions about the virus. Célarié supported

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Francois Hollande for the presidential election of 2012. Like many in show business, she is

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, even

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Author

* 2003 : ''Marcella'' ( Calmann-Lévy) * 2007 : ''Mes Ailes'' (Michel Lafon) * 2012 : ''Les Amoureuses'' (Le Cherche midi) * 2015 : ''On s'Aimera'' (Le Cherche midi)

Theatre

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celarie, Clementine 1957 births Actresses from Dakar Living people Musicians from Dakar French film actresses French television actresses French women singers 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres