Géraldine Carré (15 September 1969 – 3 May 2024) was a French journalist and television presenter. She was also a voice actress, providing dubs for documentaries and advertisements. She published a book on motherhood with in 1998. Carré began her career on radio in 1990 on

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and hosted shows until 2002. In 1994, she joined television on

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, and

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, and

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Biography

Born in

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on 15 September 1969, Carré completed her secondary education in 1987 before earning a in modern literature. She joined the

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in 1988 and lived in Lyon, doing freelance journalism with local newspapers and magazines. She then hosted two daily shows for Europe 2 once she joined radio: ''Sortir'' and ''Vas-y, moi j'en viens''. In addition to her time at Europe 2, she also held a stint at

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. In 1994, Carré joined television with Paris Première, hosting a weekly talk show titled ''Tout-Paris''. In 1996, she joined the set of ''Télé qua non'' on France 2 with

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. The following year, she joined on ''Et si ça vous arrivait'' for TF1. From 2001 to 2003, she hosted ' on TF1. From September 2003 to June 2004, she presented the daily show ''La vie en clair'' on Canal+, a show produced by . Carré was married to Patrick Bauer and was the mother of four children. She lived in

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, Spain, and died there from cancer in May 2024, at the age of 54.

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