Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. She played Catherine Durand in the French-British television series '' War of the Worlds''. She won the

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in 2019 for her role in the film '' Custody''.

Early life

Born in

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, Drucker is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6

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. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mother, Martine, an English teacher. She is the cousin of the journalist Marie Drucker. Her paternal grandfather was

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. Drucker studied acting at the École de la rue Blanche, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT) in Paris.

Career

Drucker's early career encompassed both classical theatre pieces like ''

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'', and contemporary plays such as ''Blanc'' by Emmanuelle Marie. She has been twice nominated for the

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for Best Female Revelation, in 2001 for her role in ''Danny et la grande bleue'' and in 2004 for ''84 Charing Cross Road''. In 2019, she won the

for '' Custody.'' In 2019, she began her first work in English-language television, starring as Catherine Durand in three seasons (24 episodes) of the

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French-British television series '' War of the Worlds'' (2019–2022), alongside

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and

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Personal life

Drucker is in a relationship with director and screenwriter Julien Rambaldi. They have one daughter, born in 2014.

Filmography

Films

TV series

Director / Writer

Awards and nominations

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drucker, Lea 1972 births Living people French people of Romanian-Jewish descent French people of Austrian-Jewish descent Lycée Montaigne (Paris) alumni Actors from Caen Actresses from Normandy French stage actresses French film actresses Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Best Actress César Award winners