Valérie Karsenti (born 26 August 1968) is a French

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. She is best known for her role as Liliane in the sitcom ''

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Biography

Valérie Karsenti was born in

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in the department of

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. She started at the age of 15 taking acting classes before joining the National School of Arts and Theater (ENSATT). She was still a student when Jean-Louis Thamin hired her to play in ''L'Étourdi'' with

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. After leaving the ENSATT in 1988, she later portrayed important roles in television films such as ''Sniper'' and ''Édouard et ses filles''. Since 1990, her career began to focus on theater, with her taking roles in ''Camus, Sartre et les autres'', '' Colombe'' with

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, and ''Accalmies passagères'', which received the

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for best comedy show in 1997. She later played in ''

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'' and ''Un petit jeu sans conséquence'', 5

s and best private show in 2003. At that time, she appeared again on television and cinema, especially with

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and

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. She continued doing theatre work like ''Comme en 14'', 3 Molière Awards and one for best public show in 2004, '' Le Prince travesti'', ''

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'' with

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, 2 Molière Awards and one for best private show in 2005, and ''Adultères'' with

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. Since 2009, she plays the role of Liliane in the sitcom ''

'', broadcast every day on channel M6. That year, she was chosen by Mabrouk El Mechri to play one of the leading roles in '' Maison Close'', the new TV Series broadcast on

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Personal life

She is mother of two boys, Léon (2002) and Chaïm (2006), born from her relationship with the actor François Feroleto.

Filmography

Theater

Dubbing

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karsenti, Valerie 1968 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses French stage actresses French voice actresses French video game actresses People from Pantin Actresses from Île-de-France French women comedians Comedians from Île-de-France