Véronique Genest (born Véronique Combouilhaud, 26 June 1956) is a French actress.
She is best known for her starring role as Commissaire Julie Lescaut in the French police drama series ''
Julie Lescaut
''Julie Lescaut'' is a French police television series created by Alexis Lecaye. It was broadcast from 1992 to 2014 on TF1 (France), La Une-RTBF (Belgium) and TSR (Switzerland). It details the investigations of Police Superintendent Julie Lesca ...
''
which ran from 1992–2013.
Filmography
Film
* 1980 : ''
La Banquière'' (English Title:
The Lady Banker
''The Lady Banker'' (1980) (original French title '), is a French drama film directed by Francis Girod, written by Georges Conchon and Francis Girod, starring Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Claud ...
)
* 1982 : ''Guy de Maupassant'' : Fanny
* 1982 : ''Légitime violence'' : Lucie Kasler
* 1983 : ''Il quartetto Basileus'' (Italian/French Collaboration) : Sophia
* 1983 : ''J'ai épousé une ombre'' : Patricia Meyrand
* 1983 : ''Debout les crabes, la mer monte !'' : Marthe
* 1984 : ''Tango''
* 1985 : ''La Baston'' : Denise Levasseur
* 1985 : ''Ça n'arrive qu'à moi'' : Prudence
* 1986 : ''Suivez mon regard'' (English Title: Follow My Gaze) : Une fille délurée
* 1986 : ''Triple sec'' (Short)
* 1986 : ''Chère canaille'' : Frédérique Henriot
* 1987 : ''
Association de malfaiteurs'' (English Title:
Association of Wrongdoers) : Monique Lemercier
* 1987 : ''Strike'' (Short)
* 1989 : ''Un père et passe'' : Marianne
* 1990 : ''Le grand ruban'' : Sylvie
* 1991 : ''On peut toujours rêver'' (English Title: One Can Always Dream) : La prostituée mélomane
* 1991 : ''
Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück
''The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck'' or is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Mathias Ledoux and Hervé Palud.
Plot
Dr. Apfelglück, a prominent psychiatrist, recounts some o ...
'' (English Title: The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck) : Micheline
* 1992 : ''Et demain ... Hollywood !'' : Marie Bluchet
* 1997 : ''Droit dans le mur'' (English Title: Straight into the Wall) : Myriam
Television
* 1981 :
''Nana'' (TV Mini-Series) – (four episodes) : Nana
* 1983 : ''Le ambizioni sbagliate'' (Italian TV Movie) : Andreina
* 1983 : ''Péchés originaux'' (TV Mini-Series) – (Season 1 Episode 5, ''Adam et Ève'') : Lydie
* 1984 : ''Emportez-la avec vous'' (TV Movie) : Myriam
* 1986–1991 : ''Série noire'' (TV Series) – (Season 1, Episode 20,37) : Marlène/Lucien
* 1988 : ''Sueurs froides'' (TV Series) – (Season 1, Episode 1, ''Le chat et la souris'') : Valérie Vétheuil
* 1989 : ''Une femme tranquille'' (TV Movie) : Véronique
* 1989 : ''L'été de tous les chagrins'' (TV Movie) : Ginette
* 1989 : ''Les sirènes de minuit'' (TV Movie) : Maud
* 1989 : ''David Lansky'' (TV Series) (Season 1 Episode 3, ''Le gang des limousines'') : Yasmine Sublet
* 1989 : ''Une table pour six'' (TV Movie) : Corinne
* 1990 : ''V comme vengeance'' (TV Series) – (Episode 14, ''Une table pour six'') : Corinne
* 1990 : ''Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen'' (German TV Mini-Series) : Francine Renaud
* 1992 : ''Ma tu mi vuoi bene?'' (Italian TV Movie) : Livia
* 1992 : ''Secret de famille'' (TV Mini-Series) : Marthe
* 1992–2013 : ''
Julie Lescaut
''Julie Lescaut'' is a French police television series created by Alexis Lecaye. It was broadcast from 1992 to 2014 on TF1 (France), La Une-RTBF (Belgium) and TSR (Switzerland). It details the investigations of Police Superintendent Julie Lesca ...
'' (TV Series) – (Seasons 1-23) : Commissaire Julie Lescaut
* 1996 : ''Sixième classique'' (TV Movie) : Simone
* 1998 : ''Un amour de cousine'' (TV Movie) : Lucille
* 2000 : ''On n'est pas là pour s'aimer'' (TV Movie) : Frédérique Letheil
* 2003 : ''Une femme si parfaite'' (TV Movie) : Anne Joubert
* 2006 : ''Un transat pour huit'' (TV Movie) : Florence
* 2007 : ''La dame d'Izieu'' (TV Mini-Series) : Sabine Zlatin
* 2011 : ''Merci patron!'' (English Title: ''Who's the Boss Now?'') (TV Movie) : Hélène Scoffie
* 2014 : ''
La disparue du Pyla'' (TV Movie) : Carole Castel
Awards
* 2004 : Decorated with the
Légion d'honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
by French president
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac (, ; ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Pari ...
.
References
External links
*
Véronique Genest on AlloCiné
1956 births
Living people
People from Meaux
Actresses from Île-de-France
French film actresses
French television actresses
20th-century French actresses
Recipients of the Legion of Honour
21st-century French actresses
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