Brigitte Roüan
Born
September 28, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Toulon, Var, France
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.
Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris.
Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier.
Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s.
The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland.
Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged woman (played by Rouan herself) and a younger man. The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America, where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
In 1998, she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Ma chair et mon sang
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Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
Elle-même
2023
Forever Young
Philippine
2022
Intérieur Jour
Liv
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The Man in the Hat
Hotel Manager
2020
Into the World
Francesca
2020
Andy
Claire
2019
My Polish Honeymoon
Irène Breiman
2019
We Need Your Vote
Jacqueline Prenois
2018
Guy
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2018
The Troubleshooter
Antoinette Dagostino
2018
Train de vies
Isa Lemoine
2018
When Margaux Meets Margaux
Margaux's mother
2018
Based on a True Story
The Documentalist
2017
Just to Be Sure
La détective
2017
Going to Brazil
Madame la consule
2017
Love Is Dead
Eliane
2016
From the Land of the Moon
Adéle
2016
Two Birds, One Stone
Amel Brehli
2016
Love at First Fight
Hélène Labrède
2014
The Ultimate Accessory
Martine
2013
Cinéast(e)s
Self
2013
Half-Sister
Veronique
2013
Second Chance
Lydie, la mère de Joanna
2011
Clem
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2010
Made in Italy
Marie Elizabeth
2008
Love Songs
Julie's Mother
2007
Juana Had Hair of Gold
Hotel owner
2006
Venus & Apollo
Ingrid · (8 episodes)
2005
The Pleasure Is All Mine
Nicole
2004
Totally Nuts
Receptionniste
2004
Time of the Wolf
Béa
2003
L'Aîné des Ferchaux
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2001
Her Mother, the Whore
Catherine
2001
All About Love
Social worker
2001
Inséparables
Martine
1999
À mort la mort !
Josiane
1999
Venus Beauty Institute
Madame Marianne
1999
Why Not Me?
Josepha Degère
1999
Baby Blues
Véronique Troney
1999
Marie from the Bay of Angels
Paule
1997
After Sex
Diane Clovier
1997
The Silence of Rak
Woman at cafe
1997
The Lambs
Mother
1996
Je m'appelle Régine
Madame Klein
1996
L'éducatrice
Marcelle
1996
Corps inflammables
Juliette's mother
1995
The Little Boy
Christina
1995
Jeanne
Victoire
1994
The Honour of the Tribe
Suzanne, la folle
1993
Olivier, Olivier
Elisabeth Duval
1992
Railway Bar
Jeanne
1992
Overseas
Malène
1990
Out 1
Miss Blandish
1990
Guys in the Cafe
Christiane
1989
Quand je serai jeune
1988
Charlie Dingo
Marie-Mécanique
1987
The Little Coquette
Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'
1987
The Murderous Months of April
Clara Haiek
1987
Double Gentlemen
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Follow My Gaze
La sourde muette
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Jeu, set et match
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1985
Grosse
Constance
1985
Les Capricieux
1984
Grain of Sand
Catherine
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Ladies' Choice
Marjolaine
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My American Uncle
Janine's Friend
1980
The Bit Between the Teeth
La photographe
1979
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
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1979
Tomorrow's Children
Suzanne
1976
Police Commissioner Moulin
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1976
The Golden Mass
Rose
1975
Let Joy Reign Supreme
The prostitute
1975
Ce que savait Morgan
Amy
1974
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Françoise Martoret, la fille du maire
1972
Out 1
Miss Blandish · (8 episodes)
1971