Michèle Laroque

Michèle Laroque (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl laʁɔk]; born 15 June 1960) is a French actress, comedian, humorist, producer and screenwriter.

Michèle Laroque
Michèle Laroque at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
Born	(1960-06-15) 15 June 1960 (age 64) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian, producer, screenwriter
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Partner	François Baroin (2008–present)

Early life

Michèle Laroque was born in Nice in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is the daughter of Romanian dancer and violinist Doina Trandabur, who fled to France to escape Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej's regime in Communist Romania.^[1][2] Her father is French doctor Claude Laroque, who met Doina a year earlier during a tour. Michèle is also the niece of Pierre Laroque, the creator of Social Security in France. She studied economics and English, taking comedy classes at the same time in Antibes and then moving to America on a campus in Austin, Texas. In 1979, along with her best friend, she was victim of a car accident that resulted in two years of hospitalisation, a long convalescence and several months of reeducation. Following an extended coma and associated psychological trauma, she made the decision to become a comedian.^[3]

Career

Michèle Laroque at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival

She made her television début in 1988 in the humorous programme La Classe hosted by Fabrice every evening on FR3, where she met Pierre Palmade, Muriel Robin and Jean-Marie Bigard.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, she had her first role in the film Suivez cet avion and later had small roles in Le Mari de la coiffeuse (1990) by Patrice Leconte and Une époque formidable... (1991) by Gérard Jugnot and also starring him in the main role. She was nominated for the César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in La Crise (1992) and Pédale douce (1996).

She joined Les Enfoirés and is a member for the special tours and spectacles for Les Restos du Cœur. She is also the spokesperson for the association Enfance et Partage.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, she was the voice of Captain Amelia in the French version of the animated film Treasure Planet. In 2007, she appeared in an advertisement for the game Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! on Nintendo DS.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Michèle Laroque was married to theatre director Dominique Deschamps for a brief period and later divorced.^[4] She has a daughter named Oriane (born 12 July 1995), who acted alongside her mother in the film Hey Good Looking !

Since 2008 she has been in a relationship with politician François Baroin.^[5] Her tax exile in the USA ended in 2010, her partner becoming at that time the Budget Minister of France.^[6]

In 2010, just as her partner became François Fillon's Budget Minister and Le Canard enchaîné was about to reveal his tax situation, she put an end to her tax expatriation to Las Vegas (a city where residents pay neither local income tax nor local taxes; however, federal income tax remains due).^[7] The couple separated at the beginning of 2023.^[8]

Michèle Laroque is 5' 7.5" (1.71 m) tall.^{[citation needed]}

Theatre

Year	Title	Author	Director	Notes
1987	La Drague	Alain Krief
1987–1988	C'est encore mieux l'après-midi	Ray Cooney	Pierre Mondy
1988–1989	La face cachée d'Orion	Lanford Wilson	Blandine Harmelin
1990	Coiffure pour dames	Robert Harling	Stéphane Hillel
1991	Ornifle ou le Courant d'air	Jean Anouilh	Patrice Leconte	Nominated - Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress
1992	Je veux faire du cinéma	Neil Simon	Michel Blanc
1993	Une folie	Sacha Guitry	Jacques Échantillon
	Silence en coulisses !	Michael Frayn	Jean-Luc Moreau
1994	Cirque à deux	Barry Creyton	Jean-Michel Ribes
1996–1999	Ils s'aiment	Pierre Palmade & Muriel Robin	Muriel Robin
2001–2004	Ils se sont aimés	Pierre Palmade & Muriel Robin	Muriel Robin
2007	Faisons un rêve	Sacha Guitry	Bernard Murat
2009	My Brilliant Divorce	Geraldine Aron	Michèle Laroque
2012–2013	Ils se re-aiment	Pierre Palmade & Michèle Laroque	Alex Lutz
2017–2018	Ils/Elles s'aiment depuis 20 ans	Pierre Palmade, Muriel Robin & Michèle Laroque	Muriel Robin
2019	Encore un instant	Fabrice Roger-Lacan	Bernard Murat

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1988	Vivement lundi		Didier Albert	TV series (1 episode)
1989	Suivez cet avion	The stewardess	Patrice Ambard
	The Hitchhiker	Florence	John Laing	TV series (1 episode)
1989–1990	Tribunal	Me Adler	Dominique Masson, Claire Blangille, ...	TV series (12 episodes)
1990	The Hairdresser's Husband	Adopted Child's Mother	Patrice Leconte
	Imogène		François Leterrier	TV series (1 episode)
	La télé des inconnus	The host	Gérard Pullicino	TV series (1 episode)
1991	Une époque formidable...	The headhunter	Gérard Jugnot
	Bébé express	Agathe	François Dupont-Midi	TV movie
	C'est quoi ce petit boulot?	Madame Robine	Gian Luigi Polidoro & Michel Berny	TV mini-series
1992	La Crise	Martine	Coline Serreau	Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Max et Jérémie	Suzanne	Claire Devers
	Coiffure pour dames	Isabelle	Michel Treguer	TV movie
	Les cravates léopards	Madame Bergaux Latour	Jean-Luc Trotignon	TV movie
1993	Tango	Hélène Baraduc	Patrice Leconte
	Chacun pour toi	Fernande	Jean-Michel Ribes
	Louis, the Child King	Duchesse de Longueville	Roger Planchon
	Paranoïa		Frédéric Forestier & Stéphane Gateau	Short
	Navarro	Catherine Vallet	Nicolas Ribowski	TV series (1 episode)
1994	Personne ne m'aime	Marie-Christine	Marion Vernoux
	Aux petits bonheurs	Sabine	Michel Deville
	B comme Bolo	Doctor Salomé	Jean-Michel Ribes	TV movie
1995	Nelly and Mr. Arnaud	Isabelle	Claude Sautet
	Le fabuleux destin de Madame Petlet	Marcie	Camille de Casabianca
	Oui	The judge	Pascal Perennes	Short
	Le mouton noir	Cécile	Francis De Gueltz	TV movie
	Le nid tombé de l'oiseau	Eva Prudhomme	Alain Schwartzstein	TV movie
	Une femme dans mon cœur	Alice Bataille	Gérard Marx	TV movie
	Quatre pour un loyer		Georges Barrier	TV series (1 episode)
	Le retour d'Arsène Lupin	Adrienne	Nicolas Ribowski	TV series (1 episode)
1996	Fallait pas ! ...	Constance	Gérard Jugnot
	Pédale douce	Marie Hagutte	Gabriel Aghion	Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Passage à l'acte	Florence	Francis Girod
	Du cul, du cul, du cul !	Voice	Patrick Menais
	Les aveux de l'innocent	The judge	Jean-Pierre Améris
	The Best Job in the World	Hélène Monier	Gérard Lauzier
	Elvis Aziz	Hélène Rivard	Frédéric Compain	TV movie
1997	Ma vie en rose	Hanna Fabre	Alain Berliner
1998	The Wall	The TV announcer	Alain Berliner
	Serial Lover	Claire Doste	James Huth
	Week-end !	Hélène	Arnaud Sélignac	TV movie
	Maternité		Arnaud Sélignac	TV series (1 episode)
1999	Doggy Bag	Jeanne	Frédéric Comtet
2000	Épouse-moi	Oriane Roche	Harriet Marin
	Une femme neuve	Marie	Didier Albert	TV movie
2001	The Closet	Mademoiselle Bertrand	Francis Veber
	J'ai faim !!!	Arlette	Florence Quentin
	L'oiseau rare	Alexandra	Didier Albert	TV movie
2003	La chose publique	Michèle	Mathieu Amalric	TV movie
	Mon voisin du dessus	Claire Letellier	Laurence Katrian	TV movie
2004	Pédale dure	Marie Hagutte	Gabriel Aghion
	Malabar Princess	Valentine	Gilles Legrand
2005	L'anniversaire	Élisabeth	Diane Kurys
2006	L'entente cordiale	The bank manager	Vincent De Brus
	Hey Good Looking!	Isa	Lisa Azuelos
	La Maison du Bonheur	Anne Boulin	Dany Boon
	Petits Secrets et gros mensonges	Isabelle Delambre	Laurence Katrian	TV movie
2007	The Neighbor	Christine	Eddie O'Flaherty
	The Merry Widow	Anne-Marie Gratigny	Isabelle Mergault
	En marge des jours	Julie	Emmanuel Finkiel	TV movie
2009	Dans tes bras	Solange	Hubert Gillet
	Oscar and the Lady in Pink	Rose	Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
2010	Le grand restaurant	A client	Gérard Pullicino	TV movie
2011	Monsieur Papa	Marie Vallois	Kad Merad
2012	Moi à ton âge !	Caroline Gardel	Bruno Garcia	TV movie
	La méthode Claire	Claire Robin	Vincent Monnet	TV movie
2014	Un fils	Mathilde	Alain Berliner	TV movie Festival de La Rochelle - Best Actress
	En pères et contre tout	Claire Robin	Vincent Monnet	TV movie
2015	Hard	Madeleine Fournier	Laurent Dussaux & Mélissa Drigeard	TV series (7 episodes)
2015–2019	Peplum	Arria	Philippe Lefebvre & Maurice Barthélemy	TV series (6 episodes)
2016	Camping 3	Anne So	Fabien Onteniente
	The Canterville Ghost	Élisabeth Otis	Yann Samuell
	Diabolique	Hélène de Lassay	Gabriel Aghion	TV movie
2017	Alibi.com	Françoise	Philippe Lacheau
	Chouquette	Diane	Patrick Godeau
	Embrasse-moi!	Babouchka	Océan & Cyprien Vial
2018	Brillantissime	Angela	Michèle Laroque
2019	Premier de la classe	Madame Martin	Stéphane Ben Lahcene
	Joyeuse retraite!		Fabrice Bracq	Post-Production
2020	Chacun chez soi	Catherine	Michèle Laroque	Post-Production
2022	Ténor	Madame Loyseau	Claude Zidi Jr.

Box-office

Michèle Laroque at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

Movies starring Michèle Laroque with more than a million of entries in France.

	Films	Director	Year	France (entries)
1	The Closet	Francis Veber	2001	5,317,858
2	Pédale douce	Gabriel Aghion	1996	4,162,380
3	La Crise	Coline Serreau	1992	2,354,309
4	The Best Job in the World	Gérard Lauzier	1996	2,269,925
5	The Merry Widow	Isabelle Mergault	2007	2,210,676
6	Une époque formidable...	Gérard Jugnot	1991	1,672,754
7	Nelly and Mr. Arnaud	Claude Sautet	1995	1,521,041
8	Malabar Princess	Gilles Legrand	2004	1,470,701
9	La Maison du Bonheur	Dany Boon	2006	1,146,962
10	Hey Good Looking !	Lisa Azuelos	2006	1,066,999

References

1. Salomé Gegout, « Violence, drogue, accident tragique : les révélations de Michèle Laroque dans Ambition Intime sur M6 », sur Le Journal des femmes, 12 août 2019.
2. Chris Kaltenbach, « In `Closet', Laroque finds well-suited role », The Baltimore Sun, 16 juillet 2001.
3. N., E. E.; Lafitte, Jacques; Taylor, Stephen (1954). "Who's Who in France: Paris". Books Abroad. 28 (4): 452. doi:10.2307/40093595. ISSN 0006-7431. JSTOR 40093595.
4. Delphine Germain (January 2008). "Je suis enfin en accord avec moi-même" (in French). Gala. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.
5. Ludovic Vigogne (March 13, 2009). "Villepin, un soir à Paris" (in French). L'Express.
6. "Michèle Laroque met fin à son exil fiscal". Le Monde (in French). May 4, 2010.
7. « Michèle Laroque met fin à son exil fiscal », Le Monde, 4 mai 2010.
8. "ohmymag.com/people/michele-laroque-separee-de-son-cheri-apres-15-ans-de-relation"..

External links

• Michèle Laroque at IMDb