Chloé Dumas is a trilingual English/French/Spanish actress born in

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. Her character in ''

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'' was kept secret by

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and author

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and wasn't revealed before the series was released on

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and Now TV. Dumas leads in Kevin Mendiboure's ''The Follower''. She also leads in ''Piece Demontee'' (2018) and ''Merci pour les cles'' (2018), two French comedy features. Involved in '' Uchronia (film)'', a movie by Christophe Goffette. Dumas played the lead role in the feature ''Last Breath'' (2017), a psychologically damaged wife using violence against her husband. Her performance in the movie was praised and ''Last Breath'' won New York City Indie Film Awards (Best Feature Film, Best Directing, Best Acting, Best Editing), Los Angeles Cine Fest, and California Film Awards. She regularly plays in short movies with strong topics as

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(''Je suis juste là''),

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(''Les Pins Celestes''),

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(''Frederique''),

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(''El Inquilino''), and

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(''Leo et les bas''). She also is one of the principal performers in Dracula Reborn by Attila Luca, a feature movie distributed on DVD in the UK. She leads with

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and Jon Benjamin as Brigitte in the ''

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''. Dumas acts in

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's ''Tu es si jolie ce soir'' and appeared on American and European television in Bryan Buckley's ''W7'' campaign. She is Candi in '' Paris Connections'', a mystery movie by the American director

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, with

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, and

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. The launch of her crazy comedy feature ''Merci pour les cles'' is scheduled for 2019.

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References

* * Chloé Dumas at ActricesDeFrance.or

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