Marilou Berry (born 1 February 1983) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter.

Personal life

Marilou Berry was born on 1 February 1983, the daughter of filmmaker Josiane Balasko (née Balašković) and sculptor Philippe Berry (né Benguigui), and the niece of actor Richard Berry. Her mother is of Croatian descent, whereas her father is of

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descent. Uninterested in school studies, she left high school and enrolled at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

. From 2007 to 2010, Berry dated the actor David Rousseau. In 2011, she began a relationship with the young entrepreneur Arnaud Schneider. They separated in January 2017. On 9 June 2017, she was seen during the French Open, with her new boyfriend, Alexis. In July 2018, she announced on her Instagram that she was pregnant with her first child. Berry’s father, Philippe, died suddenly on 5 September 2019 at the age of 63.

Life and career

Berry made her first appearance on the screen at 8 years old in ''

My Life Is Hell ''My Life Is Hell'' (french: Ma vie est un enfer) is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko. Plot Leah Lemonnier (Josiane Balasko), 35, leads a dreary and depressing life between her work as the secretary of a dentist who spends h ...

'', a comedy directed, written and produced by her mother and co-starring her uncle, Richard Berry. Berry has had several roles in films as a teenager who finds her salvation in music. As Lolita Cassard in '' Look at Me'' (2003), she was a girl crushed by the notoriety of her father, an author, while trying to get him to notice her singing talent. As Hannah Goldman in '' The first time I turned 20'' (2004), she was the only girl in a traditionally all-male school jazz band in 1950s France. Berry's most recent roles have been comedic, such as '' Once Upon a Time in the Oued'' and then '' Nos jours heureux'' (''Our Happy Days''), as well as in the upcoming '' The New Adventures of Cinderella.''

Filmography

Actress

Director / Writer

Dubbing

Theatre

Decorations

* Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Marilou French film actresses 1983 births Living people 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Paris Conservatoire de Paris alumni French people of Croatian descent French people of Jewish descent Most Promising Actress Lumières Award winners 20th-century French actresses French stage actresses French television actresses Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French film directors French women film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters Jewish French actresses Maghrebi Jews