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Mireille Airault
Mireille () is a French given name, derived from the Provençal Occitan name ''Mirèio'' (or ''Mirèlha'' in the classical norm of Occitan, ). It could be related to the Occitan verb ''mirar'' "to look, to admire" or to the given names ''Miriam'' "Myriam", ''Maria'' "Mary". It is uncommon in France, except in families originating from Provence and around the Mediterranean sea. Notable people with the name include: * Mireille Balin (1909–1968), French actress * Mireille Chinain, marine scientist from French Polynesia *Mireille Darc (1938–2017), French model and actress * Mireille Delunsch (born 1962), French operatic soprano *Mireille Enos (born 1975), American actress * Mireille Gingras (born 1971), Canadian-American neurobiologist and entrepreneur * Mireille Guiliano (born 1946), French-American author *Mireille Hartuch (1906–1996), French singer and composer, known by the stage name "Mireille" * Mireille Johnston (1935–2000), French-American cook and author *Mireille Math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-Romance, a descendant of the Latin spoken in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien language, Francien) largely supplanted. It was also substratum (linguistics), influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the Germanic languages, Germanic Frankish language of the post-Roman Franks, Frankish invaders. As a result of French and Belgian colonialism from the 16th century onward, it was introduced to new territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole, were established. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Perrier
Mireille Perrier (born 14 November 1959) is a French actress and stage director. Career She debut in theater with the ''Compagnie du Hasard'' in 1977, where she remained a member for two years. Her first starring role was in Leos Carax's '' Boy Meets Girl'' in 1984. Since then, Perrier has had major roles in other films such as ''Un monde sans pitié'', '' Netchaïev est de retour'', ''Toto le Héros'', '' À vendre'', '' Le Comptoir'', '' Un dérangement considérable'' and '' L'entraînement du champion avant la course''. In 1991, Perrier received a Joseph Plateau Award A Joseph Plateau Award was an accolade presented by the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, first awarded in 1985. The awards were given in several categories to honor cinematic achievements in the film industry. They were restricted to ... in the "Best Belgian Actress" category for her work in the Belgian film ''Toto le Héros''. Theater Filmography External links * * 1959 births Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling essay collection ''Bad Feminist'' (2014), as well as the short story collection ''Ayiti'' (2011), the novel ''An Untamed State'' (2014), the short story collection ''Difficult Women (book), Difficult Women'' (2017), and the memoir ''Hunger (memoir), Hunger'' (2017). Gay is the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University. She was an assistant professor at Eastern Illinois University for four years before joining Purdue University as an associate professor of English, where she was tenured. In 2018, she left Purdue to become a visiting professor at Yale University. She joined Rutgers in 2022. Gay is a contributing opinion writer at ''The New York Times'', founder of Tiny Hardcore Press, essays editor for ''The Rumpus'', and the editor for ''Gay Mag'', which was founded in partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Untamed State
''An Untamed State'' is the debut novel of writer Roxane Gay, first published in 2014 by Grove Atlantic. Plot Mireille Duval Jameson is born and raised in the United States, her parents are from Haitian descent. Her parents move back to Haiti. While vacationing at her parents' house with her husband and child in Haiti, she is kidnapped. When her father, who by now has become a wealthy Haitian developer, refuses to pay her ransom, she is gang-raped and tortured by her captors, who keep her imprisoned for 13 days before finally releasing her. "Happily Ever After" In the first portion of the book, called "Happily Ever After," the novel moves back and forth in time between Mireille's captivity and her earlier life, meeting and falling in love with husband Michael during graduate school in the Midwest of the United States. "Once Upon a Time" The latter section of the novel, "Once Upon a Time," follows Mireille in the aftermath of her trauma, including her time living with Michael' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miraculous Ladybug
''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' (; commonly abbreviated as ''Miraculous Ladybug'' or simply ''Miraculous'') is a French animated magical girl superhero television series created by Thomas Astruc and developed by Jeremy Zag. The series is produced by the French company Miraculous Corp. (a joint venture of Mediawan and ZAG, Inc.), and co-produced with Japanese studio Toei Animation's European division, as well as several international companies. The series focuses on two Parisian teenagers, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, who transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir, respectively, to protect the city from supervillains. Before its debut in France on 17 October 2015 on TF1 / TFX's TFOU block, the series was first shown in South Korea on 1 September 2015 on EBS1. Internationally, it is mainly broadcast on Disney-owned channels or on Disney+, with exceptions in some countries. The series spawned a media franchise with several products tied to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Bouquet
is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series created and written by Ryōe Tsukimura and produced by Victor Entertainment and Bee Train. The series was directed by Kōichi Mashimo, with Yoko Kikuchi, Minako Shiba and Satoko Miyachi in charge of character designs, Kenji Teraoka in charge of mechanical design, and Yuki Kajiura composing the music. The DVD version was released by ADV Films in North America and the United Kingdom and by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand. ''Noir'' was followed by two spiritual successors, '' Madlax'' and '' El Cazador de la Bruja''. Together, these series constitute a trilogy exploring the " girls-with-guns" genre. Plot Opening introduction, Kirika's (later with Mireille) voice-over towards the audience: The series follows the story of two young female assassins, the Corsican Mireille Bouquet and the Japanese amnesiac Kirika Yuumura, who embark together on a personal journey to seek answers about mysteries concerning their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérie Allain
Valérie Allain (born 3 April 1966) is a French actress. She portrayed " Mireille" in the 1987 instructional television series '' French in Action'', which acquired a cult following largely because of the appeal of the romantic comedic theme of its fifty-two episodes of full-immersion French language lessons. She has two children: a boy, born in 1990, Pablo and a girl, born in 2003, Juliette. Professional career * Allain was featured (but did not pose) in the November 1988 edition of ''Playboy'' in "Stars of the Cinema in 1988." She appeared fully nude in Jean-Luc Godard's segment of ''Aria''. Filmography Cinema *' (1984) – Sylvie *' (1984) – Stéphanie *'' Le véto'' (1985) *'' Club de rencontres'' (1986) *'' Armide'', a short film in the anthology ''Aria'' (1987) *' (1987) *' (1987) *'' Un parfum d'odyssée'' (1988) *'' La chambre d'ami'' (1988) *''The Miser'' (1990) *'' Princesse Alexandra'' (1991) *'' La plage'' (1991) *'' De justesse'' (1992) *'' TOB (tête d'oeuf bouil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French In Action
''French in Action'' is a French language course, developed by Professor Pierre Capretz of Yale University. The course includes workbooks, textbooks, and a 52-episode television series. The television series — the best-known aspect of the course — was produced in 1987 by WGBH, Yale University, and Wellesley College, and funded by Annenberg/CPB, and since then, has been aired frequently on PBS in the United States, developing a cult following for its romantic comedy segments interspersed among grammar and vocabulary lessons. In 2010, Yale University hosted a 25th anniversary reunion in celebration of the programme's success. Origins During the Second World War, Yale Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages Jean Boorsch, had produced for the American ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) and the Navy V-12s (V-12 Navy College Training Program) an approach to oral French learning. He used a language immersion technique that he published in 1944 as the ''"Méthode Orale de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Soria
Mireille Soria (born April 22, 1970) is an American film producer, most notable for working at DreamWorks Animation on many of their films and for producing the animated sitcom Neighbors from Hell. She produced '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', '' Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas'', ''Madagascar'' and its sequels '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' and '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'', ''Home'', and '' Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie''. After DreamWorks saw a series of financially disappointing films, DreamWorks Animation named Soria co-president of feature animation in early 2015. Along with Bonnie Arnold, she was tasked with overseeing the creative development and production of DWA's theatrical releases. However, in December 2016, Soria stepped down from her role as co-president of feature animation at DWA and returned to producing. In July 2017, Soria was hired by Paramount to be the president of its animation division, Paramount Animation Paramount Anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Roccatti
Mireille Roccatti Velásquez (born in Monterrey, Nuevo León), is a Mexican scholar and jurist who served as the first female president of the country's National Human Rights Commission. Life Roccatti was born in Mexico to a French immigrant named Alberto Roccatti Rousseau. He was an engineer and one of the first professors at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (Tec de Monterrey) after it was founded. Her mother was also a professor at the same school. This led to her studying her first bachelor's degree at the institution along with her brothers and sisters. After finishing this degree, she decided to change course and study law, first a bachelors at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, followed her masters and doctorate at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She is fluent in four languages. After finishing her education, she began a career in the judiciary, then followed by position in government and academia. She married Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireille Robert
Mireille Robert (born 1 March 1962) is a French politician representing La République En Marche! She was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Aude's 3rd constituency. She lost her seat in the first round of the 2022 French legislative election. See also * 2017 French legislative election Legislative elections in France, Legislative elections were held in France on 11 and 18 June 2017 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 Member of Parliament (France), members of the 15th legislature of the French Fifth Rep ... References 1962 births Living people Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Renaissance (French political party) politicians 21st-century French women politicians Place of birth missing (living people) Women members of the National Assembly (France) {{France-politician-LREM-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
