Agnès Hurstel (born 5 September 1990) is a French actress, comedian and radio columnist. She is co-creator, co-writer and lead actress of the series ''Jeune et Golri'' (2021–present), which won the award for best French series at

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in August 2021.

Biography

Agnès Hurstel was born on 5 September 1990 at Clinique Ambroise Paré in

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. She obtained her baccalaureate in 2008 at the

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. She completed a literary preparation course (hypokhâgne,

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) at the

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followed by degrees in modern literature and theatre acting at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3. She started performing

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in 2015. In 2018, she replaced

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as a columnist on the

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radio show ''La Bande originale'', hosted by

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. In 2021, she played in the lead role Prune of the

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series ''Jeune et Golri'' for which she is also co-creator and co-writer. The series won awards for best French series and best original score at the

festival in Lille. In 2022, she played a main supporting role in the comedy film ''On sourit pour la photo'' by François Uzan. She also starred in the film '' Final Cut'' by

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, a remake of the Japanese film ''

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'' (2017), which opened the

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of the same year.

Theatre

* 2016 : ''Agnès bande'' at Le Sonar't * 2016–2017 : ''Agnès Hurstel - Ma bite et mon couteau'' at Le Sonar't and Le Sentier des Halles * 2017–2019 : ''Agnès Hurstel - Avec ma bouche'' at Le Sentier des Halles and

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Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Television

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurstel, Agnes 1990 births Living people 21st-century French actresses 21st-century French comedians French film actresses French television actresses French stage actresses French women comedians Actresses from Toulouse Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3 alumni French radio personalities French women radio personalities Comedians from Occitania (administrative region)