Anne Le Guernec is a French actress and director, known to English-speaking audiences for her appearance in

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Doorways ''Doorways'' is a proposed science fiction series from writer George R. R. Martin. A pilot was shot in May 1992, starring George Newbern, Anne Le Guernec, Robert Knepper, Kurtwood Smith, Hoyt Axton, Max Grodenchik, and Carrie-Anne Moss, but was ...

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Early life

Le Guernec was born in

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. She developed an interest in acting in High School and studied under Madeleine Marion and performed in ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' () is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by '' Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Pu ...

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and in ''

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. She did a degree in Theatre Studies at Théâtre du Lycée Renoir.

Career

Soon after graduation she started to work in films and television, including roles in '' Charlotte for Ever'' and ''

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''. Her first American production was the pilot for

. She has also consistently worked in theatre, both acting and directing, including performances in works by

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Filmography

Film

* 1986 : '' Charlotte for Ever'' * 1994 : ''

'' * 1998 : ''

'' * 2000 : '' Cet amour-là'' * 2006 : ''

Danse avec lui ''Danse avec lui'' is a French drama film directed by Valérie Guignabodet released in 2007 starring Mathilde Seigner and Sami Frey. Plot Three years after a dramatic rupture and a serious horse fall that have deeply changed her life, Alexandr ...

'' * 2009 : '' La Tête en friche''

Dubbing

* 2012 : ''

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'' * 2012 : '' Anna Karénine'' * 2012 : ''

My Week with Marilyn ''My Week with Marilyn'' is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian Hodges. It stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper, Julia Ormond, Emma Watson, and Judi Dench. Based ...

Television

* 1990 : ''Intrigues'' (

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) (in 3 episodes) * 1992 : ''

'' * 1992 : '' Extrême Limite'' (episode: ''Le Vol d'Icare'') * 1999 : '' Mary Lester'' * 2001 : '' L'Instit'' (episode: ''La Main dans la main'') * 2002 : '' Navarro'' (episode: ''Voleur sans défense'') * 2007 : '' Avocats et Associés'' (episode: ''Eau trouble'') * 2013 : '' Vogue la vie'' (episode: ''Corinne'')

References

External links

*
Official site

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