Julie Ferrier (born 5 December 1971) is a French actress, comedian, dancer, writer and theater director.

Early life

Ferrier is in the eighth generation of actresses on the maternal side of her family. She was raised in a difficult

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in the

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town of Noisy Le Grand. In 1988, she entered the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or 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 Jean Ja ...

, then attended the circus school

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. She was first interested in dance, in which field she worked professionally for ten years, for choreographers such as

Philippe Decouflé Philippe Decouflé (born 22 October 1961) is a French choreographer, dancer, mime artist, and theatre director.

– she danced at the opening ceremony of the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

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– and was a colleague of

Kamel Ouali Kamel Ouali (born 15 December 1971) is a French-Algerian choreographer. Biography Kamel Ouali was born in Paris. He is from an Algerian Kabyle family of twelve children. In 1989, he was spotted by Angela Lorente of TF1 and by Cédric Naimi. He ...

. From 1996 to 1998 she took classes at

L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq is a school of physical theatre previously located on Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. In May of 2023 the school announced its departure from Paris and relocation t ...

, directed by Alain Mollot.

Career

In 2001, she was in the ''Théâtre de la Jacquerie'' directed by Alain Mollot. In 2004, she played ''Today is Ferrier'' in a ''mise en scène'' by

Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (; born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career Nanty was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent. She then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising A ...

. In 2006, her one-woman show ''Today is Ferrier'' was a public and critical success. In 2007 she voiced the television animation ''Moot-Moot'' and put out the DVD of ''Today is Ferrier''. In 2008 she was the leading actress in ''Mademoiselle'' broadcast on

France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...

. This was the French adaptation of the German series ''

Ladykracher ''Ladykracher'' was a German television comedy, German sketch comedy show starring Anke Engelke. The show ran on Sat.1 from 2002 to 2004 and was produced by Brainpool (company), Brainpool. In 2008 the show was reproduced until 2013. Skits All L ...

'' based on absurd situations in the daily lives of women. She has also been on the posters of eight films. In 2009 she was on the jury for the festival of short fantasy films Fantastic'Arts.

Filmography

Theatre

References

External links

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Les Archives du Spectacle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrier, Julie 1971 births Living people French stage actresses French film actresses French television actresses Actors from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Actresses from Île-de-France 21st-century French actresses French women comedians Comedians from Île-de-France