Karole Rocher (born 4 July 1974) is a French actress best known for her role as Roxane Delgado in the French TV series ''

Braquo ''Braquo'' is a French crime drama television series created by Olivier Marchal. It was produced by Capa Drama with the participation of Canal+ in association with Marathon Group, Be-Films and RTBF. Braquo was first broadcast in France from 12 Oc ...

''.

Life and career

Karole Rocher grew up in

Sartrouville Sartrouville () is a communes of France, commune in the Yvelines departments of France, department, Île-de-France, north central France. it is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Name In the ...

, outside Paris, with her father and spent her summers with her mother in a village in

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. At 16 she worked nights as a waitress until she was noticed by the entourage of Princess Erika. It was in 1995 that Karole Rocher began her acting career alongside

Romain Duris Romain Duris (; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in Cédric Klapisch's ''Spanish Apartment'' trilogy, which consists of '' L'Auberge Espagnole'' (2002), '' Russian Dolls'' (2005), and '' Chinese Puzzle'' (2013) ...

appearing in a music video of Princess Erika directed by

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for the song Faut qu’j'travaille. In 1997 she met director

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, she made her film debut playing the role of Virgine in Un frère. In 1998 she was then given her first lead role in the

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directed movie L'Honneur de ma famille with

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. She worked alongside Roschdy Zem again in the 2000 film Sauve-moi. She then went on to continue working with Sylvie Verheyde in

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in 2000,

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in 2001,

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in 2007,

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in 2008 and Confession of a Child of the Century in 2011. In 2009 she landed a leading role in police TV series

written and directed by

Olivier Marchal Olivier Marchal (born 14 November 1958) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and a former policeman. In 2005, he was nominated for three César Awards (César Award for Best Director, Best Director, César Award for Best Film, Best Film a ...

as Lieutenant Roxane Delgado with

Jean-Hugues Anglade Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter, known for his roles as Eric in '' Killing Zoe'', Zorg in '' Betty Blue'' and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in '' Nikita''. Early life Jean-Hugues Anglade was born in Tho ...

Nicolas Duvauchelle Nicolas Duvauchelle (born 27 March 1980) is a French actor, perhaps best known for his role as Theo in three seasons of the crime drama '' Braquo''. Career Duvauchelle starred in numerous films including ''Lightweight'', '' À tout de suite'' ...

and

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. In the 2011 film Poliss she played the role Chrys for which she was nominated for a

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for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Personal life

At the age of 19, she met a boy of 7 called Thierno, who was neglected by his parents. She took him in and raised him as her own son. Today, Thierno is a fashion stylist and photographer. Karole is also the mother of two daughters from different fathers, Barbara, born in 1996, and Gina who was born in 2002. Karole is close friend to the actors

, whom she met on the set of the series

, and

JoeyStarr Didier Morville (; born 27 October 1967), better known by his stage name JoeyStarr, is a French rapper, record producer and actor, from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. He co-founded the French rap band Suprême NTM ...

, who met her during Le bal des actrices and

Polisse ''Polisse'' (released at some film festivals as ''Poliss'', ) is a 2011 French crime drama film written, directed by and starring Maïwenn. It also stars Joeystarr, Karin Viard, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Emmanuelle Bercot and Ri ...

. She's married to , a French-Cameroonian actor, with whom she has two daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

2019 - Black Snake: La légende du serpent noir Françoise Lanclos

External links

* * official website 1974 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses People from Bezons 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses People from Sartrouville Actresses from Île-de-France {{France-screen-actor-stub