Marie-Anne France Jacqueline Chazel (born 19 September 1951Extrait de naissance n° 583/1951
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Biography

Chazel was born to actress Louba Guertchikoff (birth name Louba Louise Pinon; 1919–1999) in

Gap, Hautes-Alpes Gap (, ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hautes-Alpes, in the Regions of France, region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France. In 2019, the Communes of France, commune had a popul ...

. From 1967, Chazel studied at Pasteur College, alongside

Michel Blanc Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, ...

, Gerard Jugnot,

Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe ''Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Géra ...

and

Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. A co-founder of Le Splendid in the 1970s, a Parisian café-théâtre company which soon garnered success, he became widely popular aft ...

. After the achievement of her baccalaureate and two years of studies of political sciences, she and her college comrades formed a theatrical troop in 1974 named

Le Splendid Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded in Paris by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s: Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte (four childhood friends who knew one another from the Lycée Pasteur ...

, joined by

Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ...

. Chazel achieved popularity as Gigi in ''

Les Bronzés ''French Fried Vacation'' (, ) is a 1978 cult French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French comedy group Le Splendid. Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-An ...

'' (1978) directed by

Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, screenwriter and comic strip writer. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Institut des ...

. She is best known for her role as Ginette in ''

Les Visiteurs ''Les Visiteurs'' (; English: ''The Visitors'') is a 1993 French fantasy comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It stars the duo of Christian Clavier and Jean Reno, and Valérie Lemercier. It also features Marie-Anne Chazel, :fr:Christian Buje ...

'' (1993). From 1976 to 2001, Chazel was married to actor

. They have one child, a daughter Margot Clavier (b. 1983).

Filmography

Theater

References

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