Biography
Élise Lucet (born 30 May 1963) is a French journalist and television host. Known for her investigative journalism work on shows such as Pièces à Conviction, Cash Investigation and Envoyé spécial, she has been dubbed France's "incorruptible journalist". In 2008, she was named Knight of the Legion of Honour. Lucet's work for Cash Investigation garnered her and her crew around twenty international awards including a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for their investigation on the Panama Papers. Élise Lucet was born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime. Her father is a teacher and her mother a school director. She has a sister. Lucet began her career under Henri Sannier on the Caen affiliate of France 3 in 1983. She subsequently worked for Sygma TV and the public service radio station France Inter. In 1990, she became the host of the 19/20 evening news on France 3. In 1997, she became its lead editor. As a writer and television producer, Lucet hosted Pièces à Conviction from 2000 until 2011. In 2005, she left 19/20 to host 13 heures le journal on France 2. In 2012, she began hosting Cash Investigation, an investigative television programme; she has also hosted Envoyé spécial since 2016. Cash Investigation…
Movies & TV Shows
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One Man and his Cow (2016) — Self (uncredited)
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150 Milligrams (2016) — Elise Lucet
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Quotidien (2016) — Self - Guest
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Cash Investigation (2012) — Self - Host
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Envoyé Spécial (1990) — Self - Host
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C à vous (2009) — Self - Guest
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The Baudis affair, the murderous rumor (2021) — Self (archive footage)
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Quelle époque ! (2022) — Self - Guest
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Stars 90 (1990) — Self
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François Hollande, le mal-aimé (2017) — Self (archive footage)
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Viols d'enfants, La fin du silence ? (1999) — Self
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Derush (2024) — Self - Host
- Panama Papers: The Hold-up of the Century (2016) — Self
- Cash Investigation - Bernard Arnault, ombre et lumière d’un empire (2025) — Self