Coline Serreau

Biography

Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studied literature, music and theatre as well as the circus. In 1970, she made her debut as an actress at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. Serreau wrote her first screenplay in 1973. Her first film, the documentary film Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent? (1978), literally: But What Is It That They Want?, was a compilation of interviews with women from various backgrounds. The frankness of the statements shocked parts of the public. Her biggest commercial success was the comedy film Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin; 1985), for which she received three César Awards in 1986. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1986, her first drama for the stage Lapin Lapin (Rabbit Rabbit), directed by Benno Besson, had its world premiere. She collaborated with Besson for several years and he also staged Le théâtre de verdure (1987) and Quisaitout et Grobêta (1993). Source: Article "Coline Serreau" from Wikipedia in English, license…

Directed

1. Three Men and a Cradle (1985) — Director
2. La Belle Verte (1996) — Director
3. Saint-Jacques… La Mecque (2005) — Director
4. The Crisis (1992) — Director
5. Romuald & Juliette (1989) — Director
6. Chaos (2001) — Director
7. Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later (2003) — Director
8. Why Not! (1977) — Director
9. Think Global, Act Rural (2010) — Director
10. Couleur locale (2014) — Director
11. 3 hommes et un couffin (2018) — Director
12. Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent ? (1975) — Director
13. Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! (1982) — Director
14. Lest We Forget (1991) — Director
15. Tout est permis (2014) — Director
16. Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2002) — Director
17. Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la lune (2015) — Director
18. Grands-mères de l'Islam (1980) — Director
19. Le Rendez-vous (1975) — Director
20. Grands mères (1980) — Director

Also appeared in

1. La Belle Verte (1996) — Mila
2. Seven Deaths by Prescription (1975) — Sonia, associée de Mme Losseray
3. Solemn Communion (1977)
4. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
5. The Lion's Share (1971)
6. We Were Mistaken About a Love Story (1974) — Anne
7. Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres (2016) — Self
8. A Little, a Lot, Passionately (1971)
9. Samedi soir (1971) — Self
10. Le cercle de craie caucasien (2002) — Groucha
11. Coluche, la véritable histoire d'un mec (2024) — Self
12. Rembob'Ina (2018) — self
13. Un monde, un regard (2021)
14. Ciné regards (1978) — Self