Sylvie Testud

Biography

Sylvie Testud was born on January 17, 1971 in Lyon. Her parents separated when she was two years old. She spent her youth in the Lyon district of Croix-Rousse, raised by her mother, an accountant. In high school, she learned Chinese. Very early fascinated by the cinema, the young girl identifies in particular with the complexed teenager character embodied by Charlotte Gainsbourg in L'Effrontée. Having moved to Paris to study history, she soon embarked on acting by joining the free class at Cours Florent and then the Conservatory, where her teachers were Jacques Lassalle and Catherine Hiegel. She made her first screen appearance in 1994 in Couples et amants. She decided to become an actress during her youth, after having admired actresses in films. She then took acting lessons in Lyon with the actor and director Christian Taponard. In 1989, she moved to Paris to study history, as well as drama lessons in free classes at Cours Florent, then at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art for three years, with Jacques Lassalle and Catherine Hiegel for teachers. In the early 1990s, she obtained her first small roles in the cinema, then in feature films such as The Story of the Boy Who W…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Suspiria (2018) — Miss Griffith
2. La Vie en Rose (2007) — Simone 'Mômone' Berteaut
3. The Round Up (2010) — Bella Zygler
4. The Visitors: Bastille Day (2016) — Charlotte de Robespierre
5. Tamara (2016) — Amandine
6. Lucky Luke (2009) — Calamity Jane
7. Wedding Unplanned (2017) — Clarisse
8. French Women (2014) — Sam
9. Simone: Woman of the Century (2022) — Marceline Rozenberg (1968 - 1979)
10. Cocorico (2024) — Nicole Martin
11. A New Girl in Paris! (2018) — Amandine
12. Vengeance (2009) — Irene Costello
13. Meet the Malawas (2019) — Nathalie Dulac
14. Final Portrait (2017) — Annette Giacometti
15. The Exchange Student (2016) — Eloïse
16. Fear and Trembling (2003) — Amélie
17. Max (2013) — Nina
18. Wide Load (2019) — Jennifer
19. Rebellion (2011) — Chantal Legorjus
20. Flashback (2021) — Olympe de Gouges
21. Champagne ! (2022) — Joanna
22. Lourdes (2009) — Christine
23. Disclaimer (2019) — Maïté
24. Beyond Silence (1996) — Lara
25. Marinette (2023) — Régine Pierre, Saint-Memmie coach
26. 24 Days (2014) — Brigitte Farell
27. 96 heures (2014) — Marion Reynaud
28. Thanks to my Friends (2015) — Stéphane Brunge
29. The Captive (2000) — Ariane
30. LOL 2.0: Anne’s Golden Hour (2026) — Sylvie
31. For a Woman (2013) — Anne
32. Sagan (2008) — Françoise Quoirez dite Sagan
33. Labyrinth (2003) — Claude
34. Kings for a Day (2018) — Val
35. I’m Going Home (2001) — Ariel
36. Arrête ton cinéma ! (2016) — Sybille
37. The Night Clerk (2011) — Sylvie Poncet
38. Murderous Maids (2000) — Christine Papin
39. Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone (2014) — Nadiège
40. Des mains en or (2023) — Rose

Directed

1. Another Woman's Life (2012) — Director
2. Maman, ne me laisse pas m'endormir (2022) — Director
3. Tout un poème — Director