Brigitte Roüan

Biography

Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress. Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris. Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s. The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged woman (played by Rouan herself) and a younger man. The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Based on a True Story (2017) — The Documentalist
2. Love at First Fight (2014) — Hélène Labrède
3. From the Land of the Moon (2016) — Adéle
4. Second Chance (2011) — Lydie, la mère de Joanna
5. Love Songs (2007) — Julie's Mother
6. Just to Be Sure (2017) — La détective
7. Time of the Wolf (2003) — Béa
8. My American Uncle (1980) — Janine's Friend
9. The Troubleshooter (2018) — Antoinette Dagostino
10. The Ultimate Accessory (2013) — Martine
11. Guy (2018) — Gauthier's Mother
12. Venus Beauty Institute (1999) — Madame Marianne
13. We Need Your Vote (2018) — Jacqueline Prenois
14. Going to Brazil (2017) — Madame la consule
15. Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975) — The prostitute
16. Meet the Barbarians (2024) — Jacqueline Moulin
17. Love Is Dead (2016) — Eliane
18. When Margaux Meets Margaux (2018) — Margaux's mother
19. Out 1 (1990) — Miss Blandish
20. Andy (2019) — Claire
21. Half-Sister (2013) — Veronique
22. Ladies' Choice (1982) — Marjolaine
23. Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (1979) — Françoise, Maurice's wife
24. Forever Young (2022) — Philippine
25. Why Not Me? (1998) — Josepha Degère
26. Olivier, Olivier (1992) — Elisabeth Duval
27. Into the World (2020) — Francesca
28. After Sex (1997) — Diane Clovier
29. Clem (2010) — Evelyne Carbonnier
30. Double Gentlemen (1986) — Francis' wife
31. The Man in the Hat (2020) — Hotel Manager
32. All About Love (2001) — Social worker
33. The Pleasure Is All Mine (2004) — Nicole
34. Marie from the Bay of Angels (1997) — Paule
35. My Polish Honeymoon (2019) — Irène Breiman
36. The Murderous Months of April (1987) — Clara Haiek
37. The Lambs (1996) — Mother
38. The Bit Between the Teeth (1979) — La photographe
39. Police Commissioner Moulin (1976) — Joëlle Lévêque
40. Guys in the Cafe (1989) — Christiane

Directed

1. Housewarming (2005) — Director
2. After Sex (1997) — Director
3. A Greek Type of Problem (2013) — Director
4. Overseas (1990) — Director
5. Her Mother, the Whore (2001) — Director
6. Grosse (1985) — Director