Ana Girardot (born 1 August 1988) is a French actress and director. She is known for Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014); her role of Lucy in the television series Les Revenants (The Returned); and Someone, Somewhere (2019).

Ana Girardot
Girardot at the Dinner of Revelations of César du Cinéma (January 2018)
Born
Ana Girardot

(1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active1992–present
Children1[1]

Life and career

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Ana Girardot was born on August 1, 1988, in Paris.[2] Girardot is the daughter of French actor Hippolyte Girardot and actress Isabel Otero, and the granddaughter of painters Antonio Otero and Clotilde Vautier.[3] She chose to become an actress despite her father's disapproval,[4] and later went to New York City for two years to study theater.[5] After performing secondary roles in television and cinema, Girardot scored a leading role in the film Lights Out, which was presented at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Love After Love Juliette
2010 Lights Out Alice Cartier
2012 My Way Isabelle Forêt
2012 Radiostars Sabrina
2013 Amitiés sincères Clémence
2014 Le Beau Monde Alice Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation
2014 La Prochaine fois je viserai le cœur Sophie Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation
2014 Escobar: Paradise Lost Anne
2015 A Perfect Man Alice Fursac
2015 Foujita Youki
2016 Saint-Amour The twin
2017 Back to Burgundy Juliette
2017 Knock Adèle
2019 Someone, Somewhere Mélanie Brunet
2019 Entangled Anna
2020 Final Set Eve
2020 Fires in the Dark
2021 Ogre Chloé
2022 La Maison Emma
2024 Le Salaire de la Peur (2024) Clara

Short films

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Year Title Role
2009 Spiritual America Tara
2012 216 Mois Lisa
2012 Les Chancelants Juliette
2013 Aurore boréale
2014 Le Refuge Fontanne
2015 Par consentement mutuel Astrid's sister
2019 Resonance Resonance
2021 Dans les parages Elisa Tannero

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Yvette collection Chez Maupassant Yvette
2010 Diane, femme flic Lola
2012–2015 The Returned Lucy Clarsen
2020 La Flamme Anne Main cast; 9 episodes
2021 Totems Anne Mareuil Main cast; 8 episodes
2024 The Count of Monte Cristo Mercedes

Music videos

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  • 2010 : It's Working by MGMT

Theater

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References

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  1. ^ de La Villardière, Monica (31 December 2020). "How Parisians Do Pregnancy: An Unscientific Guide, As Observed By A Canadian Expat". Vogue. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ Ana Girardot profile at Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin.
  3. ^ Ana Girardot, tout premier pas Archived 2010-05-25 at the Wayback Machine in Libération of 21 May 2010.
  4. ^ «Simon Werner» fait toute la lumière sur Ana Girardot Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, 20 minutes, 21 May 2010.
  5. ^ Cinéma : "Simon Werner a disparu", La Dépêche du midi, 22 September 2010.
  6. ^ Ana Girardot, l'une des plus belles révélations de ce Cannes 2010 in L'Express of 22 May 2010.
  7. ^ Ana Girardot on Childhood, Crash redaction; Crash Magazine, 25 Jun 2015.
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