Annabelle Lengronne (25 February 1987, Paris, France) is a French actress known most for her roles in The Crew and Working Girls.
Annabelle Lengronne | |
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 Annabelle Lengronne in 2017. | |
| Born | Annabelle Romaine Juliette Lengronne 25 February 1987 |
| Nationality |  French |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
editAnnabelle Lengronne was born in France and is of Senegalese descent, and was adopted by a white French couple. She grew up in Martinique until she was 18.[1] She moved to Paris in 2005 and began taking acting classes. Initially motivated by theater, she made her television debut in 2011 in the series Xanadu.[citation needed]
In 2012, she had one of her first significant supporting roles in Porn in the Hood.[2] Also in 2012, she appeared in the film A Better Life. In 2014, she played the role of boxing champion, Aya Cissoko in the TV film Danbé, la téte haute.[citation needed]
In 2016, she played the female lead in the film The Crew,[3][4] which earned her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2017.[5]
In 2019, she played the role of an underemployed graduate who proves herself in a communications agency in the film New Biz in the Hood by Mohamed Hamidi.[6] In 2020, she played Conso, an ordinary woman who turns to prostitution, in the French-Belgian film Working Girls by Frédéric Fonteyne and Anne Paulicevich.[7]
In 2022, she played one of the main roles in Mother and Son, which was selected for the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit- 2011: Les Mythos, directed by Denis Thybaud as Myriam
- 2011: A Better Life, directed by Cédric Kahn as Yann's neighbor
- 2012: Porn in the Hood, directed by Franck Gastambide as Stay
- 2012: Ombline, directed by Stéphane Cazes as Fatou
- 2014: Mercuriales, directed by Virgil Vernier as Zouzou
- 2016: The Crew, directed by Magaly Richard-Serrano as Eliane, aka Stan
- 2019: New Biz in the Hood, directed by Mohamed Hamidi as Mariama
- 2019: Sun, directed by Jonathan Desoindre and Ella Kowalska as Soussaba
- 2020: Working Girls, directed by Frédéric Fonteyne and Anne Paulicevich as Conso
- 2022: Hommes au bord de la crise de nerfs, directed by Audrey Dana as Lou
- 2022: Les Femmes du square, directed by Julien Rambaldi as Sheila
- 2022: Mother and Son, directed by Léonor Serraille as Rose
- 2023: Paula, directed by Angela Ottobah as the mother
Television
edit- 2011: Xanadu (TV series), episode 5 as Khadija
- 2013: Boulevard du Palais, season 15, episode 1 as Keller's lawyer
- 2014: Danbé, la tête haute (TV film), directed by Bourlem Guerdjou as Aya at 28 years old
- 2015: Mes amis, mes amours, mes emmerdes... (TV series), season 4
- 2017: Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (TV series), season 9, episodes 5 and 6 as Aminata
- 2017: In America, season 3
- 2017: Spiral (TV series), season 6, episodes 2, 3, and 9 as Farah Camara, Drissa's wife
- 2019: Colombine directed by Dominique Baron as Doctor Mélia Martin
- 2021: H24, episode 10 "4 PM - Terminal F"
- 2022: Cuisine interne (TV series)
Awards
edit- 2020: Plurielles Award for Best Supporting Actress[8]
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2022: Best Actress Award for her role in Mother and Son[citation needed]
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Annabelle Lengronne : "Il y a des réalisateurs et des réalisatrices noirs qui arrivent et il faut les soutenir" #MaParole". Outre-mer la 1ère. February 28, 2023.
- ^ Annabelle Lengronne, actress, seeks light, atoubaa.com, September 29, 2016
- ^ Annabelle Lengronne brings the rap of "The Crew" to life with a communicative flow, 20 Minutes, November 30, 2016
- ^ Annabelle, on the way to the Césars, Le Parisien, December 4, 2016
- ^ Balle, Catherine (December 4, 2016). "Annabelle, on the way to the Césars". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ ""New Biz in the Hood": Rose-tinted glasses for a gray suburb". lemonde.fr. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ ""Working Girls": a striking trio of actresses portray a form of "ordinary" prostitution". Franceinfo (in French). June 18, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ ""We must take our destiny into our own hands," pleads Senegalese-Martinican actress Annabelle Lengronne". Outre-mer la 1ère (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2020.