Louise Bourgoin (French: [buʁgwɛ̃]; born Ariane Louise Bourgoin, 28 November 1981) is a French actress.

Louise Bourgoin
Bourgoin in 2018
Born
Ariane Louise Bourgoin

(1981-11-28) 28 November 1981 (age 43)
Rennes, France
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • television presenter
Years active2008–present
PartnerTepr
Children2

Life and career

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Louise Bourgoin at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival

Bourgoin was born on 28 November 1981 in Rennes.[1] Bourgoin's parents, both secondary level teachers, encouraged her to pursue a stable career. She studied for five years at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rennes.[2] She became a plastic arts teacher[3][4] while simultaneously beginning to work as a model; some of her most notable early work as a model was for the photographer Ian Sanderson.[1]

After graduating in 2004, Bourgoin became a presenter for the television program Kawaï ! on Filles TV channel. Two years later, she made a brief appearance on Direct 8.[1] At the same time, she worked with TV presenter Marc Lacombe on a pilot program for PlayStation TV. This television channel never started broadcasting, and the pilot was never distributed.[5]

In 2006, she worked as the weather girl for Le Grand Journal with Michel Denisot, which broadcast nightly on Canal+. To avoid audiences confusing her for fellow Le Grand Journal presenter, Ariane Massenet, Bourgoin selected the pseudonym of "Salomé". As this was rejected by Canal +[citation needed], she chose the name "Louise Bourgoin" as a tribute to her favorite sculptor, Louise Bourgeois.[2]

In 2007 she was offered a role in a film, playing a television weather girl in The Girl From Monaco.[6] Subsequently, she played in several films including The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec directed by Luc Besson and Black Heaven directed by Gilles Marchand, a film that was screened Out of Competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Personal life

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In December 2015, it was announced that Bourgoin and electronic musician Tepr were expecting their first child.[7] Bourgoin gave birth to her son, Étienne, on 7 April 2016 by the musician Tepr.[8] In 2020, she gave birth to a second boy by the musician Tepr.[9]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Girl from Monaco Audrey Varella Nominated—César Award for Most Promising Actress
Les Bonus de Guillaume Louise/Various Characters TV series
2009 Little Nicholas La fleuriste
2010 White as Snow Michèle
Sweet Valentine Camille
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Adèle Blanc-Sec
Black Heaven Audrey
2011 A Happy Event Barbara Dray
Love Lasts Three Years Alice
2013 The Nun Supérieure Christine
The Love Punch Manon
Going Away Sandra
Tirez la langue, mademoiselle Judith Durance
2015 Mojave Milly
I Am a Soldier Sandrine Cabourg Film Festival - Best Actress
Cairo International Film Festival - Best Actress
The White Knights Laura Turine
La Fin de la nuit Marie Desqueyroux TV movie
2017 Sous le même toit Delphine Parisot
L'Un dans l'autre Penelope
2018 Les Dents, pipi, et au lit
The Romanoffs Sophie TV series; episode: "The Violet Hour"
2018, 2021 Hippocrate Chloé Antovska TV series; 16 episodes
2023 Anti-Squat Inès Viviani
A Real Job Sandrine Deleyziat

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Louise Bourgoin". TVMag (in French). Le Figaro press group.
  2. ^ a b c Samuel Blumenfeld (17 May 2010). "Le corps et l'esprit de Louise Bourgoin". Le Monde (in French).[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Closermag.fr (8 September 2011). "Louise Bourgoin n'aime pas son vrai prénom". Closermag.fr. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Louise Bourgoin, la vidéo oubliée : anonyme à "Fort Boyard" en 2003". www.puretrend.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Paris Games Week : Ma rencontre avec Marcus". WarpZoneBlog.fr. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^ A. O. Scott (3 July 2009). "Movie Review: The Girl From Monaco (2007) – Long-Range Forecast: All Hot and Bothered". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Charhi, Issam (11 December 2015). "Louise Bourgoin : Bientôt maman pour la première fois!". Public.
  8. ^ "Louise Bourgoin maman : Elle a accouché d'un petit garçon !". PurePeople. 19 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Louise Bourgoin maman pour la deuxième fois : Elle confie le sexe du bébé". PurePeople. 26 September 2020.
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