Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko (born 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer and director. She was born Josiane Balašković in Paris. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit (French Twist). She won the 1996 César Award (shared with Telsche Boorman) for best writing for this film, for which she was also nominated as best director. The movie itself was nominated for best film. Balasko's other César nominations for best actress were for Trop belle pour toi (1989), Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes (1993), Cette femme-là (2003). She is married to George Aguilar, who is also an actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josiane Balasko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · L'Arnaqueuse as Mme Massena
- 2024 · Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema as Self - Actress
- 2023 · Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- 2023 · L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Quelle époque ! as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The A Talks as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2022 as Self
- 2021 · Knock, Knock, It's Mom! as Jacqueline Mazerin
- 2020 · We're Live as Self - Guest
- 2020 · L'Esprit de famille as Marguerite, la mère d'Alexandre
- 2019 · The Bonfire of Destiny as Madame Huchon
- 2019 · Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux as Mona
- 2019 · By the Grace of God as Irène, Emmanuel's Mother
- 2019 · All Inclusive as Lulu
- 2019 · 15 Minutes of War as Michèle Sampieri
- 2017 · The New Adventures of Cinderella as la méchante belle-mère / la voisine
- 2017 · Let the Sunshine In as Maxime
- 2016 · Quotidien as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir as Josiane Balasko (voice)
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2014 · Un soir à la tour Eiffel as Self
- 2014 · Les Gazelles as Brigitte
- 2013 · Half-Sister as Antoinette
- 2011 · A Happy Event as Claire
- 2011 · Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » as Self
- 2010 · It's Only TV as Self - Guest
- 2009 · C à vous as Self - Guest
- 2009 · The Hedgehog as Renée Michel
- 2008 · A Day at the Museum as The mother in Chanel
- 2008 · Françoise Dolto, for the love of children as Françoise Dolto
- 2007 · The Key as Michèle Varin
- 2006 · Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
- 2006 · French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever as Nathalie Morin
- 2005 · La vie est à nous ! as Blanche Delhomme
- 2005 · Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés as
- 2005 · I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed as Marguerite Duras
- 2004 · Madame Edouard as Nina Tchitchi
- 2002 · The Race as Madame Jo
- 2001 · The Apartment as Self - Guest
- 2001 · Burger Quiz as Self
- 2001 · A Crime in Paradise as Lulu Braconnier
- 2000 · Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000 as
- 1999 · The Frenchman's Son as Suzanne
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur as
- 1998 · Un grand cri d'amour as Gigi Ortega
- 1995 · Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique as
- 1995 · French Twist as Marijo
- 1993 · Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents as Irène
- 1993 · Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania as
- 1991 · My Life Is Hell as Leah Lemonier
- 1990 · Stars 90 as Self
- 1989 · Too Beautiful for You as Colette Chevassu
- 1988 · Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale as la journaliste
- 1987 · Sacrée Soirée as Self
- 1987 · Nulle part ailleurs as Self
- 1985 · Télématin as Self (Duplex)
- 1985 · Télématin as Self
- 1984 · Petit Con as Rolande
- 1983 · Gramps Is in the Resistance as La pharmacienne qui couche avec Ralph, un Allemand
- 1982 · L'Académie des 9 as Self
- 1982 · Santa Claus Is a Stinker as Marie-Ange Musquin, présidente de l'association
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1979 · French Fried Vacation 2 as Nathalie Morin
- 1978 · Like a Turtle on Its Back as une fêtarde dans la voiture
- 1977 · Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo as Girl in Purple (uncredited)
- 1976 · The Tenant as Viviane, Office Worker
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Midi Première as Self
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · Mission Véga as
- 2026 · Tombé du ciel as
- 2025 · Josiane Balasko, un grand cri d'amour ! as Self
- 2025 · Famille je vous aime as Self - Guest
- 2025 · Offshoring as Marianne
- 2024 · When Fall Is Coming as Marie-Claude
- 2024 · Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 as Josiane Balasko
- 2024 · Party of Fools as Bobotte
- 2024 · Bonjour ! La Matinale TF1 as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Au cœur du Papotin as Self
- 2023 · Des mains en or as Martha
- 2023 · Il était une fois... « Grâce à Dieu » as Self
- 2022 · Un chalet à Gstaad as Françoise Lombard
- 2021 · Price of Parenting as Chantal Blanc
- 2021 · Old Fashioned as La Reine-Mère
- 2021 · Tralala as Lili
- 2020 · C'est la vie as Dominique
- 2019 · The Spellbound as Leonora Evesco
- 2019 · My Out-Laws as Coline Rossi
- 2018 · J'ai perdu Albert as Mme Le Couidec
- 2018 · Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! as Mme Bachelot
- 2018 · Bécassine ! as Mademoiselle Châtaigne
- 2018 · Volontaire as La mère
- 2017 · Michèle Bernier, l'irrésistible as Self
- 2017 · Diversion as Self
- 2016 · Back to Mom's as Jacqueline Mazerin
- 2016 · Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous as la mère de Joséphine
- 2016 · Arrête ton cinéma ! as Brigitte
- 2015 · The Roommates Party as La gardienne
- 2015 · Un grand moment de solitude as Brigitte Gaillard
- 2014 · La Loi de Barbara as Maître Barbara Malo
- 2014 · Aunt Hilda! as Dolorès (voice)
- 2013 · Cinéast(e)s as Self
- 2012 · Mes héros as Olga
- 2012 · Maman as La mère
- 2012 · Of Women and Horses as Joséphine de Silène
- 2011 · Beur sur la ville as Mamie Nova
- 2010 · Holiday as Christiane Mercier
- 2009 · Neuilly Yo Mama! as Mme Bachelot, directrice du collège Saint-Exupéry
- 2009 · Park Benches as Solange Renivelle
- 2008 · A French Gigolo as Irene
- 2007 · The Red Inn as Rose Martin
- 2007 · Ruby Blue as Stephanie
- 2004 · The Ex-Wife of My Life as Marie-Pierre
- 2003 · Hanging Offense as Michèle Varin
- 2001 · Absolutely Fabulous as Edith 'Eddie' Mousson
- 2000 · Actors as André Dussollier 2
- 2000 · The Libertine as Baronne d'Holbach
- 1997 · Arlette as Arlette
- 1997 · Didier as Madame Massort
- 1994 · Dead Tired as Josiane Balasko
- 1991 · The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck as La scientifique
- 1988 · Sans peur et sans reproche as Companion threatened with rape
- 1987 · Lady Cops as Inspecteur Molyneux
- 1986 · The Joint Brothers as Aline
- 1986 · Nuit d'ivresse as Frédérique aka 'Frède'
- 1985 · Nuit d'ivresse as Simone
- 1985 · Bunny's Bar as Anita, dame 'pipi'
- 1985 · All Mixed Up as Anita
- 1985 · Slices of Life as La parisienne
- 1984 · The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent as Jackie
- 1984 · La Smala as Simone
- 1983 · Outward Signs of Wealth as Béatrice Flamand, tax inspector
- 1981 · Droit de Réponse as Self
- 1981 · Hotel America as Colette
- 1981 · The School Teacher as Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher
- 1981 · Men Prefer Fat Girls as Lydie Langlois
- 1981 · Clara and the Why Not as Louise
- 1979 · Les 400 Coups de Virginie as Emma-Ammé
- 1979 · Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears as Customer injured at the bank
- 1978 · Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Différents rôles (Thérèse Verrou, M.L. Chavasse, M. Pereira)
- 1978 · French Fried Vacation as Nathalie Morin
- 1978 · Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres as une spectatrice
- 1978 · Pauline et l'ordinateur as Pauline
- 1978 · The Little Wheedlers as Corinne
- 1977 · We Will All Meet in Paradise as Josy, Lucien's girlfriend
- 1977 · Animal as La fille du supermarché
- 1977 · Tell Her That I Love Her as Nadine
- 1977 · Monsieur Papa as Woman in the phone booth
- 1973 · L'Agression as Jeune femme
- Future · Dog my Cats! as (voice)
- Future · Marguerite Yourcenar biopic as Marguerite Yourcenar
- 1977 · An Unusual Girl as Simone
- 1976 · Cérémonie des César as Self - Presenter
- 1973 · The Year 01 as A televiewer / The cyclist
- 1972 · Scoundrel in White as Une fille laide (non crédité)
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self