Josiane Balasko
Biography
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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | When Fall Is Coming | Marie-Claude | HIT | |
| 2024 | Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema | Self - Actress | HIT | |
| 2023 | Au cœur du Papotin | Self | HIT | |
| 2023 | Il était une fois... « Grâce à Dieu » | Self | HIT | |
| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2022 | Un chalet à Gstaad | Françoise Lombard | FLOP | |
| 2019 | Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux | Mona | HIT | |
| 2019 | By the Grace of God | Irène, Emmanuel's Mother | HIT | |
| 2019 | 15 Minutes of War | Michèle Sampieri | HIT | |
| 2016 | Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous | la mère de Joséphine | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Un grand moment de solitude | Brigitte Gaillard | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui | - | HIT | |
| 2014 | Aunt Hilda! | Dolorès (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2013 | Half-Sister | Antoinette | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Mes héros | Olga | FLOP | |
| 2011 | A Happy Event | Claire | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » | Self | HIT | |
| 2009 | Neuilly Yo Mama! | Mme Bachelot, directrice du collège Saint-Exupéry | FLOP | |
| 2009 | The Hedgehog | Renée Michel | HIT | |
| 2008 | Françoise Dolto, for the love of children | Françoise Dolto | HIT | |
| 2005 | Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés | - | HIT | |
| 2003 | Hanging Offense | Michèle Varin | FLOP | |
| 2001 | A Crime in Paradise | Lulu Braconnier | HIT | |
| 2000 | Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000 | - | FLOP | |
| 1999 | The Frenchman's Son | Suzanne | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur | - | HIT | |
| 1997 | Didier | Madame Massort | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique | - | FLOP | |
| 1995 | French Twist | Marijo | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Dead Tired | Josiane Balasko | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents | Irène | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania | - | HIT | |
| 1991 | My Life Is Hell | Leah Lemonier | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Too Beautiful for You | Colette Chevassu | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Nuit d'ivresse | Frédérique aka 'Frède' | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Bunny's Bar | Anita, dame 'pipi' | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Gramps Is in the Resistance | La pharmacienne qui couche avec Ralph, un Allemand | HIT | |
| 1982 | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Marie-Ange Musquin, présidente de l'association | HIT | |
| 1981 | Droit de Réponse | Self | HIT | |
| 1981 | Hotel America | Colette | FLOP | |
| 1981 | The School Teacher | Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher | FLOP | |
| 1979 | French Fried Vacation 2 | Nathalie Morin, Bernard's wife | HIT | |
| 1978 | French Fried Vacation | Nathalie Morin, Bernard's wife | HIT | |
| 1978 | Pauline et l'ordinateur | Pauline | HIT | |
| 1977 | We Will All Meet in Paradise | Josy, Lucien's girlfriend | HIT | |
| 1977 | Animal | La fille du supermarché | FLOP | |
| 1977 | Tell Her That I Love Her | Nadine | HIT | |
| 1977 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Girl in Purple (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1976 | The Tenant | Viviane, Office Worker | HIT | |
| 1973 | The Year 01 | A televiewer / The cyclist | FLOP |