Brigitte Roüan
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-28 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Toulon, Var, France
Biography
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.
Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris.
Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier.
Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s.
The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (72)
We Need Your Vote
2018
as Jacqueline Prenois
From the Land of the Moon
2016
as Adéle
Meet the Barbarians
2024
as Jacqueline Moulin
Out 1
1990
as Miss Blandish
Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as Madame Marianne
Based on a True Story
2017
as The Documentalist
Grosse
1985
as Constance
After Sex
1997
as Diane Clovier
L'éducatrice
1996
as Marcelle
The Bit Between the Teeth
1979
as La photographe
Love Songs
2007
as Julie's Mother
The Troubleshooter
2018
as Antoinette Dagostino
Olivier, Olivier
1992
as Elisabeth Duval
Love at First Fight
2014
as Hélène Labrède
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975
as The prostitute
Just to Be Sure
2017
as La détective
The Ultimate Accessory
2013
as Martine
Time of the Wolf
2003
as Béa
Second Chance
2011
as Lydie, la mère de Joanna
Forever Young
2022
as Philippine
Follow My Gaze
1986
as La sourde muette
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
1979
as Françoise, Maurice's wife
My American Uncle
1980
as Janine's Friend
Going to Brazil
2017
as Madame la consule
Totally Nuts
2004
as Receptionniste
Why Not Me?
1998
as Josepha Degère
The Man in the Hat
2020
as Hotel Manager
Ladies' Choice
1982
as Marjolaine
The Golden Mass
1975
as Rose
Overseas
1990
as Malène
The Murderous Months of April
1987
as Clara Haiek
Inséparables
1999
as Martine
Guy
2018
as Gauthier's Mother
Tomorrow's Children
1976
as Suzanne
Je m'appelle Régine
1996
as Madame Klein
When Margaux Meets Margaux
2018
as Margaux's mother
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
2023
as Self
Marie from the Bay of Angels
1997
as Paule
À mort la mort !
1999
as Josiane
Double Gentlemen
1986
as Francis' wife
The Lambs
1996
as Mother
Made in Italy
2008
as Marie Elizabeth
Half-Sister
2013
as Veronique
Charlie Dingo
1987
as Marie-Mécanique
Guys in the Cafe
1989
as Christiane
The Little Coquette
1987
as Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'
Into the World
2020
as Francesca
Andy
2019
as Claire
The Honour of the Tribe
1993
as Suzanne, la folle
Love Is Dead
2016
as Eliane
Cinéast(e)s
2013
as Self
All About Love
2001
as Social worker
The Pleasure Is All Mine
2004
as Nicole
Baby Blues
1999
as Véronique Troney
Two Birds, One Stone
2016
as Amel Brehli
Her Mother, the Whore
2001
as Catherine
My Polish Honeymoon
2019
as Irène Breiman
Quand je serai jeune
1988
as Brigitte
Les Capricieux
1984
Railway Bar
1992
as Jeanne
Jeanne
1994
as Victoire
Corps inflammables
1995
as Juliette's mother
Grain of Sand
1983
as Catherine
The Little Boy
1995
as Christina
Train de vies
2018
as Isa Lemoine
le 16 a Kerbriant
1972
as Françoise Martoret, la fille du maire
Paradiso
1977
The Silence of Rak
1997
as Woman at cafe
Ce que savait Morgan
1974
as Amy
Intérieur Jour
2022
as Liv
Ma chair et mon sang
Juana Had Hair of Gold
2006
as Hotel owner
About Brigitte Roüan
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress. Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris. Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a Cés… With 79 credits spanning from 1971 to 2024, Brigitte Roüan has appeared in 72 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brigitte Roüan Movies
- We Need Your Vote (2018) — as Jacqueline Prenois
- From the Land of the Moon (2016) — as Adéle
- Meet the Barbarians (2024) — as Jacqueline Moulin
- Out 1 (1990) — as Miss Blandish
- Venus Beauty Institute (1999) — as Madame Marianne
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