Léa Drucker

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Léa Drucker
Drucker in 2013
Born (1972-01-23) 23 January 1972 (age 52)
NationalityFrench
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
RelativesMarie Drucker (cousin)
Jean Drucker (uncle)
Michel Drucker (uncle)

Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. In the English speaking world of television, she is notable for playing Catherine Durand in 3 seasons (24 episodes) of the French/British television series War of the Worlds (2019-2022).

Early life[edit]

Born in Caen, Normandy, she is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6 Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mother, Martine, an English teacher. She is the cousin of the journalist Marie Drucker, daughter of Jean Drucker. Her paternal grandfather was Jewish. She is in a relationship with Julien Rambaldi and they have a daughter.[1] She sterred in the film Les meilleurs amis du monde, which Rambaldi was directing at the time.[2]

She studied acting at the École de la rue Blanche, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT) in Paris.[3]

Career[edit]

Her early career encompassed both classical theatre pieces like Le Misanthrope, and contemporary plays such as Blanc by Emmanuelle Marie.[4]

She has been twice nominated for the Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer, in 2001 for her role in Danny et la grande bleue and in 2004 for 84 Charing Cross Road.[1] In 2019, she won the César Award for Best Actress for Custody.[5]

In 2019, she ventured into English speaking television, starring as Catherine Durand in 3 seasons (24 episodes) of the StudioCanal French/British television series War of the Worlds (2019-2022), alongside Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Actress[edit]

Year Title Role Director Notes
1991 La thune Edwige's friend Philippe Galland
1992 List of Merite Solange Charles Nemes
Chien et chat The cashier Philippe Galland TV series (1 episode)
1993 Colis d'oseille Alice Yves Lafaye TV movie
1995 Raï Girl at the party Thomas Gilou
Ah les femmes Emmanuelle Nicolas Hourès Short
1995-1998 Anne Le Guen Louise Le Guen Stéphane Kurc TV series (4 episodes)
1997 Assassin(s) Léa Mathieu Kassovitz
Bouge ! Nathalie Jérôme Cornuau
L'histoire du samedi Lil Christiane Spiero TV series (1 episode)
1998 L'annonce faite à Marius Brigitte Harmel Sbraire
1999 Peut-être Clotilde Cédric Klapisch
Mes amis Gilda Michel Hazanavicius
Un pur moment de rock'n roll Florence Manuel Boursinhac
Fait d'hiver Robert Enrico
La vie ne me fait pas peur Noémie Lvovsky
2000 Duelles Adriane Roux Laurence Katrian TV series (1 episode)
Avocats & associés Martine Mérieux / Lawyer Castor Denis Amar & Philippe Triboit TV series (2 episodes)
2001 Chaos Nicole Coline Serreau
2002 In My Skin Sandrine Marina de Van
Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) Coraline Claude Duty
3 zéros Debby Fabien Onteniente
Papillons de nuit Roberta John Pepper
Pourkoi... passkeu She Tristan Aurouet & Gilles Lellouche Short
Fabien Cosma Valérie Franck Apprederis TV series (1 episode)
2003 Bienvenue au gîte Agnès Claude Duty
Concours de circonstance The woman Mabrouk El Mechri Short
2004 Narco The binoculars Tristan Aurouet & Gilles Lellouche
À quoi ça sert de voter écolo ? Camille Aure Atika Short
Illustre inconnue The hairdresser Marc Fitoussi Short
Du bois pour l'hiver Paul's wife Olivier Jahan Short
2005 Virgil Margot Mabrouk El Mechri
Akoibon The tourist Édouard Baer
Dans tes rêves Jenny Denis Thybaud
Kaamelott Morgan le Fay Alexandre Astier & François Guérin TV series (2 episodes)
2006 The Man of My Life Frédérique Zabou Breitman
Les Brigades du Tigre Léa Jérôme Cornuau
2 filles A girl Lola Doillon Short
La blonde au bois dormant Estelle Fenelon Sébastien Grall TV movie
2007 Tel père telle fille Alice Olivier De Plas
Faits divers Marie Bill Barluet Short
J'ai plein de projets The woman at the door Karim Adda Short
Divine Émilie Émilie du Châtelet Arnaud Sélignac TV movie
2008 Coluche: l'histoire d'un mec Véronique Colucci Antoine de Caunes
Le bruit des gens autour Kate Diastème
Animal singulier Suzanne Hélène Guétary Short
2009 Cyprien Héléna David Charhon
Suite noire Nora Claire Devers TV series (1 episode)
2010 Pièce montée Hélène Denys Granier-Deferre
Les meilleurs amis du monde Mathilde Julien Rambaldi
Pauline et François Catherine Renaud Fely
A vos caisses ! Marie-Jo Pierre Isoard TV movie
2011 Jeanne Devère Jeanne Devère Marcel Bluwal TV movie
2012 Je me suis fait tout petit Ariane Cécilia Rouaud
La vérité si je mens 3 Muriel Salomon Thomas Gilou
Crapuleuses Pascale Magaly Richard-Serrano TV movie
2013 The Big Bad Wolf Patricia Delcroix Nicolas & Bruno
Je suis supporter du Standard Martine Riton Liebman
Just Before Losing Everything Miriam Xavier Legrand Short (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film)[7]
2014 The Blue Room Delphine Gahyde Mathieu Amalric
Au nom des fils Odile Chasseuil Christian Faure TV movie
Des Roses en Hiver Elsa Lorenzo Gabriele TV movie
2015 Stop Me Here Louise Lablache Gilles Bannier
Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la lune Gilberte Coline Serreau TV movie
2015-2017 The Bureau Dr Laurène Balmes Mathieu Demy, Laïla Marrakchi, ... TV series (19 episodes)
2016 News from Planet Mars Myriam Dominik Moll
Blaise Carole Jean-Paul Guigue & Camillelvis Théry TV series short (30 episodes)
2017 The Teacher Caroline Olivier Ayache-Vidal
La Consolation Gigi Magaly Richard-Serrano TV movie
2018 Custody Miriam Besson Xavier Legrand
Place publique Nathalie Agnès Jaoui
2019 Roxane Anne-Marie Leroux Mélanie Auffret
Synonyms French Teacher Nadav Lapid
Je promets d'être sage Sybille Dermaux Ronan Le Page
La sainte famille Marie Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Two of Us Anne Filippo Meneghetti Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[8]
2019-2022 War of the Worlds Catherine Durand Richard Clark & Gilles Coulier TV series (24 episodes)
2020 Vulnérables Elsa Arnaud Sélignac TV movie
C'est la vie Manon Laval Julien Rambaldi
2021 Petite Solange Aurélia Maserati Axelle Ropert
Chère Léa Harriet Jérôme Bonnell
Adieu Paris L'auxiliaire de vie d'Alain Édouard Baer
2022 Incredible but True Marie Duval Quentin Dupieux
Le monde d'hier Isabelle de Raincy Diastème
Close Nathalie Lukas Dhont Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[9]
Les femmes du square Hélène Julien Rambaldi
Couleurs de l'incendie Madeleine Péricourt Clovis Cornillac
2023 Last Summer Anne Catherine Breillat
2023 Sous contrôle (En. Under Control) Marie Teissier - Miniseries

Director / Writer[edit]

Year Title Notes
2013 Jeudi 15 h Short

Awards and nominations[edit]

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
César Awards 2019 Best Actress Custody Won [5]
2024 Last Summer Nominated [10]
Ensor Award 2023 Best Performance in a Supporting Role Close Nominated [11]
Globe de Cristal Awards 2007 Best Actress The Man of My Life Won [12]
2019 Custody Nominated [13]
Lumières Award 2019 Best Actress Nominated [14]
2024 Last Summer Nominated [15]

Theater[edit]

Year Title Author Director Notes
1994 The Misanthrope Molière Roger Hanin
Lysistrata Aristophanes Samuel Serreau-Labib
1995 The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest Tirso de Molina Jean-Louis Jacopin
Le Mot Victor Hugo Xavier Marcheschi
Le Projet Gilles Dyrek, Frédéric Hulné, ... Gilles Dyrek
1996 Les Vilains Ruzzante Marjorie Nakache
Plaidoyer pour un boxeur Marcia Romano Serge Brincat
2000 Extrême Nudité Christiane Liou Hans Peter Cloos
2000-2001 Danny and the Deep Blue Sea John Patrick Shanley John R. Pepper Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer
2002-03 Mangeront-ils ? Victor Hugo Benno Besson
2003 84, Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff Serge Hazanavicius Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer
2004 Three Days of Rain Richard Greenberg Jean-Marie Besset & Gilbert Desveaux
2006 Blanc Emmanuelle Marie Zabou Breitman
2006-2007 La folle et véritable vie de Luigi Prizzoti Édouard Baer Édouard Baer
2007 Le Système Ribadier Georges Feydeau Christian Bujeau
2008-10 Blackbird David Harrower Claudia Stavisky
2009 Miam Miam Édouard Baer Édouard Baer
2010 The Lover Harold Pinter Didier Long
2011 Mer Tino Caspanello Jean-Louis Benoît
Jeux de scène Victor Haïm Zabou Breitman
2012 Lúcido Rafael Spregelburd Marcial Di Fonzo Bo
2012-13 Demain il fera jour Henry de Montherlant Michel Fau
À la française Édouard Baer Édouard Baer
2015-16 Un amour qui ne finit pas André Roussin Michel Fau Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress
2016 La Porte à côté Fabrice Roger-Lacan Bernard Murat
2017 Cuisine et dépendances & Un air de famille Jean-Pierre Bacri & Agnès Jaoui Agnès Jaoui
La Vraie vie Fabrice Roger-Lacan Bernard Murat

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Léa Drucker, maman comblée : La belle actrice a accouché !". Pure People. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Is Léa Drucker Married to Julien Rambaldi? Their Relationship and Children Details". February 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Léa Drucker : "Ce que j'aime dans les comédiens, c'est quand j'ai l'impression que ça ne joue plus"". France Culture (in French). 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  4. ^ "FRAGMENTS D'UN DICTIONNAIRE AMOUREUX : LÉA DRUCKER" (in French). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (2019-02-22). "Cesar Awards: Xavier Legrand's 'Custody' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  6. ^ "War of the Worls - Season 1". studiocanal.com. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "2014 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  8. ^ "93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  9. ^ "95th OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  10. ^ "César 2024 : le palmarès complet de la 49e cérémonie". Vogue France (in French). 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  11. ^ "'Close', 'Zillion' en 'Roomies' zijn de grote winnaars van De Ensors 2023 | De Ensors". De Ensors (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  12. ^ "Palmarès 2007". LES GLOBES DE CRISTAL - Les prix de l'Art et La Culture (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  13. ^ "Les Globes de Cristal 2019 dévoilent leurs nominations". Paris Match (in French). 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  14. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "France's Lumière awards unveil mixed bag of nominations". Screen International. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  15. ^ "Anatomie d'une chute fait aussi le plein de nominations aux prix Lumières". Le Figaro (in French). 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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