Léa Drucker

Léa Drucker
Drucker in 2013
Born (1972-01-23) 23 January 1972 (age 52)
Caen, France
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
PartnerJulien Rambaldi
Children1
RelativesMartha (daughter)
Marie 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

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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 born in 2014.[1] She starred 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

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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 Revelation, 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] She gave birth to a daughter with her civil partner, the director and screenwriter Julien Rimbaldi in 2014.[7]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1991 La thune Edwige's friend Philippe Galland
1992 List of Merite Solange Charles Nemes
1993 Colis d'oseille Alice Yves Lafaye TV movie
1995 Raï Girl at the party Thomas Gilou
Ah les femmes Emmanuelle Nicolas Hourès Short
1997 Assassin(s) Léa Mathieu Kassovitz
Bouge ! Nathalie Jérôme Cornuau
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
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
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
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
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)[8]
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
2016 News from Planet Mars Myriam Dominik Moll
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[9]
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
Incredible but True Marie Duval Quentin Dupieux
2022 Le monde d'hier Isabelle de Raincy Diastème
Close Nathalie Lukas Dhont Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[10]
Les femmes du square Hélène Julien Rambaldi
Couleurs de l'incendie Madeleine Péricourt Clovis Cornillac
2023 Last Summer Anne Catherine Breillat
2023 Mars Express Aline Ruby Jérémie Périn Voice

TV series

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1992 Chien et chat The cashier Philippe Galland 1 episode
1995-1998 Anne Le Guen Louise Le Guen Stéphane Kurc 4 episodes
1995 L'histoire du samedi Lil Christiane Spiero 1 episode
2000 Duelles Adriane Roux Laurence Katrian 1 episode
Avocats & associés Martine Mérieux / Lawyer Castor Denis Amar & Philippe Triboit 2 episodes
2001 Fabien Cosma Valérie Franck Apprederis 1 episode
2005 Kaamelott Morgan le Fay Alexandre Astier and François Guérin 2 episodes
2009 Suite noire Nora Claire Devers 1 episode
2015-2017 The Bureau Dr Laurène Balmes Mathieu Demy, Laïla Marrakchi, ... 19 episodes
2016 Blaise Carole Jean-Paul Guigue & Camillelvis Théry Short, 30 episodes
2019-2022 War of the Worlds Catherine Durand Richard Clark & Gilles Coulier 24 episodes
2023 Sous contrôle (En. Under Control) Marie Teissier - Miniseries

Director / Writer

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Year Title Notes
2013 Jeudi 15 h Short

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
César Awards 2019 Best Actress Custody Won [5]
2024 Last Summer Nominated [11]
Ensor Awards 2023 Best Performance in a Supporting Role Close Nominated [12]
Globe de Cristal Awards 2007 Best Actress The Man of My Life Won [13]
2019 Custody Nominated [14]
Lumières Awards 2019 Best Actress Nominated [15]
2024 Last Summer Nominated [16]
Molière Awards 2001 Best Female Revelation Danny et la grande bleue Nominated [17]
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2004 84 Charing Cross Road Nominated
2016 Best Actress Un amour qui ne finit pas Nominated [19]
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2020 La Dame de chez Maxim Nominated [21]

Theatre

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Year Title Author Director
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
2002-03 Mangeront-ils Victor Hugo Benno Besson
2003 84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff Serge Hazanavicius
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
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

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  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. ^ "Léa Drucker maman à 42 ans : Ses confidences sur Martha, sa fille, et son "fantasme de mère"". 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "2014 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  9. ^ "93RD OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  10. ^ "95th OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  11. ^ "César 2024 : le palmarès complet de la 49e cérémonie". Vogue France (in French). 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  12. ^ "'Close', 'Zillion' en 'Roomies' zijn de grote winnaars van De Ensors 2023 | De Ensors". De Ensors (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  13. ^ "Palmarès 2007". LES GLOBES DE CRISTAL - Les prix de l'Art et La Culture (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  14. ^ "Les Globes de Cristal 2019 dévoilent leurs nominations". Paris Match (in French). 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  15. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "France's Lumière awards unveil mixed bag of nominations". Screen International. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  16. ^ "Anatomie d'une chute fait aussi le plein de nominations aux prix Lumières". Le Figaro (in French). 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  17. ^ "Léa Drucker, le parcours d'une combattante". Le Figaro (in French). 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  18. ^ "Léa Drucker à l'affiche de "Mer" au Théâtre de l'Atelier". France Info (in French). 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  19. ^ "Les Molières : nominations 2016". Le Figaro (in French). 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  20. ^ "Découvrez les lauréats des Molières 2016 !". Théâtres et Producteurs Associés (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  21. ^ "Les nommés 2020". Les Molières (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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