Catherine Lachens
47 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 2, 1945
- Died
- Sep 27, 2023 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Biography
Catherine Lachens (born on September 2, 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt (France) and died on September 27, 2023 in Paris), was a French actress with a flamboyant temperament, known for her glibness, husky voice and boundless energy.
From a modest background, she worked in a variety of odd jobs before making her film debut in 1973 in Nina Companeez's L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise, alongside Brigitte Bardot. She went on to play a series of roles in popular comedies, working with directors such as Georges Lautner (Flic ou voyou, Mort d'un pourri), Philippe de Broca, Claude Zidi and Jean Yanne. She plays a variety of characters, from the big-hearted prostitute to the eccentric bourgeoise, from the school principal to the passionate teacher.
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On the stage, she alternates between the classics and contemporary plays, acting in Molière, Feydeau, Genet and Ionesco, under the direction of renowned directors such as Marcel Maréchal, Daniel Mesguich and Andrzej Wajda. She also performs internationally, notably in Russia.
On television, she took part in shows such as L'Académie des neuf in the 1980s, then appeared in popular series such as Navarro, Sous le soleil and Scènes de ménages.
A multi-talented artist, she also dabbles in sculpture, exhibiting alongside other artists such as Anny Duperey and Amanda Lear. In 2016, she was awarded the "Prix Reconnaissance".
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Known for
Catherine Lachens: movies and TV shows
Acting (49)
- 2024 Molière's Last Stage
as Marquise de Sablé
- 2015 French Cuisine
as Maman François
- 2013 Bright Days Ahead
as Sylviane
- 2012 Bonjour Madame, Bonjour Monsieur
as Neighbor
- 2005 À vot' bon cœur
as Madame Bisance
- 2004 One Fine Day, a Hairdresser
as Wealthy Client
- 2003
- 2001 Confession of a Dredger
as La femme au chapeau
- 2001 It's Hard Killing Someone Even on a Monday
as La vieille
- 1995 French Twist
as Fabienne, boss of the Sopha
- 1992 The Beautiful Story
as La chasseuse de tête
- 1991 The Maid
as Catherine Olivier
- 1991
- 1990 Le Sixième Doigt
as Carole
- 1989 Venetian Red
as La Giro
- 1987 The Two Crocodiles
as Greta
- 1986
- 1986 Rosa la rose, fille publique
as Quarante
- 1984 The Blood of Others
as Mme Grant
- 1984 Swann in Love
as Aunt
- 1983 Pauvre Eros
as Nicole
- 1983 It Could Be Worse
as Inspector Lanvin
- 1983 The Prize of Peril
as Madeleine
- 1982 Bad Hats
as Catherine
- 1982 On s'en fout… nous on s'aime
as Grégory's mother
- 1980 Two Lions in the Sun
as Babette
- 1979 The Other One's Mug
as Florence
- 1979 The Medic
as Zoa
- 1979 Le Divorcement
as Maître Larose
- 1979 Dumb But Disciplined
as Ingrid Cochy
- 1979 I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Responsable régie
- 1979 Cop or Hood
as Mrs. Simone Langlois
- 1978 Too Shy to Try
as La camionneuse
- 1978 These Sorcerers Are Mad
as Thérèse Picard
- 1977 Death of a Corrupt Man
as (uncredited)
- 1977 Monsieur Papa
as Miss Carpentier
- 1977 Dis bonjour à la dame !..
as Mrs. Jeannot, the neighbor
- 1977 Violette & Francois
as Carla Isalvi
- 1977 The Gang
as Janine
- 1976 Silence... We're Shooting
as Paulette Fromenteau
- 1976 Monsieur Albert
as Roseline
- 1976 Let's Make a Dirty Movie
as Laurence
- 1976
- 1975 Incorrigible
as Girl at the educators office
- 1975 Flic Story
as Jenny
- 1975 The arrest
as Lola Lamaret
- 1974 Ariane
as Erato
- 1973
- 1972