
Caroline Cellier
Caroline Cellier (7 August 1945 – 15 December 2020) was a French actress. She appeared in such films as L'année des méduses (Year of the Jellyfish), La vie, l'amour, la mort, and Le Plaisir (et ses petits tracas). Caroline Cellier, birth name Monique Marie Louise Cellier was born on the 7th of august 1945 in Montpellier, France. At the age of 8 her family moves to Paris. When she's 16 she joins the Cours Simon, one of the most prestigious drama school of the country. She does 2 years only on Thursday afternoon and at age 18 she does 1 full year, everyday going. She starts to play the next year, at only 19. She wins 2 prices for her acting skills. In 1966 she starts playing in the famous "Pygmalion" for more than a year. The play is a succes. After it she starts tv, staring in a few tv shows and then movies like "Que la Bête meure" by Claude Chabrol which came out in 1969. She does both cinema and drama. In 1970 she becames the partner of famous french actor Jean Poiret. He's 19 years older than her, none of them care. She still appear in numerous movies and plays during the 1970's and also give birth to her son, Nicolas Poiret, in november 1978. It's during the 1980's that her acting career is at its highest. She plays in movies such as "Poker" or "Poulet au vinaigre". In 1984 she holds the main supporting role in "L'année des Méduses" a movie by Christopher Frank. She'll win the César (french equivalent to the Oscars) of the best actress in a supporting role for this movie. In 1989 she finally marries Jean Poiret. She also appears a few team in 1990's. In 1991 she's a pr*stit*te in the movie "La Contre-allée" (not a p*rn* at all). In 1992 Jean Poiret makes his first movie, "Le Zèbre" and he takes his wife and Thierry Lhermitte for the main roles. But he'll die 3 months before the releasing of the movie. Caroline did the promotion alone. She isn't much there for a few years. In 1997 she's in "Didier", a famous french comedy. And in 1998 she's Blanche Dubois in "A streetcar named desire", the play by Tennessee Williams for which she's nominated for the Molière (drama french equivalent of the Oscars). In 2001 she's Mrs Erlynne in "Lady Windermere's fan", the play by Oscar Wilde. She appears in two more movies in the 2000's. First "Fragiles" in 2007 and "Thelma, Louise et Chantal" in 2010 alongside Jane Birkin and Catherine Jacob. It's the last movie she was in. In 2013 she's diagnosed with breast cancer. According to her son, her first reaction was to shave her head. She fought cancer for 7 years before passing away in the night of the 15th of December 2020. She was 75. Source: Article "Caroline Cellier" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Credits
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2011 · The Great Restaurant II as The monogamous libertine
- 2010 · Thelma, Louise et Chantal as Gabrielle
- 2007 · Fragile(s) as Hélène
- 2006 · Jean-Philippe as Caroline
- 2004 · Transit as
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) as Hélène
- 1998 · Les Grands Enfants as Catherine
- 1997 · Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés as
- 1997 · Didier as Annabelle
- 1996 · The Pupil as Emma
- 1996 · Men, Women: A User's Manual as Madame Blanc
- 1994 · Farinelli as Margareth Hunter
- 1994 · Délit mineur as Claire
- 1992 · Le Zèbre as Camille
- 1991 · Both Sides of the Street as Lilas
- 1990 · Julie de Carneilhan as Julia de Carneilhan
- 1988 · Poker as Hélène
- 1987 · Vent de panique as Martine
- 1987 · Charlie Dingo as Georgia Wolski
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as Self
- 1987 · Grand Guignol as Sarah
- 1985 · Cop au Vin as Anna Foscarie
- 1984 · Year of the Jellyfish as Claude
- 1984 · Femmes de personne as Isabelle
- 1984 · Petit Con as Annie Choupon
- 1983 · Le Bonheur à Romorantin as Agnès
- 1983 · Surprise Party as Lisa Bourget
- 1982 · A Thousand Billion Dollars as Hélène Kerjean
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1981 · Les Héroïques as Claire
- 1980 · le vol d'Icare as Adeline
- 1980 · Certaines nouvelles as Françoise
- 1977 · The Blue Ferris as Betty
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · Marriage as La jeune mariée
- 1973 · Molière pour rire et pour pleurer as Armande
- 1973 · A Pain in the Ass as Louise Pignon
- 1971 · Cadet Rousselle as Self
- 1971 · The Most Gentle Confessions as Catherine
- 1969 · This Man Must Die as Helene Lanson
- 1969 · Life Love Death as Caroline
- 1966 · At Theatre Tonight as Anita
- 1965 · Under Your Hat as Evelyne Berrien
- 1965 · Dim Dam Dom as Self
- 1964 · La Mégère apprivoisée as Bianca