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 whe
The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland.
Rouan's 1997 film Post Coitum, Animal Triste garnered attention for its depiction of an affair between a middle-aged woman (played by Rouan herself) and a younger man. The film was a success in its native country and received strong notices in America, where it screened at the New York Film Festival before playing to arthouse crowds. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
In 1998, she was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Born
Sep 28, 1946
Toulon, Var, France
Known For
Acting
Movies
71 acting
12 crew
Popularity
0.3
Known For
Based on a True Story
2017
as The Documentalist
Second Chance
2011
as Lydie, la mère de Joanna
From the Land of the Moon
2016
as Adéle
Just to Be Sure
2017
as La détective
My American Uncle
1980
as Janine's Friend
Love Songs
2007
as Julie's Mother
Time of the Wolf
2003
as Béa
Love at First Fight
2014
as Hélène Labrède
Going to Brazil
2017
as Madame la consule
We Need Your Vote
2018
as Jacqueline Prenois
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