
Josiane Balasko
Biography
Josiane Balasko (born 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer and director.
She was born Josiane Balašković in Paris. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit (French Twist). She won the 1996 César Award (shared with Telsche Boorman) for best writing for this film, for which she was also nominated as best director. The movie itself was nominated for best film.
Balasko's other César nominations for best actress were for Trop belle pour toi (1989), Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes (1993), Cette femme-là (2003).
She is married to George Aguilar, who is also an actor.
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Acting History
2025
Josiane Balasko, un grand cri d'amour ! as Self
2025Famille je vous aime as Self - Guest
2025Offshoring as Marianne
2024When Fall Is Coming as Marie-Claude
2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema as Self - Actress
2024Party of Fools as Bobotte
2024Bonjour ! La Matinale TF1 as Self - Guest
2023Au cœur du Papotin as Self
2023Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
2023Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
2023Il était une fois... « Grâce à Dieu » as Self
2023Des mains en or as Martha
2023L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
2022Un chalet à Gstaad as Françoise Lombard
2022The A Talks as Self - Guest
2022Le soir où j'ai reçu le César as Self
2021Price of Parenting as Chantal Blanc
2021Old Fashioned as La Reine-Mère
2021Tralala as Lili
2021Knock, Knock, It's Mom! as Jacqueline Mazerin
2020C'est la vie as Dominique
2020We're Live as Self - Guest
2020L'Esprit de famille as Marguerite, la mère d'Alexandre
2019The Spellbound as Leonora Evesco
2019The Bonfire of Destiny as Madame Huchon
2019Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux as Mona
2019My Out-Laws as Coline Rossi
2019By the Grace of God as Irène, Emmanuel's Mother
2019All Inclusive as Lulu
201915 Minutes of War as Michèle Sampieri
2018J'ai perdu Albert as Mme Le Couidec
2018Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! as Mme Bachelot
2018Bécassine ! as Mademoiselle Châtaigne
2018Volontaire as La mère
2017The New Adventures of Cinderella as la méchante belle-mère / la voisine
2017Let the Sunshine In as Maxime
2017Michèle Bernier, l'irrésistible as Self
2017Diversion as Self
2016Quotidien as Self - Guest
2016Back to Mom's as Jacqueline Mazerin
2016Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous as la mère de Joséphine
2016Arrête ton cinéma ! as Brigitte
2015The Roommates Party as La gardienne
2015Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir as Josiane Balasko (voice)
2015Un grand moment de solitude as Brigitte Gaillard
2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014Un soir à la tour Eiffel as Self
2014Les Gazelles as Brigitte
2014La Loi de Barbara as Maître Barbara Malo
2014Aunt Hilda! as Dolorès (voice)
2013Cinéast(e)s as Self
2013Half-Sister as Antoinette
2012Mes héros as Olga
2012Maman as La mère
2012Of Women and Horses as Joséphine de Silène
2011Beur sur la ville as Mamie Nova
2011A Happy Event as Claire
2011Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » as Self
2010Holiday as Christiane Mercier
2010It's Only TV as Self - Guest
2009C à vous as Self - Guest
2009Neuilly Yo Mama! as Mme Bachelot, directrice du collège Saint-Exupéry
2009Park Benches as Solange Renivelle
2009The Hedgehog as Renée Michel
2008A Day at the Museum as The mother in Chanel
2008A French Gigolo as Irene
2008Françoise Dolto, for the love of children as Françoise Dolto
2007The Key as Michèle Varin
2007The Red Inn as Rose Martin
2007Ruby Blue as Stephanie
2006Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest
2006French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever as Nathalie Morin
2005La vie est à nous ! as Blanche Delhomme
2005Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed as Marguerite Duras
2004The Ex-Wife of My Life as Marie-Pierre
2004Madame Edouard as Nina Tchitchi
2003Hanging Offense as Michèle Varin
2002The Race as Madame Jo
2001The Apartment as Self - Guest
2001Absolutely Fabulous as Edith 'Eddie' Mousson
2001Burger Quiz as Self
2001A Crime in Paradise as Lulu Braconnier
2000Actors as André Dussollier 2
2000The Libertine as Baronne d'Holbach
2000Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
1999The Frenchman's Son as Suzanne
1998Vivement dimanche as Self
1998Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998Un grand cri d'amour as Gigi Ortega
1997Arlette as Arlette
1997Didier as Madame Massort
1995Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
1995French Twist as Marijo
1994Dead Tired as Josiane Balasko
1993Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents as Irène
1993Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1991My Life Is Hell as Leah Lemonier
1991The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck as La scientifique
1990Stars 90 as Self
1989Too Beautiful for You as Colette Chevassu
1988Sans peur et sans reproche as Companion threatened with rape
1988Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale as la journaliste
1987Lady Cops as Inspecteur Molyneux
1987Sacrée Soirée as Self
1987Nulle part ailleurs as Self
1986The Joint Brothers as Aline
1986Nuit d'ivresse as Frédérique aka 'Frède'
1985Nuit d'ivresse as Simone
1985Bunny's Bar as Anita, dame 'pipi'
1985All Mixed Up as Anita
1985Slices of Life as La parisienne
1985Télématin as Self (Duplex)
1985Télématin as Self
1984The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent as Jackie
1984La Smala as Simone
1984Petit Con as Rolande
1983Outward Signs of Wealth as Béatrice Flamand, tax inspector
1983Gramps Is in the Resistance as La pharmacienne qui couche avec Ralph, un Allemand
1982L'Académie des 9 as Self
1982Santa Claus Is a Stinker as Marie-Ange Musquin, présidente de l'association
1982Champs-Elysées as Self
1981Droit de Réponse as Self
1981Hotel America as Colette
1981The School Teacher as Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher
1981Men Prefer Fat Girls as Lydie Langlois
1981Clara and Chics Types as Louise
1979Les 400 Coups de Virginie as Emma-Ammé
1979French Fried Vacation 2 as Nathalie Morin, Bernard's wife
1979Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears as Customer injured at the bank
1978Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Différents rôles (Thérèse Verrou, M.L. Chavasse, M. Pereira)
1978French Fried Vacation as Nathalie Morin, Bernard's wife
1978Like a Turtle on Its Back as une fêtarde dans la voiture
1978Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres as une spectatrice
1978The Little Wheedlers as Corinne
1978Pauline et l'ordinateur as Pauline
1977We Will All Meet in Paradise as Josy, Lucien's girlfriend
1977Animal as La fille du supermarché
1977Tell Her That I Love Her as Nadine
1977Monsieur Papa as Woman in the phone booth
1977Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo as Girl in Purple (uncredited)
1977An Unusual Girl as Simone
1976The Tenant as Viviane, Office Worker
1975Numéro un as Self
1975Midi Première as Self
1974Spécial cinéma as Self
1973The Year 01 as A televiewer / The cyclist
1973L'Agression as Jeune femme
1972Scoundrel in White as Une fille laide (non crédité)
1972Le Grand Échiquier as Self
—Dog my Cats! as (voice)
—Marguerite Yourcenar biopic as Marguerite Yourcenar
—De la tess à la messe
—L'Arnaqueuse as Mme Massena
—Mission Véga









