Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
October 29, 1947 (78 years old)
Paris, France
Also Known As
- Coline Sereau
Coline Serreau
Biography
Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer.
She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studied literature, music and theatre as well as the circus.
In 1970, she made her debut as an actress at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier.
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Serreau wrote her first screenplay in 1973.
Her first film, the documentary film Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent? (1978), literally: But What Is It That They Want?, was a compilation of interviews with women from various backgrounds. The frankness of the statements shocked parts of the public.
Her biggest commercial success was the comedy film Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin; 1985), for which she received three César Awards in 1986. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1986, her first drama for the stage Lapin Lapin (Rabbit Rabbit), directed by Benno Besson, had its world premiere. She collaborated with Besson for several years and he also staged Le théâtre de verdure (1987) and Quisaitout et Grobêta (1993).
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Known For
Acting
Directing
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Director
2014
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Cinematography, Director
2010
Saint-Jacques… La Mecque
Screenplay, Director
2005
Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
2003
Chaos
Director, Writer
2001
La Belle Verte
Writer, Director, Original Music Composer
1996
The Crisis
Director, Writer
1992
3 Men and a Little Lady
Original Film Writer
1990
Mama, There's a Man in your Bed
Screenplay, Director
1989
3 Men and a Baby
Original Story
1987
Three Men and a Cradle
Screenplay, Director
1985
Why Not!
Director, Scenario Writer
1977