Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 10, 1946
Place of Birth
Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
Credits
57 titles
Catherine Hiegel
Biography
Catherine Hiegel (born 10 December 1946) is a French actress, comedian and director. Catherine Hiegel is the daughter of Pierre Hiegel, radio host, music critic, radio producer and artistic director of French houses of discs. She is also the niece of Pierre Bellemare. At ten, she played Cosette in a radio adaptation of Les Misérables, where her father played Jean Valjean. She sang in 1956 with André Claveau, Viens danser avec papa. On the advice of her father, she stopped school to learn comedy. She took lessons with Raymond Girard and Jacques Charon, and began her career on stage to the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens with Cactus Flower, alongside Jean Poiret and Sophie Desmarets. She joined the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in the classes of Jean Marchat then Lise Delamare, and also attended classes of Jean-Laurent Cochet. She joined the Comédie-Française in 1969. She worked with directors as varied as Philippe Adrien, Patrice Chéreau, Dario Fo, Jorge Lavelli, Jean-Paul Roussillon, in the classical and contemporary repertoire. She became Dean of the troupe after the death of Christine Fersen in 2008. Catherine Hiegel is also a professor to the CNSAD for thirteen years. She have won 2 Molière Award on 5 nominations. Source: Article "Catherine Hiegel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Chamouxland : la reconstruction
Class Reunion
Jannick
The Abused Children of Riaumont
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Great Magic
La mère de Charles
The Grand Restaurant IV
In a Better World
Anne
The Grand Restaurant III
Victor's mother
2 ou 3 choses de Marie Jacobson
The Game of Love and Chance
Stage Director
Miss Impossible
Agathe
Nine Days in Winter
Mado
Malaterra
Rose Olivesi
Capitaine Marleau
Alba de Bernac
Violette
Berthe Leduc
Granny's Funeral
Suzanne
A Butterfly Kiss
la mère de Marie
L'Avare
Stage Director
He's My Girl
Arlette
Secrets of State
La mère de Pierre
A French Gigolo
Maggy
Michou d'Auber
la directrice de l'orphelinat
La vie est à nous !
Lucie
The Chops
la Mort
Hygiène de l'assassin
Catherine
Vivement dimanche
Self
Man Is a Woman
Rosalie's mother
The Other Shore
Maria
Fred
Madame Mandor
Mylène
Marianne la mère de Mylène
La serva amorosa
Coraline
French Twist
Dany
Le Mangeur de lune
Mathilde
Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents
Régine
Bad Ronald
La mère de Ronald
My Life Is Hell
Lilith
Lars Norén - dramatiker
Thanks
Ferbac
Mme Girard
La Petite Amie
Odile
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Josette
Lady Cops
Dany
Widow's Walk
Dr. Chauveau
L'imprésario de Smyrne
Ferveur - Comédie Française
Self
State of Grace
Sylvie
Créanciers
Tekkla
La Dame de chez Maxim
Madame Claux
Une page d'amour
Pauline, soeur de Juliette
Les trois soeurs
Natacha
La Trilogie de la Villégiature
Brigida
La direction d'acteur
Self