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Armelle

Acting Born Jul 23, 1969 Reims, Marne, France 24 credits

Biography

Armelle Leśniak (born 23 July 1969), known mononymously as Armelle, is a French actress, comedian, and screenwriter.

After studies in Khâgne, she works as a costume-aid. Trained by Jean Périmony, her atypical physique and her personality do not take long to attract attention. Coline Serreau entrusted her with a second role in 1996 in La Belle Verte.

In 2001, she plays Maéva Capucin, the head of archives stuck in Caméra Café that she will also play in the cinema in Espace Détente and in Le Séminaire. The same year, she plays in Amélie of Jean-Pierre Jeunet. In 2003, at the 8th edition of the Grand Prix of humor in advertising, she received the Actress Award for her performance in advertising Spontex. In 2011 she plays in La Croisière of Pascale Pouzadoux.

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Full filmography

  • Amélie (2001) as Philomène
  • Caméra Café (2001) as Maéva Capucin
  • On n'est pas couché (2006) as Self - Guest
  • Vendredi, tout est permis (2011) as Self
  • The Traitors France (2022) as Self
  • The Unexpected Getaway (2012) as Self
  • Porn in the Hood (2012) as L'organisatrice de la partouze libertine
  • La Belle Verte (1996) as La femme de la DDASS
  • The Round Up (2010) as Directrice école infirmières
  • The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998) as Pétronille
  • Love (and Trouble) In Paris (2022) as Solène
  • L'Incroyable Embouteillage (2023) as Gloria
  • Mot de Passe (2009) as Self
  • Trouble at Timpetill (2008) as Corbac
  • Sparrowhawk (2011) as Prima Dona
  • Le Remplaçant (2021) as Geneviève
  • How to Be a Good Wife (2020) as Christiane Rougemont
  • Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) as Mme Blanchet
  • Changing Sides (2009) as La directrice d'école
  • Arlette (1997) as Lucie
  • Guardian Angels (1995) as Une infirmière à la clinique de désintoxication
  • The Great Magic (2023) as Une cliente de l'hôtel
  • Jet Set (2000) as Frénégonde
  • Little Spirou (2017) as La Voyante