Elsa Lunghini
Biography
Elsa Lunghini, also known by the stage name Elsa, is a French singer and actress born on May 20, 1973, in Paris, France. She was a teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she became the youngest singer to reach number one in the French charts with the single T'en va pas, and she went on to sell millions of records during that decade. Her 1988 album, Elsa, achieved double-platinum status by 1993. Lunghini first performed in a movie at age seven in 1981, appearing in Claude Miller's film Garde à vue, which also starred Romy Schneider. She is the daughter of George Lunghini, an actor, photographer, and songwriter, and Christiane Jobert, a painter. She has 41 known credits for acting listed in her filmography.
Career overview
Elsa Lunghini, who also performs under the stage name Elsa, is a French singer and actress born in Paris, France on May 20, 1973. She comes from an artistic family, being the daughter of actor, photographer, and songwriter George Lunghini and painter Christiane Jobert. Her family background also connects her to actress Marlène Jobert and camera operator and director of photography Charles Jobert, with Italian origin on her father's side and Sephardic Jewish origin on her mother's side.
Lunghini began her film career at a young age. She first performed in a movie at age seven in 1981, appearing in Claude Miller's film Garde à vue, which also starred Romy Schneider.
Transitioning into music, she became a teenage pop-star in the late 1980s. In 1986, she made history as the youngest singer to reach number one on the French charts with her single T'en va pas. She went on to sell millions of records throughout the decade. Her 1988 album, titled Elsa, continued her commercial success and had achieved double-platinum status by 1993.
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Full Filmography
43 titles- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Meurtres à Château-Thierry (2024) as Laetitia Alfonsi
- Six Women (2023) as Eve
- Je suis né à 17 ans (2023) as Laurence
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Un monde, un regard (2021)
- Ici tout commence (2020) as Clotilde Armand
- Murder in Saint Omer (2019) as Olivia Sysman
- Her Word Against His (2018) as Laura
- Mon frère bien-aimé (2016) as Barbara Bellefond
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
- Murders in... (2013) as Astrid d'Armentière
- Murders in... (2013) as Capitaine Laetitia Alfonsi
- Poor Richard! (2013) as Amel
- Block 66 (2011) as Hani
- The Nights of Alice (2011) as Alice
- Aveugle mais pas trop (2009) as Emma
- Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés (2008)
- Où es-tu ? (2008) as Suzanne
- Trois jours en juin (2005) as Sylvie
- Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés (2005)
- Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau (2002)
- Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés (2001)
- Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000 (2000)
- Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 (1999)
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur (1998)
- Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés (1997)
- Coucou c'est nous ! (1992) as Self
- The Return of Casanova (1992) as Marcolina
- Stars 90 (1990) as Self
- Elsa sous la neige (1989) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Le monde est à vous (1987) as Self
- Nulle part ailleurs (1987) as Self
- Où que tu sois (1987) as Anne
- The Woman of My Life (1986) as Eloïse
- Red Kiss (1985) as Rosa
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- The Inquisitor (1981) as Camille
- Fan School (1977) as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Elsa Lunghini best known for?
Elsa Lunghini is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Dark Dancer (1995), Murders in... (2013), Murders in... (2013), Vivement dimanche (1998).
When and where was Elsa Lunghini born?
Elsa Lunghini was born on May 20, 1973 in Paris, France.
How many credits does Elsa Lunghini have?
Elsa Lunghini has accumulated over 43 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1972 to 2025.
What is Elsa Lunghini's background in cinema and television?
Elsa Lunghini, also known by the stage name Elsa, is a French singer and actress born on May 20, 1973, in Paris, France. She was a teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she became the youngest singer to reach number one in the French charts with the single T'en va pas, and she went on to sell millions of records...
Elsa Lunghini by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self — aged about 0
- The Inquisitor (1981) as Camille — aged about 8
- Murders in... (2013) as Astrid d'Armentière — aged about 40
- Murders in... (2013) as Capitaine Laetitia Alfonsi — aged about 40
- Fan School (1977) as Self — aged about 4
- Ici tout commence (2020) as Clotilde Armand — aged about 47
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