Caroline Proust is a classically trained actor, now acting in one of the lead roles in the French TV police series, Engrenages ('Spiral'

Spiral (TV series)

Engrenages is a French television police drama series created by the TV production company Son et Lumière. It is marketed in the English speaking world as Spiral. The first eight episodes series started on Canal+ in France on 13 December 2005...

 in its English translation). She was born on 18 November 1967 in the commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 (or town) of Le Vigan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...

 and in the department

Department

A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.In particular:...

 of Gard

Gard

Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...

. She is married to fellow actor Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac is a French theater, television and cinema actor.- Biography :Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14....

. The part of the no nonsense police detective has a cult following in the UK, and is a hit in its home country of France.