Zabou Breitman born Isabelle Breitman is a French

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 actress and director of Jewish origin, known as Zabou or Zabou Breitman. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At age four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted in dozens of roles in films, TV movies, and theaters. She made her directoral debut in 2001 with Se souvenir des belles choses, for which she won a César Award for Best Debut

César Award for Best Debut

The César Award for Best Debut was an award given out at the annual César Awards between 1982 and 1999...

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Filmography

• Eden (1982)
• Elle voit des nains partout! (1982)
• La Boum 2
  La boum 2
  La boum 2 is a 1982 French language motion picture comedy directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau, and Lambert Wilson. La boum 2 is the sequel to La boum...
  
  (1982)
• Vichy dancing (1983)
• Banzaï
  Banzaï
  -Cast and roles:* Coluche - Michel Bernardin* Valérie Mairesse - Isabelle Parisse* Didier Kaminka - The cousin Paul* Marthe Villalonga - Madame Bernardin. Michel's mother* Eva Darlan - Carole, the doctor* François Perrot - The boss of 'Mondial S.O.S.'...
  
  (1983)
• The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak
  The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak
  The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak is a French action/sexploitation film released in 1984, directed by Just Jaeckin...
  
  (1984)
• Billy Ze Kick
  Billy Ze Kick (film)
  Billy Ze Kick is a 1985 French film directed by Gérard Mordillat. It received a César nomination for Most Promising Actress.- Plot :Billy Ze Kick is name of a fictional serial killer in a bedtime story that a police inspector reads to his daughter...
  
  (1985)
• Une Femme ou Deux
  Une Femme ou Deux
  Une Femme ou Deux is a French film made in 1985. It is a comedy which lasts about 97 mins. It was directed by Daniel Vigne who was also the screenwriter along with Elizabeth Rappeneau....
  
  (1985)
• Le Complexe du kangourou (1986)
• États d'âme (1986)
• Suivez mon regard (1986)
• Fucking Fernand (1987)
• Le Beauf (1987)
• Dandin (1987)
• La Travestie (1988)
• Les Cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête (1989)
• Moitié-moitié (1989)
• À corps et à cris (1989)
• Promotion canapé (1990)
• La Baule-les-Pins (C'est la vie) (1990)
• Toujours seuls (1991)
• Une époque formidable... (1991)
• Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück (1991)
• Blanval (1991)
• Crimes et jardins (1991)
• La Crise (1992)
• Juste avant l'orage (Just Before the Storm) (1992)
• 588 rue paradis
  588 rue paradis
  588 rue paradis is a 1992 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Richard Berry, Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif. It was preceded by Mayrig, the first autobiographical movie of Henri Verneuil....
  
  (1992)
• Les Taupes-niveaux (1992)
• Cuisine et dépendances (1993)
• La Grande fille (1994)
• Charlotte et Léa (1995)
• Chassés-croisés (1996)
• Antoine (1996)
• L'Homme idéal
  L'Homme idéal
  L’Homme idéal is a French film directed by Xavier Gélin and released in 1997.- Synopsis :Marie, incapable of choosing between three marriage proposals, decides to give up. Circumstances mean that the three men meet...
  
   (The Ideal Man) (1997)
• Tenue correcte exigée (1997)
• Famille nombreuse (1997)
• Ça reste entre nous (1998)
• Bébés boum (1998)
• Les Duettistes: Lisa et Simon (1999)
• Les Duettistes: Une dette mortelle (1999)
• Le Double de ma moitié (1999)
• Ma petite entreprise (1999)
• Du Bleu jusqu'en Amérique (1999)
• L'Inconnue du Val-Perdu (2001)
• Les Duettistes: Jeunes proies (2001)
• Les Duettistes: Le môme (2001)
• Se souvenir des belles choses
  Se souvenir des belles choses
  Se souvenir des belles choses Se souvenir des belles choses Se souvenir des belles choses (English: Beautiful Memories is a 2001 French film directed by Zabou Breitman. It won the César Awards for Best Debut, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for Best Actor...
  
   (Beautiful Memories) (2001) (actor, director, writer)
• À l'abri des regards indiscrets (2002)
• Un monde presque paisible (Almost Peaceful) (2002)
• Bien joué (2003) (director, writer)
• Bien entendu (2003) (director, writer)
• Bien dit (2003) (director, writer)
• Narco (2004)
• L'Hiver sous la table (2005) (director)
• Le Parfum de la dame en noir
  Le Parfum de la dame en noir
  Le Parfum de la dame en noir may refer to several French films:* Le Parfum de la dame en noir * Le Parfum de la dame en noir * Le Parfum de la dame en noir...
  
  (2005)
• L'Homme de sa vie (The Man of My Life) (2006) (director, writer)
• Dix films pour en parler (2007) (director)
• Vérités assassines (2007)
• Les Insoumis (Crossfire) (2008)
• Le Premier jour du reste de ta vie (2008)
• No et moi (2010)
• The Minister
  The Minister
  The Minister is a 2011 French drama film directed by Pierre Schöller. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Award.-Cast:* Olivier Gourmet as Bertrand Saint Jean...
  
  (2011)

External links

• Short biography (in French)