Josiane Balasko (born 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer and director.
She was born Josiane Balaškovic in Paris. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit (French Twist). She won the 1996 César Award (shared with Telsche Boorman) for best writing for this film, for which she was also nominated as best director. The movie itself was nominated for best film.
Balasko's other César nominations for best actress were for Trop belle p
Gender: Female
Born On: 15-Apr-1950
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Josiane Balasko's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Josiane Balasko on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Apr 27, 2024 10:26 AM
L'amore secondo Isabelle (2017)
Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.
Benvenuti... ma non troppo (2015)
An unusually cold winter forces the french government to push the best housed people to accommodate some poor fellow citizens. The decree called "Le Grand Partage" creates some trouble among the residents of a Paris upscale apartment block.
A Happy Event (2011)
She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't anyone warn me? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this?" Un heureux événement, or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos.
A Happy Event (2011)
She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't anyone warn me? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this?" Un heureux événement, or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos.
Peccato che sia femmina (1995)
After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in with them. None of their lives will ever be the same again.
I segreti professionali del Dr. Apfelgluck (1991)
This series of sketches introduces doctor Apfelglück and four of his patients... and their rather peculiar and disturbing problems.
Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977)
Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.