
Coline Serreau
Biography
Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer.
She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studied literature, music and theatre as well as the circus.
In 1970, she made her debut as an actress at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier.
Serreau wrote her first screenplay in 1973.
Her first film, the documentary film Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent? (1978), literally: But What Is It That They Want?, was a compilation of interviews with women from various backgrounds. The frankness of the statements shocked parts of the public.
Her biggest commercial success was the comedy film Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin; 1985), for which she received three César Awards in 1986. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 1986, her first drama for the stage Lapin Lapin (Rabbit Rabbit), directed by Benno Besson, had its world premiere. She collaborated with Besson for several years and he also staged Le théâtre de verdure (1987) and Quisaitout et Grobêta (1993).
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Acting (8 movies)
Directing (19 movies)

Three Men and a Cradle
1985

Saint-Jacques… La Mecque
2005

Mama, There's a Man in your Bed
1989

La Belle Verte
1996

Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later
2003

Chaos
2001

Against Oblivion
1991

Think Global, Act Rural
2010

The Crisis
1992

Why Not!
1977

Tout est permis
2014

Couleur locale
2014

Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!
1982

Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la lune
2015

Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent ?
1975

Grands-mères de l'Islam
1980

Il Barbiere di Siviglia
2002

3 hommes et un couffin
2018
Le Rendez-vous
1975
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! | 1982 | Writer |
| Three Men and a Cradle | 1985 | Screenplay |
| Mama, There's a Man in your Bed | 1989 | Screenplay |
| The Crisis | 1992 | Writer |
| La Belle Verte | 1996 | Writer |
| La Belle Verte | 1996 | Original Music Composer |
| Chaos | 2001 | Writer |
| Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later | 2003 | Writer |
| Three Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later | 2003 | Original Music Composer |
| Saint-Jacques… La Mecque | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Tout est permis | 2014 | Producer |
| 3 hommes et un couffin | 2018 | Writer |






