
Catherine Hiegel
Biography
Catherine Hiegel (born 10 December 1946) is a French actress, comedian and director.
Catherine Hiegel is the daughter of Pierre Hiegel, radio host, music critic, radio producer and artistic director of French houses of discs. She is also the niece of Pierre Bellemare.
At ten, she played Cosette in a radio adaptation of Les Misérables, where her father played Jean Valjean. She sang in 1956 with André Claveau, Viens danser avec papa.
On the advice of her father, she stopped school to learn comedy. She took lessons with Raymond Girard and Jacques Charon, and began her career on stage to the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens with Cactus Flower, alongside Jean Poiret and Sophie Desmarets. She joined the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in the classes of Jean Marchat then Lise Delamare, and also attended classes of Jean-Laurent Cochet.
She joined the Comédie-Française in 1969. She worked with directors as varied as Philippe Adrien, Patrice Chéreau, Dario Fo, Jorge Lavelli, Jean-Paul Roussillon, in the classical and contemporary repertoire. She became Dean of the troupe after the death of Christine Fersen in 2008.
Catherine Hiegel is also a professor to the CNSAD for thirteen years.
She have won 2 Molière Award on 5 nominations.
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Acting (39 movies)

Life Is a Long Quiet River
1988

My Life Is Hell
1991

French Twist
1995

The Great Magic
2023

Michou d'Auber
2007

A French Gigolo
2008

Granny's Funeral
2012

The Chops
2003

State of Grace
1986

He's My Girl
2009

La vie est à nous !
2005

Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents
1993

A Butterfly Kiss
2011

In a Better World
2022

Le mangeur de lune
1994

Violette
2013

Widow's Walk
1987

The Other Shore
1997

Fred
1997

Man Is a Woman
1998

Hygiène de l'assassin
1999

The Grand Restaurant IV
2022

Nine Days in Winter
2015

Miss Impossible
2017

Secrets of State
2008

Lady Cops
1987

La Petite Amie
1988

La Dame de chez Maxim
1981

Une page d'amour
1980

2 ou 3 choses de Marie Jacobson
2019

Would-Be Gentleman
1968

The Grand Restaurant III
2021

Bad Ronald
1992

Le roi se meurt
1978

Mylène
1996

The Abused Children of Riaumont
2024

La trilogie de la Villégiature
1979

Créanciers
1981

Class Reunion
2025
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