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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-11-30

Place of Birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Léonie Simaga

Biography

Léonie Simaga, born in 1978 in Marseille, is a French actress and director, member of the Comédie-Française from 2010 to 2015. Her father and mother met in Rennes during their studies. She, from Brittany, is preparing to teach French. He, from Mali, is an agricultural engineer. His Breton grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Le Gall, died during the liberation of Brest in 1944, was decorated with the Legion of Honor. After her baccalaureate obtained at the House of Education of the Legion of Honor, she entered hypokhâgne, then khâgne in Parisian high schools and then obtained her diploma from the Institute of Political Studies of Paris4 (class of 20025). She also holds a degree in history. She studied theater at the Asnières Studio-theater, then at the National Higher Conservatory of Dramatic Art from 2002 to 2005. She played at the Comédie-Française in Esther by Racine, then in 2004, in Papa must eat by Marie NDiaye . She was hired as a resident in 2005. She notably performed the role of the Infanta in Corneille's Le Cid during the 2005-2006 season, and in 2007 played the role of Chimène in the same play, alternating with the role of Lucietta in Goldoni's play Il campiello. She became a member of the Comédie-Française on January 1, 2010. Léonie Simaga also directs several productions for the Comédie-Française such as, in 2007, Pour un oui ou pour un non by Nathalie Sarraute and, in 2014, Othello by William Shakespeare. She left the Comédie-Française at the end of 2015.

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Murders in...

Murders in...

Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.

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The Eddy

The Eddy

The owner of a Paris jazz club gets tangled up with dangerous criminals as he fights to protect his business, his band and his teenage daughter.

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Machine

Machine

An action show mixing kung-fu and class war.

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The Flame

The Flame

For nine weeks, thirteen contenders will have to compete in a beautiful villa to try to seduce Marc, an airline pilot, looking for love. Which of these women will manage to light the flame?

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Le Négociateur

Le Négociateur

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Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

Hired to oversee the security of a superstore, Pierre soon discovers a dark secret and becomes a threat to the system he helped create.

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Jeune Femme

Jeune Femme

Broke, with nothing but her cat to her name and doors closing in her face, Paula is back in Paris after a long absence. As she meets different people along the way, there is one thing she knows for sure: she's determined to make a new start and she'll do it with style and panache.

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37 secondes

37 secondes

On January 15, 2004, the Bugaled Breizh, a Breton trawler, sinks off the English coast, killing its 5 sailors. Marie, sister-in-law of one, links the sinking to NATO military exercises. and risks everything to uncover the truth.

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Brocéliande

Brocéliande

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Je te promets

Je te promets

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Guru

Guru

Matt, a charismatic coach, captivates crowds until he spirals into a disturbing downward spiral.

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Clean

Clean

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Mon pote

Mon pote

The story of a friendship between Victor, owner of a magazine, and Bruno, a car thief.

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Trepalium

Trepalium

The economic situation is a nightmare: only 20% of the population is employed. The Actives live inside the city. On the fringes, in the Zone, live the Jobless. Separating them is a wall.

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The Intruder

The Intruder

Paula, 40, must return to work after maternity leave but feels overwhelmed. She hires Tess as an au pair who seems perfect. As strange incidents multiply, Paula suspects Tess has dark intentions, but no one believes her warnings.

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