Known For: French actress, writer, and director
Category: Actresses
Country: France
City: Paris
Date of Birth: Saturday, 15 April 1950
Language French
Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Spouses | George Aguilar |
Children | Marilou Berry |
Wikipedia | Josiane_Balasko |
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 screenplay, and was also nominated as best director. The movie itself was nominated for best film. Balasko's other César nominations for best actress were for Too Beautiful for You (1989), Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes (1993), and That Woman (2003).