Laure Calamy

by Delphine Trouillard
  • saturday, 31 august 2024

Actress Laure Calamy conquered her audience with comedy TV series Call My Agent! (2015–2020), where she stars as Noémie Lecler, the sweet, determined executive assistant of one of the most influential talent agents in Paris. Calamy began her career as a stage actress, alternating classical and modern theatre. After her studies at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Paris, she began standing out for her versatility and talent as she grew more and more successful. Among the roles that made her famous are that of Maud in Ava (2017) by Léa Mysius, earning Calamy her 2018 César nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In the same year, her passion for theatre was rewarded with a Molière Prize for her performance in a production of Marivaux’s The Game of Love and Chance, staged by Catherine Hiegel.
Laure Calamy surprises and charms us, showing a talent that won’t settle for a single discipline.

MON INSÉPARABLE

Mona’s life flows peacefully, but when her son Joël confesses his relationship with Océane, a fellow member of the community for people with disabilities, and reveals that a baby is on the way, her tranquility is completely shattered. This forces Mona to confront decis...

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Laure's Five
My Donkey, My Lover & I
(2020)
di Caroline Vignal

A crowd please, the film earned Calamy the 2021 César Award for Best Actress. An oddball adventure starring her as a teacher abandoned by her lover. A beautiful portrait of an independent, loving, lively, and sweet woman.

My Best Part
(2020)
di Nicolas Maury

Directed by one of her colleagues from Call My Agent!, Calamy stars as a worn-out filmmaker, teetering on the verge of crisis. An intense, charming performance.

Full Time
(2021)
di Éric Gravel

A social drama and the story of a mother who fights to keep her dignity and her strength while facing the difficulties of life. A touching interpretation that shows frailty as well as resilience, and one that earned Calamy the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.

The Origin of Evil
(2022)
di Sébastien Marnier

A Chabrol-style psychological thriller that reveals unsettling family secrets in a crescendo of tension and mystery.

Angry Annie
(2022)
di Blandine Lenoir

A drama about a woman who looks to terminate her pregnancy in France before the legalization of abortion, in 1975. A film about emancipation and social struggle.

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