Coline Serreau
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). Source: Article "Coline Serreau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
October 29, 1947Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
30Place of birth
Paris, FranceAlso known as
Coline SereauCast credits
Crew credits
Three Men and a Cradle
Director, ScreenplaySaint-Jacques... La Mecque
Director, ScreenplayMama, There's a Man in your Bed
Director, Screenplay3 Men and a Baby
Original StoryLa Belle Verte
Writer, Director, Original Music ComposerChaos
Director, WriterThree Men and a Cradle - 18 Years Later
Director, WriterAgainst Oblivion
DirectorThink Global, Act Rural
Director, CinematographyLa Crise
Director, WriterCouleur locale
DirectorWhy Not!
Director, Scenario WriterTout est permis
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, ProducerQu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!
Director, WriterPierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la lune
DirectorIl Barbiere di Siviglia
Director3 hommes et un couffin
Director, Original Story, Writer3 Men and a Little Lady
Original Film Writer