Caroline Proust (born 18 November 1967) is a French classically trained actress best known to international audiences for her role as Captain Laure Berthaud in the French TV series Spiral. She has also appeared in the Netflix TV series Notre Dame and also appeared in The Tunnel as well as theatre work including the Tracy Letts play August: Osage County and Game of Love and Chance.
Early life and career
She was born on 18 November 1967 in the commune (or town) of Le Vigan in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, in the department of Gard. She decided to be an actor when she was 17.
Proust initially worked in theatre. She has described herself as a child of Edward Bond, and she cites the directors Patrice Chéreau, Peter Brook, Giorgio Strehler and Deborah Warner among her inspirations.
Theatre Year Title Notes 1992 Mood Pieces Théâtre Jean-Vilar 1993-95 Henry VI Théâtre de Gennevilliers 1997 Hamlet Théâtre de la Tempête 1998-99 The Game of Love and Chance Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers 2001 The Mistress of the Inn Tour 2003 Cairn Théâtre des Célestins 2005 E, roman-dit Théâtre national de la Colline 2007 Kliniken Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers 2011 Love, Loss, and What I Wore Théâtre Marigny 2012 Festen Théâtre du Rond-Point 2014-15 August: Osage County Tour 2015 A View from the Bridge Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1990 La mort d'une vache Caroline Short1994 Le Péril jeune Squat girl Les mickeys The girl Short La bavure Betty TV movieFestival du Film Policier de Cognac - Acting Ensemble1995 Le R.I.F. Cécile Meillac TV series (1 episode)1997 Le cousin Fanny Ouvrez le chien Pierre Dugowson 1998 Une femme à suivre Émilie TV movie L'échappée Sandrine TV movie2003 Vert paradis Sophie 2004 Grossesse nerveuse Judith Short Breakfast The woman Short Colette, une femme libre Lotte TV mini-series2005 Marc Eliot Laëtitia Sanchez TV series (4 episodes)2005–present Spiral Laure Berthaud TV series (52 episodes)Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress (2015)Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress (2018)Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress (2019)2007 Scorpion Léa Notable donc coupable Hélène Borda TV movie2008 Ca$h Léa Titi The woman Short2009 Le coeur du sujet Paula TV movie2010 Un moment d'absence Cécile Short2011 La permission de minuit Louise La république des enfants Madeleine TV movie Accident de parcours Alice Lacamp TV movie Emma Léa TV movie2013 Pourquoi personne me croit ? Jeanne TV movie The Tunnel Anne-Marie Delgado TV series (3 episodes)2014 Death in Paradise Emily Benoit TV series (1 episode)2016 Le premier coup ShortAlso Producer & Director Supermarket The woman ShortAlso Associate Producer Notre révolution intérieure Associate producer Documentary La Nullipare Associate producer Short
2023 Notre Dame
TV Proust's main TV work has been the series Spiral.
Personal life
She was married to fellow actor Clovis Cornillac from 1994 until 2010. Their twins, Alice and Lily, were born in 2001. The couple appeared together in the 2007 feature film Scorpion.
References
External links
Spiral: meet the stylish star of BBC4's grimy French cop drama published January 10, 2015 in Radio Times