Chantal Lauby (born 23 March 1948) is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, humorist, comedian and television host. She is a member and founder of the comedy troupe Les Nuls alongside Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia.
Career Born in Gap, Chantal Lauby spent her childhood in Auvergne, between Auzon and Clermont-Ferrand. She begins to television as an announcer on FR3 Auvergne. Her career on regional offices of France 3 and Radio France where she meets Bruno Carette.
Personal life She is the mother of Jennifer Ayache (born 1983), singer of the French rock band Superbus. In one of her films, the album Aéromusical was the official soundtrack of the movie.
Theatre Year Title Author Director Notes 1990 Vite une femme Daniel Prévost Jean-Luc Moreau Théâtre Michel 1997 La Terrasse Jean-Claude Carrière Bernard Murat Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1979 Ils sont grands, ces petits Madame Bellon Joël Santoni 1987 Objectif: Nul Panty Myriam Isker, Mathias Ledoux, ... TV seriesWriter (with Les Nuls)7 d'Or for Best Comedy Show 1989 Palace Léonie Jean-Michel Ribes TV series 1990 Histoire(s) de la télévision Eve-Marie Gilet Alain Berbérian & Alexis Bouriquet TV series 1994 La Cité de la peur Odile Deray Alain Berbérian (2) Writer (with Les Nuls) 1995 Arthur The woman Félicie Dutertre & François Rabes Short1996 XY, drôle de conception Denise Jean-Paul Lilienfeld Delphine 1, Yvan 0 Madame Hattus Dominique Farrugia Le secret de Julia Julia Philomène Esposito TV movie1997 Didier Solange Alain Chabat Maintenant ou jamais Yolande Jérôme Foulon TV movie 1998 Telle mère, telle fille Elisabeth Gestin Élisabeth Rappeneau TV movie 1999 Evamag Louise Agnès Boury, Christian François, ... TV series (15 episodes)2000 Most Promising Young Actress Françoise Gérard Jugnot Antilles sur Seine Herman Pascal Légitimus Kitchendales Narrator Chantal Lauby En solitaire The Mother Stéphane Kazandjian Short 2001 La cape et l'épée Cantal Lauby Jean-Jacques Amsellem TV series (1 episode)2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Cartapus Alain Chabat (2) La panne The Woman Frédéric Cerulli2003 Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches Odile Rousselet Chantal Lauby (2) The Car Keys The clings's woman Laurent Baffie2004 Casablanca Driver Cathy Maurice Barthélemy Caméra café Emma Francis Duquet TV series (1 episode)2006 Toi et moi Éléonore Julie Lopes-Curval Mr. Average Françoise Pierre-Paul Renders 2008 Vilaine Mélanie's mother Jean-Patrick Benes & Allan Mauduit 2009 Park Benches Pascale Bruno Podalydès 2010 Toi, moi, les autres Valérie Audrey Estrougo Le grand ménage Myriam Régis Musset TV movie Le grand restaurant A client Gérard Pullicino TV movie 2011 Le thanato Klavinski Frédéric Cerulli (2) 2012 Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami Documentary voice-over Alain Chabat (3) Victoire Bonnot Agnès Vincent Giovanni TV series (1 episode) Bref Herself Bruno Muschio & Kyan Khojandi TV series (1 episode)2013 The Gilded Cage Solange Caillaux Ruben Alves Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Best ActingCinEuphoria Awards - Best Ensemble Grand départ Danielle Nicolas Mercier Y'a pas d'âge Sybille Stéphane Marelli TV series (1 episode)2014 Serial (Bad) Weddings Marie Verneuil Philippe de Chauveron Prêt à tout Chantal Nicolas Cuche 2015 Memories Nathalie Esnard Jean-Paul Rouve 2016 La Dream Team Thomas Sorriaux Vicky Banjo Denis Imbert Uchronia Host Christophe Goffette Frères d'armes Voice Rachid Bouchareb TV mini-series2020 Sol Sol Cortis Jézabel Marques 2024Les CadeauxFrançoise SteinRaphaële Moussafir and Christophe Offenstein2025Asterix and Obelix: The Big FightRoman MotherAlain Chabat and Fabrice JoubertNetflix mini-series (1 épisode)
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