
Brigitte Roüan
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-28 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Toulon, Var, France
Biography
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.
Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris.
Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier.
Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s.
The now actor-director would continue in roles, including one in Olivier, Olivier (1991) for Polish director Agnieszka Holland.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (72)

We Need Your Vote
2018
as Jacqueline Prenois

Out 1
1990
as Miss Blandish

From the Land of the Moon
2016
as Adéle

Meet the Barbarians
2024
as Jacqueline Moulin
Grosse
1985
as Constance

Based on a True Story
2017
as The Documentalist

Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as Madame Marianne

L'éducatrice
1996
as Marcelle

Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
1979
as Françoise, Maurice's wife

Love at First Fight
2014
as Hélène Labrède

Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975
as The prostitute

The Ultimate Accessory
2013
as Martine

The Bit Between the Teeth
1979
as La photographe

Love Songs
2007
as Julie's Mother

Just to Be Sure
2017
as La détective

When Margaux Meets Margaux
2018
as Margaux's mother

Follow My Gaze
1986
as La sourde muette

Marie from the Bay of Angels
1997
as Paule

Totally Nuts
2004
as Receptionniste

After Sex
1997
as Diane Clovier

My American Uncle
1980
as Janine's Friend

Time of the Wolf
2003
as Béa

Going to Brazil
2017
as Madame la consule

The Troubleshooter
2018
as Antoinette Dagostino

Olivier, Olivier
1992
as Elisabeth Duval

Je m'appelle Régine
1996
as Madame Klein

Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
2023
as Self

Second Chance
2011
as Lydie, la mère de Joanna

Why Not Me?
1998
as Josepha Degère

Forever Young
2022
as Philippine

The Man in the Hat
2020
as Hotel Manager

Guy
2018
as Gauthier's Mother

The Golden Mass
1975
as Rose

The Pleasure Is All Mine
2004
as Nicole

Guys in the Cafe
1989
as Christiane

All About Love
2001
as Social worker

Ladies' Choice
1982
as Marjolaine

Tomorrow's Children
1976
as Suzanne

Overseas
1990
as Malène

Inséparables
1999
as Martine

The Little Coquette
1987
as Marie-Thérèse 'Biche'

Charlie Dingo
1987
as Marie-Mécanique

Half-Sister
2013
as Veronique
Cinéast(e)s
2013
as Self

The Murderous Months of April
1987
as Clara Haiek
The Lambs
1996
as Mother

Love Is Dead
2016
as Eliane

À mort la mort !
1999
as Josiane

Double Gentlemen
1986
as Francis' wife

Into the World
2020
as Francesca

Two Birds, One Stone
2016
as Amel Brehli

Made in Italy
2008
as Marie Elizabeth

Quand je serai jeune
1988
as Brigitte

Her Mother, the Whore
2001
as Catherine

Baby Blues
1999
as Véronique Troney

Les Capricieux
1984

Railway Bar
1992
as Jeanne

Andy
2019
as Claire

Grain of Sand
1983
as Catherine

Jeanne
1994
as Victoire

My Polish Honeymoon
2019
as Irène Breiman

The Honour of the Tribe
1993
as Suzanne, la folle

Corps inflammables
1995
as Juliette's mother

The Little Boy
1995
as Christina

le 16 a Kerbriant
1972
as Françoise Martoret, la fille du maire

Train de vies
2018
as Isa Lemoine

Paradiso
1977

Ce que savait Morgan
1974
as Amy

The Silence of Rak
1997
as Woman at cafe

Intérieur Jour
2022
as Liv
Ma chair et mon sang
Juana Had Hair of Gold
2006
as Hotel owner
About Brigitte Roüan
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress. Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris. Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a Cés… With 79 credits spanning from 1971 to 2024, Brigitte Roüan has appeared in 72 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brigitte Roüan Movies
- We Need Your Vote (2018) — as Jacqueline Prenois
- Out 1 (1990) — as Miss Blandish
- From the Land of the Moon (2016) — as Adéle
- Meet the Barbarians (2024) — as Jacqueline Moulin
- Grosse (1985) — as Constance
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