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Miou-Miou

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Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film Memoirs of a French Whore. Her other films include This Sweet Sickness (1977), Entre Nous (1983), May Fools (1990), Germinal (1993), Dry Cleaning (1997) and Arrêtez-moi (2013). In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Tastes Like Tutti Frutti

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Film & TV

Acting · Paris, France

Miou-Miou (born 22 February 1950) is a French actress. In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Radu Mihăileanu, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.

Known for

  • Halmeoni — Anne Gensac2028
  • Chers parents — Alice Gauthier2026
  • Dantzig2026
  • L'Été 36 — Marthe Pontavice-Caron2026
  • The Islanders — Anna2025
  • Flash(s) - Double Vue — Claire Morvan2025
  • Constance aux enfers — Constance2023
  • Flash(s) — Claire2023
  • All Your Faces — Sabine2023
  • L'Incroyable Embouteillage — Chantal2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Czechia
Active from
1950

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,707
Total plays
51,485

Tags

indie popCzechfemale vocalistsindiefrench

Miou Miou is an East Bohemia band formed in the spring of 2003. MM’s music is characterized by girlish vocals in French, catchy lyrics, playfulness, repetitive elements, dynamic contrasts and searching for new sounds. Their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from more unique instruments such as analog synthesizers, oscillators, vibraphone, harp and kantele; to more concert stuff like guitars, bass and drums. MM’s debut album "La La Grande Finale" was released in the Czech Republic o

via Last.fm · Miou Miou

Key facts

Person.name
Miou-Miou
Person.image
Miou-Miou 2013 3.jpg
Person.caption
Miou-Miou in 2013
Person.birth_name
Sylvette Herry
Person.birth_place
Paris, France
Person.occupation
Actress
Person.years_active
1971–present
Person.children
2; including Jeanne Herry

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • Personal life
  • Filmography
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Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film Memoirs of a French Whore. Her other films include This Sweet Sickness (1977), Entre Nous (1983), May Fools (1990), Germinal (1993), Dry Cleaning (1997) and Arrêtez-moi (2013). In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.

==Early life== Miou-Miou was born Sylvette Herry in Paris. Her stage name, Miou-Miou (a reference to the sound of a cat), was given to her by Coluche. She was raised in Paris by her mother, a greengrocer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Miou-Miou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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