Catherine Frot

Catherine Frot is a French actress and a ten-time César Award nominee. She made her name on stage, starting at the Festival d'Avignon in 1975 with a company she helped found. Catherine Frot appears nude in Guy De Maupassant and in Qui M'aime Me Suive. She was born on 1 May 1956 in Paris, France. Her theatre work included La Cerisaie under Peter Brook in 1982 and Les Liaisons dangereuses in 1987. On screen she won the César for Best Supporting Actress playing Yolande in Un air de famille (1996). She later took Best Actress for Marguerite (2015), and her other films include Le Dîner de Cons and Haute Cuisine. She is also an officer of the Ordre national du Mérite.