French cinema includes many talented actors, directors, screenwriters, whose names are on everyone's lips. But there are also those like Josiane Balasco, whose contribution to French cinema is great, but many have not heard of her outside of France.
Biography
The actress was born on April 15, 1950 in Paris. Her mother was French, while her father was a Bosnian Croat. The real name of the actress is Balaskovich, but for the stage she shortened it a little in the usual French way.
As a child, Balasko was creative and versatile. She studied at the school of graphic art, hoping that she would connect her life with art. A little later, she wrote her first fantasy stories. And as a teenager, she became interested in theater and entered Tanya Balashova's mastery courses.
Career
Josian Balasco, whose filmography includes a huge number of films, decided in the past that she would follow in the footsteps of the screenwriter and director. The reason for this was a non-standard appearance for that time. Although Josiane herself says that it was precisely by soberly assessingher chances in acting, she was able to be where she is now.
Improving herself as a screenwriter paid off, and soon she became a co-writer of the famous Jean-Marie Poiret and Jean-Loup Hubert.
Alone she, despite the fact that the actress, in her words, is an anti-sex symbol, fits into the Splendid acting group and plays the role of a simple girl with ordinary everyday problems. The comedy "Tanned" with the continuation of "Tanned on Skis", as well as "Santa Claus - Thug" became a breakthrough for the actress in her career. Her heroines were usually comical or ironic.
But Josiane Balasco did not want to become only an actress, so she puts on plays and writes scripts at the same time as filming.
After trying herself as a director, Balasko got a taste and started making films. Comedies with social overtones teach and show human mistakes. "French Twist", "Cursed Lawn", "Mess", "My Life is Hell", "French Gigolo Client" - films not just about life, but about everything that was customary to be silent in the cinema. Josiane has starred in many of her films.
Private life
In the 80s, the actress has already become famous in wide circles. This time was a breakthrough not only in the career of Josiane Balasco. The personal life of the actress has also become much better. In 1983, she gave birth to a daughter, Marila, with the famous French sculptor Philippe Berry. The creative genes have left no hope for an "ordinary" future, and, indeed, at the present time, Marilu Berry is a well-known actress starring indiverse pictures. Moreover, the young actress tried her hand as a screenwriter and director in the comedy Accidentally Pregnant, in which, like her mother, she played the main role.
Besides his daughter, Josiane Balasco has an adopted son.
In 1999, the actress divorced Berry. A few years later, in 2003, she married actor Georges Aguilar. He can be seen in several films: "The Ex-Woman of My Life", "Client of the French Gigolo", "Nenette", shot by Josiane Balasco. You can see a photo of the happy couple below.
Interesting facts
Many fans of Balasko's work will be interested to know some facts from her life.
- Classmates nicknamed the actress "the brain", which greatly flattered Josiane.
- As a teenager, Balasco wrote a screenplay titled "When I Grow Up, I'll Become Paranoid." It was the actress' first independent script.
- As a child, Josiane had no complexes about her excess weight, although even her own grandmother said that she should lose weight.
- Josian Balasco lost her father when she was 14.
- The actress is a member of Les Enfoirés, an organization that supports Restaurants of the Heart. The organization was founded by the comedian Kolush to help the poor. Restaurants of the Heart are free meals for the poor.
- Josian wrote the book "The French Gigolo Client", which she then filmed. Starring her best friend Natalie Bay.
- She also took her husband Aguilar to this film. Written especially for himIndian role.
- The actress works at an immigrant help center. Protects the rights of refugees, opposes their infringement and attends rallies.
- Despite the fact that the actress is very serious and takes life in this way, she does not like dramatic roles. It is important for her to make people laugh, she is charged with laughter and begins to create even more.
They say a talented person is talented in everything. We can see this in the example of an actress, screenwriter, director and just a good person - Josiane Balasco.
