
Zabou Breitman
Biography
Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted in dozens of roles in films, TV movies, and theaters. She made her directoral debut in 2001 with Se souvenir des belles choses, for which she won a César Award for Best Debut. In 2012, she participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue. In 2000 she took the role of Lucille Cadeau, a French actress, in the London premiere of Ayckbourn's House & Garden at the National Theatre in London. Zabou has two children with the sculptor Fabien Chalon: Anna (1990) and Antonin (1993). Source: Article "Zabou Breitman" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

The Party 2
as Catherine, Philippe's ex
1982

Narco
as Paméla
2004

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
as Narrator (French version) (voice)
2008

Beautiful Memories
as Marie Bjorg
2001

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
as Marie-Jeanne Duval
2008

Crossfire
as Commissaire Vasseur
2008

The Ordinary People
as Christine Barbieri
2009

Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
as Self (archive footage)
2012

Kitchen with Apartment
as Martine
1993

Start Me Up
as Chachou
2024

The Perfume of the Lady in Black
as Edith Rance
2005

Titeuf
as Maman (voice)
2011

Almost Peaceful
as Léa
2002

My Little Business
as Nathalie
1999

Gwendoline
as Beth
1984

La Travestie
as Nicole Armingaud
1988

No and Me
as Lou's mother
2010

Une époque formidable
as Interviewer
1991

Le Beauf
as Marylin
1987

La vie privée des animaux
as (voice)
2005
TV Appearances

Un homme d'honneur
as Laure Constantine
2021

Télématin
as Self
1985

Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
1987

Le Gorille
as Magda
1990

Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land
as Self
2004

Beau geste
as Self
2023

Paris etc.
as Gil
2017

The New Look
as Madame Zehnacker
2024

Fleur bleue
as Fleur's mother
2024

The Unexpected Getaway
as Self
2022

Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982

Les Nuls, l'émission
as Self - Guest
1990