Véronique Barrault
{{Short description|French actress (1958–2022)}}
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| death_date = 3 May 2022 (aged 64)
| death_place = Gironde, France
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| education = Atelier international de Théâtre Blanche Salant
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Véronique Barrault (1958 – 3 May 2022) was a French actress.{{cite news |last=Gonçalves|first=Virginie|date=4 May 2022|title=Mort de Véronique Barrault : l'actrice des Bronzés font du ski est décédée dans un accident de moto|trans-title= |url=https://www.programme-tv.net/news/cinema/300339-mort-de-veronique-barrault-lactrice-des-bronzes-font-du-ski-est-decedee-dans-un-accident-de-moto/|language=French|work=Programme TV|location= |access-date=9 May 2022}}
Biography
Barrault studied at the Atelier international de Théâtre Blanche Salant and was known for her early successes in the theatre. She performed at Le Splendid and the Café de la Gare under the pseudonym "Coquillette".{{cite web|url=https://www.ecoledelhumour.com/Veronique-BARRAULT.html|title=Jeu, Interprétation, Coaching d'acteur et Mise en scène|work=ecoledelhumour.com|language=French}} She first appeared on film in French Fried Vacation 2, directed by Patrice Leconte. She acted alongside the likes of Josiane Balasko, Alain Chabat, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. In 2002, she held the leading role in the play Un vrai bonheur, written by {{ill|Didier Caron|fr}}. She spent her final years in the theatre and working as an acting coach.
Barrault was killed in a traffic collision in Gironde on 3 May 2022, at the age of 64.{{cite news |last=Bricard|first=Manon|date=5 May 2022|title=Véronique Barrault : l'accident tragique qui a emporté l'actrice des Bronzés|trans-title= |url=https://www.linternaute.com/cinema/biographie/2629075-veronique-barrault-l-accident-tragique-qui-a-emporte-l-actrice-des-bronzes/|language=French|work=L'Internaute|location= |access-date=9 May 2022}}
Filmography
=Cinema=
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- French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
- {{ill|Le Quart d'heure américain|fr}} (1982)
- Marche à l'ombre (1984)
- {{ill|Blanche et Marie|fr|Blanche et Marie (film)}} (1985)
- {{ill|Le Mariage du siècle|fr}} (1985)
- My True Love, My Wound (1987)
- Lady Cops (1987)
- Love and Fear (1988)
- My Life Is Hell (1991)
- French Twist (1995)
- {{ill|7 Years of Marriage|fr|Sept Ans de mariage}} (2003)
- {{ill|Un vrai bonheur, le film|fr}} (2005)
- Palais royal! (2005)
- Hell (2005)
- Un ticket pour l'espace (2006)
- I Do (2006)
- La Vie d'artiste (2007)
- A French Gigolo (2008)
- Bank Error in Your Favour (2009)
- {{ill|Les Hommes à lunettes|fr}} (2012)
- Queens of the Ring (2013)
- Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous (2016)
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=Television=
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- Guignol, le retour (1981)
- {{ill|Hôtel de police|fr|Hôtel de police (série télévisée)}} (1984)
- La bague au doigt (1986)
- {{ill|Les Nuls, l'émission|fr}} (1992)
- Maigret (1992)
- Mistinguett, une histoire d'amour (1993)
- Julie Lescaut (1995)
- {{ill|Affaires familiales|fr}} (2000)
- Spiral (2005)
- Psycho-Fiction - L'estime de soi (2006)
- Julie Lescaut (2010)
- Section de recherches (2017)
- The Inside Game (2018–2019)
- Le Squat (2021)
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References
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Category:20th-century French actresses
Category:21st-century French actresses
Category:French television actresses