Anémone

Anne Bourguignon (; 9 August 1950 – 30 April 2019), known professionally as Anémone , was a French actress

Following an education in a Catholic school where she was a rebellious student, she started at the age of 16 to mix with Parisian entertainment circles.

Career Bourguignon made her film debut aged 18 by starring in the underground film Anémone, Though she was credited for that film under her real name, she later decided to use its title as her stage name. In 1977, Coluche gave Anémone her first major role in a mainstream film, by casting her as the female lead in the comedy Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine. In 1979, she worked with the theater troupe of Le Splendid, performing with them the comedy play Le père Noël est une ordure (Santa Claus is a Stinker), which enjoyed great success. After Anémone's death, former troupe member Marie-Anne Chazel clarified that Anémone had not been a co-author of the original play, nor had she been a formal member of the troupe.

In 1987, she starred in the war drama The Grand Highway, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert, for which she won the César Award for Best Actress the following year.

In 1994, Anémone starred in Tonie Marshall's quirky comedy Something Fishy.

Anémone was a committed environmentalist and regularly supported left-wing causes and candidates. In 1995, she was a candidate on an environmentalist list to the municipal elections in Paris. During the 2000s, she supported the activist organization ATTAC, also acting on occasion as a spokesperson for the group.

Death

Anémone died of lung cancer on 30 April 2019, at the age of 68.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1968 Anémone Anémone (first film role) 1969 Je, tu, elles... Second applicant for the nanny position 1970 La maison 1975 Incorrigible A prostitute Uncredited Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Various TV series (3 episodes) 1976 Attention les yeux! Eva L'ordinateur des pompes funèbres A secretary Cours après moi ... que je t'attrape The usher Pardon Mon Affaire The concierge 1977 Le couple témoin Claudine Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine Cousin Lucienne 1978 Dirty Dreamer Colette Vas-y maman The script Les héritiers Josée TV series (1 episode) Le temps d'une République Juliette TV series (1 episode) Thomas Guérin... retraité Emmanuelle TV movie Cinéma 16 Manou TV series (1 episode) 1979 Café follies Gigi TV movie O Madiana Danièle French Postcards Christine Rien ne va plus Interviewed girl 1980 Les 400 coups de Virginie Marie-Ghyslaine TV Mini-Series (1 episode) Certaines nouvelles Marie-Annick Médecins de nuit Pregnant woman TV series (1 episode) Je vais craquer Liliane The Wonderful Day Deocadie 1981 Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine Adrienne La guerre des insectes Anaïs TV movie La gueule du loup Viviane Les Babas Cool Alexandra 1982 Ma femme s'appelle reviens Nadine Foulon Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien... Nicole Le Père Noël est une ordure Thérèse Le quart d'heure américain Bonnie Merci Bernard Various TV series 1983 Un homme à ma taille Babette 1985 Le Père Noël est une ordure Thérèse TV movie Les Nanas Odile Tranches de vie Cécile / Hélène Death in a French Garden Edwige Ledieu Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress Le mariage du siècle Princess Charlotte 1986 I Love You Barbara 1987 The Grand Highway Marcelle César Award for Best Actress Poule et frites Béatrice La sauteuse (de l'ange) La mère Short 1988 Envoyez les violons Isabelle Fournier Sans peur et sans reproche Rose 1989 Les baisers de secours Minouchette Twisted Obsession Marianne Zanzibar Woman in orange 1990 Maman Lulu Après après-demain Isabelle 1991 Les enfants volants Suzanne 1992 La Belle Histoire Madame Desjardins Loulou Graffiti Juliette Jeux de mort Short Le Petit Prince a dit Melanie Nominated - César Award for Best Actress Ma soeur, mon amour Laura Bécancour 1993 Coup de jeune Muriel Poisson-lune Anne 1994 Aux petits bonheurs Helene Something Fishy Maxime Chabrier Nominated - César Award for Best Actress 3000 scénarios contre un virus The mother TV series (1 episode) 1996 L'échappée belle Jeanine Enfants de salaud Sylvette Les Bidochon Raymonde Bidochon Le cri de la soie Cécile 1997 La cible Clara Marquise La Voisin 1998 Lautrec Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress 1999 L'homme de ma vie Solange 2000 Passeurs de rêves Catherine 2001 Voyance et manigance Jacqueline Step by Step 2002 Ma femme s'appelle Maurice Claire Trouabal 2004 C'est pas moi, c'est l'autre Carlotta Luciani 2005 La ravisseuse Léonce Voisins, voisines Madame Gonzales Vénus & Apollon Anne-Marie Bourguignon TV series (1 episode) 2006 La jungle Mathias's mother Bataille natale Françoise Darcy TV movie 2007 Mon homme The commissioner Short 2009 Le choix de Myriam Simone TV movie Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Madame Fernet TV series (4 episodes) Little Nicholas Mademoiselle Navarin 2010 Les amours secrètes Margot Sable noir Marie TV series (1 episode) Les Bougon Aunt Louise TV series (1 episode) Pauline et François Hélène Mademoiselle Drot Madame Chambart-Martin TV movie 2011 Le grand restaurant II The widow TV movie 2012 Bocuse Micheline Short Nuts Dr. Vorov 2013 Mortel été Madame Spinelli TV movie La Minute Vieille TV series (1 episode) Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa Mrs. Lesoufache Malevil Madame Menou TV movie 2014 Jacky in Women's Kingdom The General Un si joli mensonge Louise TV movie Le grimoire d'Arkandias Marion Boucher 2015 I'm All Yours The grandmother Rosalie Blum Simone Machot The Roommates Party Madame Abramovitch 2018 Family Business Tante Bertille (final film role)

Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations Year Title of work Award Category Result 1986 Death in a French Garden César Award Best Supporting Actress 1988 The Grand Highway César Award Best Actress 1993 Le Petit prince a dit César Award Best Actress 1995 Something Fishy César Award Best Actress 1999 Lautrec César Award Best Supporting Actress