Annabelle Lengronne

Annabelle Lengronne (born 25 February 1987 in Paris, France) is a French actress known most for her roles in The Crew and Working Girls.

Biography Annabelle Lengronne was born in France and is of Senegalese descent, and was adopted by a white French couple. She grew up in Martinique until she was 18. She moved to Paris in 2005 and began taking acting classes. Initially motivated by theater, she made her television debut in 2011 in the series Xanadu.

In 2012, she had one of her first significant supporting roles in Porn in the Hood. Also in 2012, she appeared in the film A Better Life. In 2014, she played the role of boxing champion, Aya Cissoko in the TV film Danbé, la téte haute.

In 2016, she played the female lead in the film The Crew, which earned her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2017.

In 2019, she played the role of an underemployed graduate who proves herself in a communications agency in the film New Biz in the Hood by Mohamed Hamidi. In 2020, she played Conso, an ordinary woman who turns to prostitution, in the French-Belgian film Working Girls by Frédéric Fonteyne and Anne Paulicevich.

In 2022, she played one of the main roles in Mother and Son, which was selected for the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography Film 2011: , directed by Denis Thybaud as Myriam 2011: A Better Life, directed by Cédric Kahn as Yann's neighbor 2012: Porn in the Hood, directed by Franck Gastambide as Stay 2012: , directed by Stéphane Cazes as Fatou 2014: , directed by Virgil Vernier as Zouzou 2016: , directed by Magaly Richard-Serrano as Eliane, aka Stan 2019: , directed by Mohamed Hamidi as Mariama 2019: , directed by Jonathan Desoindre and Ella Kowalska as Soussaba 2020: Working Girls, directed by Frédéric Fonteyne and Anne Paulicevich as Conso 2022: , directed by Audrey Dana as Lou 2022: , directed by Julien Rambaldi as Sheila 2022: Mother and Son, directed by Léonor Serraille as Rose 2023: Paula, directed by Angela Ottobah as the mother

Television 2011: Xanadu (TV series), episode 5 as Khadija 2013: , season 15, episode 1 as Keller's lawyer 2014: (TV film), directed by Bourlem Guerdjou as Aya at 28 years old 2015: (TV series), season 4 2017: Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (TV series), season 9, episodes 5 and 6 as Aminata 2017: , season 3 2017: Spiral (TV series), season 6, episodes 2, 3, and 9 as Farah Camara, Drissa's wife 2019: directed by Dominique Baron as Doctor Mélia Martin 2021: H24, episode 10 "4 PM - Terminal F" 2022: Cuisine interne (TV series)

Awards 2020: Plurielles Award for Best Supporting Actress Stockholm International Film Festival 2022: Best Actress Award for her role in Mother and Son

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