Axelle Laffont

Axelle Laffont (born 24 July 1970 ) is a French actress and comedian.

She was born in Marseille. She is both the granddaughter of publisher Robert Laffont, and the daughter of Patrice Laffont, television presenter, and Catherine Laporte. She is also the stepdaughter of Édouard Molinaro who married her mother in 1982.

Career Axelle Laffont participated in La Matinale d'Arthur from 1996 to 1999, but became known by intervening in La Grosse Émission from 1999 to 2000 and then presenting in 2000 and 2001 a very special weather and staggered in the show Nulle part ailleurs on Canal+, based on sketches and burlesque disguises.

She also appeared in series such as Un gars, une fille, Caméra Café, H (Season 1 Episode 12: A Red Flacon) and Kaamelott (Book 3 Episode 5: Sefriane of Aquitaine).

She makes a one-woman show La Folie du spectacle on a production by Serge Hazanavicius and Maurice Barthelemy of Robins des bois from 2002 to 2005.

In 2007, she co-wrote and co-produced Mariage surprise.

From September 2007 to January 2008, she regularly appeared in the program On n'est pas couché hosted by Laurent Ruquier on Saturday nights on France 2.

In 2009, she wrote the comic, Marny. In February 2010, she released her first album Axelle Laffont in translation, which incorporates American standards translated into French.

She also appeared on France Inter's Le Fou du roi. In 2012, she plays Smoke this cigarette at the Théâtre des Mathurins. In September 2015, she returned on stage with the one woman show HyperSensible, directed by Charles Templon.

Filmography Films Year Title Director Notes 1996 Beaumarchais Édouard Molinaro 1998 The Perfect Guy 1999 Les Petits Souliers 2002 The Race 3 zéros 2003 Une affaire qui roule Pôv'fille 2005 Le Manie-tout Cavalcade 40 milligrammes d'amour par jour Charles Meurisse Short film 2007 Je déteste les enfants des autres Anne Fassio Un château en Espagne 2012 Paulette 2017 Daddy Cool Maxime Govare 2018 MILF Elise

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 Navarro Isabelle Chevalie Season 9 Episode 1 "Une Femme À L'Index" 1998 H Sabri's girlfriend Season 1 Episode 1 1999 Journalist Season 1 Episode 12 2005 Kaamelott Séfriane, niece of the Duke of Aquitaine Book III, Episode 5 2007 Mariage surprise Directed by Arnaud Sélignac. She co-wrote the screenplay with Arnaud Lemort and Serge Hazanavicius. 2011 Illegal Love Directed by Julie Gali (voice) 2012 Profilage Big Sister, role of Caroline Despond Season 3 Episode 5 2015 A Very Secret Service Directed by Alexandre Courtès 2016 Nina Christiana Season 2 Episode 7Le Grand Journal Columnist

Theatre Run Title Creators Directors Location 2005 La Folie du Spectacle Serge Hazanavicius, Maurice Barthélemy 2011 Fume cette cigarette Emmanuel Robert-Espalieu, Vincent Desagnat Édouard Molinaro Théâtre des Mathurins 2015 Un cadeau hors du temps Luciano Nottino Gérard Gélas Théâtre du Chêne noir 2015–16 Hypersensible Théâtre du Petit-Saint-Martin

Private life She was in a relationship with French actor Serge Hazanavicius, until September 2009 and they have a daughter, Mitty Hazanavicius, born on 4 January 2006.

From 2013 to 2015, she was in a relationship with Cyril Paglino, a former contestant on the reality TV show Secret Story.

Since February 2021, she has been living with Romain Sichez.