Chantal Ladesou

Chantal Ladesou (born 5 May 1948) is a French actress and comedian.

Career She was revealed to the public when participating in the TV Show La Classe in 1987. After the show, she started her career with several one-woman shows.

On the radio, she is a recurring member of the daily comedy programme Les Grosses Têtes, hosted by Laurent Ruquier.

Since 2016, she also has had more important on-screen roles, especially due to the success of the movie We Are Family (2016) and its two sequels : C'est quoi cette mamie ?! (2019) and C'est quoi ce papy ?! (2021). She also frequently works with the younger generation of directors like Philippe Lacheau and Tarek Boudali.

In 2022, she was a judge on the fourth season of Mask Singer.

In June 2023, the press announced that she will play the lead in the TF1 series “Le fil d'Ariane”, where she will play a court reporter.

Personal life Ladesou met her husband Michel Ansault and with whom she had three children, two boys, Alix (who died in a car accident), Julien and a daughter, the actress Clémence Ansault. Her son Julien Ansault is married to Pauline Lefèvre. She has five grandchildren.

Theater Year Title Author Director 1973 Les quatre vérités Marcel Aymé René Clermont 1989 Apostrophons-nous Jean Canolle & Jacques Brière Stéphane Hillel 1990-91 Y’a une femme Lad’sou Chantal Ladesou Pierre Palmade 1993 Chantal Ladesou Chantal Ladesou François Rollin 1994-95 L'Hôtel du libre échange Georges Feydeau Franck de Lapersonne 1996-97 Chantal Ladesou Chantal Ladesou François Rollin 1999 Le Père Noël est une ordure Le Splendid François Pirette 1999-2001 Ma femme est folle Jean Barbier Jean-Pierre Dravel & Olivier Macé2003 Ainsi soit-il Jean-François Champion Jean-Luc Moreau Chantal Ladesou Chantal Ladesou François Rollin 2003-06 Les Amazones Jean-Marie Chevret Jean-Pierre Dravel & Olivier Macé 2007 Les Amazones, trois ans après Jean-Marie Chevret Jean-Pierre Dravel & Olivier Macé 2008 Oscar Philippe Hersen Chic et Choc Chantal Ladesou Chantal Ladesou La Dame de chez Maxim Georges Feydeau Francis Perrin2009 Les Précieuses ridicules Molière Jean-Paul Bouron Le Temps des fonctionnaires Alil Vardar Alil Vardar 2009-14 J’ai l’impression que je vous plais... Vraiment ! Chantal Ladesou & François Rollin Éric Carrière, Chantal Ladesou & Xavier Brouard 2011 Les Dégourdis du 101e André Mouëzy-Éon Jean-Paul Bouron 2012-13 Adieu je reste! Isabelle Mergault Alain Sachs 2014-16 Nelson Jean-Robert Charrier Jean-Pierre Dravel & Olivier Macé 2016-17 Peau de Vache ! Pierre Barillet & Jean-Pierre Grédy Michel Fau 2018-20 On the Road Again Chantal Ladesou & François Rollin Chantal Ladesou 2021 Adieu je reste! Isabelle Mergault Olivier Macé & Chantal Ladesou 2022-23 1983 Jean-Robert Charrier Jean-Robert Charrier

Filmography

Television Year Program Role Notes 1987-1990 La Classe Comedian 2022 Mask Singer Judge Season 4