Valérie Karsenti

Valérie Karsenti (born 26 August 1964) is a French television, film, stage and voice actress. She is best known for her role as Liliane in the sitcom Scènes de ménages.

Biography Valérie Karsenti was born in Pantin in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. She started at the age of 15 taking acting classes before joining the National School of Arts and Theater (ENSATT). She was still a student when Jean-Louis Thamin hired her to play in L'Étourdi with Roland Blanche and Jean-Pierre Lorit.

After leaving the ENSATT in 1988, she later portrayed important roles in television films such as Sniper and Édouard et ses filles. Since 1990, her career began to focus on theater, with her taking roles in Camus, Sartre et les autres, Colombe with Geneviève Page and Jean-Paul Roussillon, and Accalmies passagères, which received the Molière Award for best comedy show in 1997. She later played in Un fil à la patte and Un petit jeu sans conséquence, 5 Molière Awards and best private show in 2003.

At that time, she appeared again on television and cinema, especially with Bertrand Blier and Lisa Azuelos. She continued doing theatre work like Comme en 14, 3 Molière Awards and one for best public show in 2004, Le Prince travesti, Exit the King with Michel Bouquet, 2 Molière Awards and one for best private show in 2005, and Adultères with Pascale Arbillot.

Since 2009, she plays the role of Liliane in the sitcom Scènes de ménages, broadcast every day on channel M6. That year, she was chosen by Mabrouk El Mechri to play one of the leading roles in Maison Close, the new TV Series broadcast on Canal+.

Personal life She is mother of two boys, Léon (2002) and Chaïm (2006), born from her relationship with the actor François Feroleto.

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes1990 Sniper Sandrine Klaus Biedermann TV movie Edouard et ses filles Anne Michel Lang TV series (2 episodes)1993 L'annexe Caroline Christophe Andrei TV series (1 episode) La tête en l'air Ludmilla 'Ludi' Guyot Marlène Bertin TV series (26 episodes) 1999 Occupé? Hélène Xavier Castano Short 2000 Evamag Charles's ex-wife Agnès Boury TV series (2 episodes)2004 Maigret Isabelle Fresco Laurent Heynemann TV series (1 episode) Fabien Cosma Florence Lejeune Christiane Lehérissey TV series (1 episode) Le grand patron Lisa Christian Bonnet TV series (1 episode)2005 How Much Do You Love Me? François's colleague Bertrand Blier Un prof en cuisine Alice Christiane Lehérissey TV movie Confession d'un menteur Fabienne Didier Grousset TV movie2006 Le roi se meurt Queen Marie Roberto Maria Grassi TV movie Spiral Madeleine Surrier Pascal Chaumeil TV series (1 episode) Commissaire Cordier Judge Fabre Christophe Douchand TV series (1 episode)2008 Modern Love Laure Stéphane Kazandjian LOL (Laughing Out Loud) Laurence Lisa Azuelos Voici venir l'orage... Moussia Gordon Nina Companeez TV mini-series2009 The Hedgehog Tibère's mother Mona Achache Tellement proches Chantal Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache P.J. Valérie Claire de la Rochefoucauld TV series (2 episodes) Reporters Judge Delassagne Gilles Bannier & Jean-Marc Brondolo TV series (7 episodes) 2009-2023 Scènes de ménages Liliane Francis Duquet, Karim Adda... TV series (2714 episodes) 2010 Quand vient la peur... Simone Cadet Élisabeth Rappeneau TV movie 2010-13 Maison Close Hortense Gaillac Mabrouk El Mechri TV series (16 episodes)2012 Je me suis fait tout petit Claire Cécilia Rouaud Spin Appoline Vremler Frédéric Tellier TV series (6 episodes) 2013 Cherif Anne Delvos Julien Zidi TV series (1 episode)2014 À toute épreuve Christine Mollet Antoine Blossier Résistance Maryka Miguel Courtois & David Delrieux TV mini-series Jusqu'au dernier Karine Latour François Velle TV mini-series 2014-17 Marjorie Claire Ivan Calbérac & Mona Achache TV series (4 episodes) 2015 Babysitting 2 Madame Massieye Nicolas Benamou & Philippe Lacheau 2016 Ma famille t'adore déjà Corinne Jérôme Commandeur & Alan Corno Tuer un homme Christine Belmonte Isabelle Czajka TV movie2017 L'école buissonnière Célestine Nicolas Vanier Pour La Galerie Lise Philippe Safir Short2018 Le poulain Catherine Beressi Mathieu Sapin La Faute Lisa Tedesco Nils Tavernier TV mini-series2019 Un, Deux, Trois... Christine Lou Cheruy Zidi Short Disparition inquiétante The prosecutor Arnauld Mercadier TV mini-series2020 La fugue Jeanne Xavier Durringer TV movie Paris-Brest Irène Philippe Lioret TV movie 2021-22 Rebecca Sylvie Baumann Didier Le Pêcheur TV series (16 episodes)2022 Champagne! Céline Nicolas Vanier L'homme parfait Florence Xavier Durringer Le Grand restaurant 4 Sarah Hafner & Pierre Palmade TV movie 2022-23 Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec Madame Lespic Stéphanie Murat, Nicolas Cuche... TV series (6 episodes) 2023 Les blagues de Toto 2 The mayor Pascal Bourdiaux

Theater Year Title Author Director Notes 1994 Modigliani Dennis McIntyre Yvan Garouel 1996 Colombe Jean Anouilh Michel Fagadau Camus, Sartre et «Les Autres» Jean-François Prévand Jean-François Prévand 1997-98 Accalmies passagères Xavier Daugreilh Alain Sachs Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer 1999 Un fil à la patte Georges Feydeau Alain Sachs 2002-04 Un petit jeu sans conséquence Jean Dell & Gérald Sibleyras Stéphane Hillel Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer 2003-04 .. Comme en 14 ! Dany Laurent Yves Pignot 2004 Le Prince travesti Pierre de Marivaux Nicolas Briançon 2004-05 Exit the King Eugène Ionesco Georges Werler 2006-07 Adultères Woody Allen Benoît Lavigne 2008 Le Vol de Kitty Hawk Georges Dupuis Yves Pignot 2010-12 Grand Écart Stephen Belber Benoît Lavigne 2014 Chambre froide Michele Lowe Sally Micaleff 2015 Home David Storey Gérard Desarthe 2018 Les Inséparables Stéphan Archinard & François Prévôt-Leygonie Ladislas Chollat 2020 Le Système Ribadier Georges Feydeau & Maurice Hennequin Ladislas Chollat 2023 La Femme n’existe plus Céline Fuhrer & Jean-Luc Vincent Céline Fuhrer & Jean-Luc Vincent

Dubbing Year Title Role Actress Director Notes 1994 The Swan Princess Juliette Michelle Nicastro Richard Rich 1994-95 Aladdin Princess Jasmine Linda Larkin Various TV series (59 episodes) 1994-96 Gargoyles Angela & Hyena Brigitte Bako & Cree Summer Various TV series (32 episodes) 1996 She's the One Renee Fitzpatrick Jennifer Aniston Edward Burns 1997 The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain Juliette Michelle Nicastro Richard Rich 1997-2001 Daria Quinn Morgendorffer Wendy Hoopes Various TV series (65 episodes)1998 Mulan Hua Mulan Ming-Na Wen Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom Juliette Michelle Nicastro Richard Rich 1999 A Map of the World Theresa Collins Julianne Moore Scott Elliott 2000 Joseph: King of Dreams Asenath Jodi Benson Rob LaDuca & Robert C. Ramirez Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Betty Lou Who Molly Shannon Ron Howard What Women Want Annie Sarah Paulson Nancy Meyers 2001 Just Visiting Julia Malféte Christina Applegate Jean-Marie Poiré Captain Corelli's Mandolin Pelagia Penélope Cruz John Madden 2004 Mulan II Hua Mulan Ming-Na Wen Darrell Rooney & Lynne Southerland 2004-08 Drawn Together Toot Braunstein Tara Strong Various TV series (39 episodes) 2005 Kingdom Hearts II Hua Mulan Ming-Na Wen Tetsuya Nomura Video game 2006 Bandidas Sara Sandoval Salma Hayek Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg 2007 Virgin Territory Pampinea Anastargi Mischa Barton David Leland