Virginie Lemoine

Virginie Lemoine (born 26 February 1961) is a French actress and comedian.

Career Virginie Lemoine attended acting school at the Conservatory in Rouen. From 1982 to 1990, she acted in stage theater, and regularly participated in the show Ainsi font font font, hosted by Jacques Martin on France 2. In 1991, she became a radio host in the show C'est aussi bien à l'ombre and Le Vrai Faux Journal. In 1992, Laurent Gerra and Lemoine became a comedy duo and appeared in many television shows, becoming very popular. In 1997, they won the Molière Award for best one-man show for their show at the Théâtre Déjazet.

Since 1999, she has acted in several theater productions and also directed several plays. In 2010, she received a nomination for the Molière Award for Best Musical for creating Une diva à Sarcelles, a musical that she wrote and directed.

She is best known for playing Marion Ferrière, the lead role of the TV series Famille d'accueil, broadcast on France 3 from 2001 to 2016.

Personal life Lemoine was married to actor and singer Alexandre Bonstein. Through her marriage with him, she also has Swiss nationality.

From 1991 to 1997, she was in a relationship with Laurent Gerra.

She currently is in a relationship with actor Darius Kehtari.

Theater As actress Year Title Author Director Notes 1989 100 % Polyamide Virginie Lemoine Jean-Luc Dumesnil 1993-95 Le syndrome de Madame Chiasson Virginie Lemoine Alain Sachs 1996-97 Lemoine/Gerra au Théâtre Déjazet Virginie Lemoine & Laurent Gerra Agnès Boury Molière Award for Best one man show 1999 Absent Friends Alan Ayckbourn Catherine Allary 2001 Les désirs sauvages de mon mari m’ont presque rendue folle John Tobias Éric Civanyan 2004 The Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler Isabelle Rattier 2005 À fond la caisse Franck Didier Jérôme Foucher 2006-07 Si c'était à refaire Laurent Ruquier Jean-Luc Moreau 2007 Coiffure pour dames Robert Harling Daniel Roussel 2009 Move Over Mrs. Markham Ray Cooney Rodolphe Sand2018 Deathtrap Ira Levin Éric Métayer Manhattan Murder Mystery Woody Allen Elsa Royer 2019 Comme en 14 Dany Laurent Yves Pignot 2020 Spiridon Superstar Philippe Jaenada Virginie Lemoine & Laury André2022-23 Oscar Claude Magnier Antony Mettler Black Comedy Peter Shaffer Grégory Barco

As director

Filmography