Axelle Laffont Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actress , Director , Screenwriter
French nationality
Birth July 24, 1970 (Marseille)

BIOGRAPHY
Axelle Laffont, daughter of the famous TV presenter Patrice Laffont and granddaughter of the founder of Editions Robert Laffont , began her career on television by working for Canal + on the humorous program “Les guignols de l’info” in 1988. She began in as an actress under the direction of Edouard Molinaro for the TV films The Abandoned Woman in 1992 and What Maisie Knew in 1995. The famous director offered her her first role on the big screen the following year with the character of Mariette Lejay in Beaumarchais , the insolent alongside Fabrice Luchini and Sandrine Kiberlain .

The actress then returned to television to present Arthur’s show “La Matinale” alongside the famous presenter. She worked on this program from 1996 to 1999 before being hired by Canal + for “La Grosse Emission” from 1999 to 2000. Subsequently, the crazy Axelle became known to the general public with the presentation of La Météo in the cult show “Nulle part autre” between 2000 and 2001. This offbeat and burlesque weather forecast was a great success and contributed to Axelle Laffont’s notoriety.

In parallel with this television career, Axelle stars in successful French television series such as Navarro , Caméra Café , Un Gars, une Fille or Kaamelott . The actress made a foray into the one-woman show from 2002 to 2005 with her show “La Folie du spectacle” directed by Serge Hazanavicius and Maurice Barthélémy . She did not abandon cinema and starred in the comedies Le Raid (2002) by Djamel Bensalah and 3 Zéros by Fabien Onteniente (id.). However, it is mainly for television that Axelle’s talent is expressed ( We only lend to the rich in 2005, Surprise marriage in 2007).

Anne Fassio offered her a significant role in 2007, that of Pénélope alongside Élodie Bouchez and Valérie Benguigui in the successful comedy I hate other people’s children! . The actress then made appearances in series like Palizzi (2009) or Profilage (2012), then made her return to cinema in 2012 in Jérôme Enrico ‘s comedy , Paulette . Alongside Bernadette Lafontmischievous in the role of a retiree forced to sell cannabis to survive, Axelle plays the character of Agnès.

The actress also takes her first steps in directing with MILF , a comedy in which three women in their forties become the fantasy of three young boys during a sunny summer.

Author: Vincent Formica