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Acting

Josiane Balasko

Career: Active from 1973 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 66
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: When Fall Is Coming
78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Josiane Balasko Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.2, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.3, average 4.8
Scare
1.3, average 2.6
Historical
1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

French Cinema 18
Character-Driven 12
Situational Humor 8
Lighthearted 7
Ensemble Cast 6
Romantic Comedy 5
Family Dynamics 5
Social Commentary 5
Absurdist Comedy 5
French Comedy 5
Quirky Characters 4
Feel-Good 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

Untitled Marguerite Yourcenar Biopic

as Marguerite Yourcenar

Dog my Cats!

as (voice)

2020s

16 titles · average score 56

Tombé du ciel

55

as Soeur Catherine

The Con Artist

51

as Mme Massena

Offshoring

50

as Marianne

When Fall Is Coming

78

as Marie-Claude

Party of Fools

56

as Bobotte

Des mains en or

56

as Martha

Knock, Knock, It's Mom!

53

as Jacqueline Mazerin

Price of Parenting

55

as Chantal Blanc

Tralala

57

as Lili

Old Fashioned

53

as La Reine-Mère

Labor Day

56

as Dominique

L'Esprit de famille

54

as Marguerite, la mère d'Alexandre

2010s

31 titles · average score 55

The Bonfire of Destiny

74

TV show · as Madame Huchon

My Out-Laws

57

as Coline Rossi

All Inclusive

36

as Lulu

I Lost Albert

43

as Mme Le Couidec

The New Adventures of Cinderella

47

as la méchante belle-mère / la voisine

Let the Sunshine In

68

as Maxime

Back to Mom's

57

as Jacqueline Mazerin

Aunt Hilda!

64

as Dolorès (voice)

Barbara’s Law

TV show · as Maître Barbara Malo

Maman

46

as La mère

Mes héros

58

as Olga

A Happy Event

62

as Claire

2000s

20 titles · average score 54

The Hedgehog

76

as Renée Michel

Park Benches

52

as Solange Renivelle

A French Gigolo

53

as Irene

The Red Inn

57

as Rose Martin

Ruby Blue

64

as Stephanie

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

31

as Nathalie Morin

The Ex-Wife of My Life

48

as Marie-Pierre

Madame Edouard

48

as Nina Tchitchi

Hanging Offense

62

as Michèle Varin

A Crime in Paradise

65

as Lulu Braconnier

Absolutely Fabulous

50

as Edith 'Eddie' Mousson

The Libertine

60

as Baronne d'Holbach

1990s

10 titles · average score 56

The Frenchman's Son

58

as Suzanne

Un grand cri d'amour

55

as Gigi Ortega

Didier

62

as Madame Massort

Arlette

46

as Arlette

French Twist

60

as Marijo

Nuit d'ivresse

as Simone

Dead Tired

55

as Josiane Balasko

Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents

58

as Irène

My Life Is Hell

56

as Leah Lemonier

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

53

as La scientifique

1980s

22 titles · average score 57

Too Beautiful for You

62

as Colette Chevassu

Nuit d'ivresse

58

as Frédérique aka 'Frède'

The Joint Brothers

52

as Aline

Slices of Life

50

as La parisienne

All Mixed Up

53

as Anita

The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent

47

as Jackie

La Smala

50

as Simone

Outward Signs of Wealth

56

as Béatrice Flamand, inspectrice des Impôts

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

77

as Marie-Ange Musquin, présidente de l'association

The School Teacher

59

as Jacqueline Lajoie, depressed teacher

Men Prefer Fat Girls

54

as Lydie Langlois

Clara and the Why Notes

56

as Louise

1970s

19 titles · average score 63

French Fried Vacation 2

74

as Nathalie Morin

French Fried Vacation

65

as Nathalie Morin

The Little Wheedlers

as Corinne

Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres

as une spectatrice

Pauline et l'ordinateur

as Pauline

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

TV show · as Différents rôles (Thérèse Verrou, M.L. Chavasse, M. Pereira)

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

55

as Girl in Purple (uncredited)

An Unusual Girl

as Simone

Animal

60

as La fille du supermarché

The Tenant

78

as Viviane, Office Worker

The Year 01

67

as A televiewer / The cyclist

as Jeune femme