Élizabeth Bourgine
French actress
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Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine (born 20 March 1957 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French actress, appearing in film, television and theatre. She is credited with more than 60 roles in film and television, mostly French productions.[1]
20 March 1957
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Bourgine in 2013. | |
| Born | Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine 20 March 1957 Levallois-Perret, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Jean-Luc Miesch |
| Children | Jules |
Career
Originally a dancer and model, she studied at École des Beaux-Arts. She first appeared in student films between 1976 and 1977 until landing a role in the film Nestor Burma, with her future husband, the French director and actor Jean-Luc Miesch.[2][3]
She was awarded the Prix Romy Schneider Prize in 1985.[4]
Since 2011, she has appeared as Catherine Bordey in the joint French and British production Death in Paradise, a crime drama/comedy filmed in Guadeloupe for BBC One.[3]
She is best known in France for her roles in A Heart in Winter (1992), My Best Friend (2006) and Private Classes (1986).
Select filmography
- 1994: Maigret :Episode 12 Maigret and the Phantom : Mirella Jonker
- 2006: My Best Friend : Julia
- 2006 Private Classes : Jeanne Kern[5]
- 2013: Joséphine, ange gardien : Jeanne (1 Episode)
- 2011–present: Death in Paradise : Catherine Bordey (Season one: recurring, season two onwards: mayor of Honoré, the main town of Saint Marie.)
- 2015: Le vagabond de la Baie de Somme: Mathilde De Wan
- 2019: Meurtres dans le Jura: Laura Prieur
- 2019: Les mystères du Bois Galant: Françoise Thélier
- 2020: Maigret : Irène
- 2021: Les mystères de l'école de gendarmerie: Françoise Thélier
Personal life
Bourgine was born 20 March 1957, in Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris. She is married to Jean-Luc Miesch, and they have one adult son, Jules, who is also an actor.[1][3]
