Annabelle Lengronne

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Annabelle Lengronne
Annabelle Lengronne in 2017.
Born
Annabelle Romaine Juliette Lengronne

(1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 38)
Paris, France
NationalityFrance French
OccupationActress

Annabelle Lengronne (born 25 February 1987 in Paris, France) is a French actress known most for her roles in The Crew and Working Girls.

Biography

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Annabelle Lengronne was born in France and is of Senegalese descent, and was adopted by a white French couple. She grew up in Martinique until she was 18.[1] She moved to Paris in 2005 and began taking acting classes. Initially motivated by theater, she made her television debut in 2011 in the series Xanadu.[citation needed]

In 2012, she had one of her first significant supporting roles in Porn in the Hood.[2] Also in 2012, she appeared in the film A Better Life. In 2014, she played the role of boxing champion, Aya Cissoko in the TV film Danbé, la téte haute.[citation needed]

In 2016, she played the female lead in the film The Crew,[3][4] which earned her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2017.[5]

In 2019, she played the role of an underemployed graduate who proves herself in a communications agency in the film New Biz in the Hood by Mohamed Hamidi.[6] In 2020, she played Conso, an ordinary woman who turns to prostitution, in the French-Belgian film Working Girls by Frédéric Fonteyne and Anne Paulicevich.[7]

In 2022, she played one of the main roles in Mother and Son, which was selected for the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Awards

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Annabelle Lengronne : "Il y a des réalisateurs et des réalisatrices noirs qui arrivent et il faut les soutenir" #MaParole". Outre-mer la 1ère. February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Annabelle Lengronne, actress, seeks light, atoubaa.com, September 29, 2016
  3. ^ Annabelle Lengronne brings the rap of "The Crew" to life with a communicative flow, 20 Minutes, November 30, 2016
  4. ^ Annabelle, on the way to the Césars, Le Parisien, December 4, 2016
  5. ^ Balle, Catherine (December 4, 2016). "Annabelle, on the way to the Césars". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ^ ""New Biz in the Hood": Rose-tinted glasses for a gray suburb". lemonde.fr. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  7. ^ ""Working Girls": a striking trio of actresses portray a form of "ordinary" prostitution". Franceinfo (in French). June 18, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  8. ^ ""We must take our destiny into our own hands," pleads Senegalese-Martinican actress Annabelle Lengronne". Outre-mer la 1ère (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2020.