Anémone Explained

Anémone
Birthname:Anne Bourguignon
Birth Date:9 August 1950
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Poitiers, France
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1968–2019

Anne Bourguignon (in French pronounced as /an buʁɡiɲɔ̃/; 9 August 1950 – 30 April 2019), known professionally as Anémone (in French pronounced as /anemɔn/), was a French actress, filmmaker and political activist. She took her stage name in 1968 from the title of her film debut in Philippe Garrel's Anémone.[1]

Career

Born in Paris, Anémone is associated with "Le Splendid", a group of actors and filmmakers who have been a force in French film and theatre since their beginnings in the 1970s, and she appeared in the film Le Père Noël est une ordure (1982), although this was at the end her association with the group.[2] In 1988, she was awarded a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Le Grand Chemin, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert. She won one César Award out of five nominations.

Anémone died following a long illness on 30 April 2019, at the age of 68.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968AnémoneAnémone
1969Je, tu, elles...La deuxième candidate au poste de nounou
1970La maison
1975IncorrigibleA prostituteUncredited
Les Cinq Dernières MinutesVariousTV series (3 episodes)
1976Attention les yeux!Eva
L'ordinateur des pompes funèbresA secretary
Cours après moi ... que je t'attrapeThe usher
Pardon Mon AffaireThe concierge
1977Le couple témoinClaudine
Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la LorraineCousine Lucienne
1978Dirty DreamerColette
Vas-y mamanThe script
Les héritiersJoséeTV series (1 episode)
Le temps d'une RépubliqueJulietteTV series (1 episode)
Thomas Guérin... retraitéEmmanuelleTV movie
Cinéma 16ManouTV series (1 episode)
1979Café folliesGigiTV movie
O MadianaDanièle
French PostcardsChristine
Rien ne va plusLa fille interviewée
1980Les 400 coups de VirginieMarie-GhyslaineTV Mini-Series (1 episode)
Certaines nouvellesMarie-Annick
Médecins de nuitLa femme enceinteTV series (1 episode)
Je vais craquer!Liliane
The Wonderful DayDeocadie
1981Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copineAdrienne
La guerre des insectesAnaïsTV movie
La gueule du loupViviane
Les Babas CoolAlexandra
1982Ma femme s'appelle reviensNadine Foulon
Pour cent briques, t'as plus rien...Nicole
Le Père Noël est une ordureThérèse
Le quart d'heure américainBonnie
Merci BernardVariousTV series
1983Un homme à ma tailleBabette
1985Le Père Noël est une ordureThérèseTV movie
Les NanasOdile
Tranches de vieCécile / Hélène
Death in a French GardenEdwige LedieuNominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Le mariage du sièclePrincess Charlotte
1986I Love YouBarbara
1987The Grand HighwayMarcelleCésar Award for Best Actress
Poule et fritesBéatrice
La sauteuse (de l'ange)La mèreShort
1988Envoyez les violonsIsabelle Fournier
Sans peur et sans reprocheRose
1989Les baisers de secoursMinouchette
Twisted ObsessionMarianne
ZanzibarThe woman in orange
1990MamanLulu
Après après-demainIsabelle
1991Les enfants volantsSuzanne
1992La Belle HistoireMadame Desjardins
Loulou GraffitiJuliette
Jeux de mortShort
Le Petit Prince a ditMelanieNominated - César Award for Best Actress
Ma soeur, mon amourLaura Bécancour
1993Coup de jeuneMuriel
Poisson-luneAnne
1994Aux petits bonheursHelene
Something FishyMaxime ChabrierNominated - César Award for Best Actress
3000 scénarios contre un virusThe motherTV series (1 episode)
1996L'échappée belleJeanine
Enfants de salaudSylvette
Les BidochonRaymonde Bidochon
Le cri de la soieCécile
1997La cibleClara
MarquiseLa Voisin
1998LautrecAdèle de Toulouse-LautrecNominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
1999L'homme de ma vieSolange
2000Passeurs de rêvesCatherine
2001Voyance et maniganceJacqueline
Step by Step
2002Ma femme s'appelle MauriceClaire Trouabal
2004C'est pas moi, c'est l'autreCarlotta Luciani
2005La ravisseuseLéonce
Voisins, voisinesMadame Gonzales
Vénus & ApollonAnne-Marie BourguignonTV series (1 episode)
2006La jungleMathias's mother
Bataille nataleFrançoise DarcyTV movie
2007Mon hommeThe commissionerShort
2009Le choix de MyriamSimoneTV movie
Fais pas ci, fais pas çaMadame FernetTV series (4 episodes)
Little NicholasMademoiselle Navarin
2010Les amours secrètesMargot
Sable noirMarieTV series (1 episode)
Les BougonAunt LouiseTV series (1 episode)
Pauline et FrançoisHélène
Mademoiselle DrotMadame Chambart-MartinTV movie
2011Le grand restaurant IIThe widowTV movie
2012BocuseMichelineShort
NutsDr. Vorov
2013Mortel étéMadame SpinelliTV movie
La Minute VieilleTV series (1 episode)
Como Quien No Quiere La CosaMrs. Lesoufache
MalevilMadame MenouTV movie
2014Jacky in Women's KingdomThe General
Un si joli mensongeLouiseTV movie
Le grimoire d'ArkandiasMarion Boucher
2015I'm All YoursThe grandmother
Rosalie BlumSimone Machot
The Roommates PartyMadame Abramovitch
2018Family BusinessTante Bertille(final film role)

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
YearTitle of workAwardCategoryResult
1986Death in a French GardenCésar AwardBest Supporting Actress
1988The Grand HighwayCésar AwardBest Actress
1993Le Petit prince a ditCésar AwardBest Actress
1995Something FishyCésar AwardBest Actress
1999LautrecCésar AwardBest Supporting Actress

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Cast: Anémone (1968). 23 September 2012.
  2. Paris Match, 9–15 March 2006 p. 20
  3. News: L'actrice française Anémone est morte à l'âge de 68 ans. fr. France 24. 30 April 2019. 30 April 2019.