| Zabou Breitman | |
| Birth Name: | Isabelle Breitman |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Actress, director, screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 1964–present |
Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and . At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted in dozens of roles in films, TV movies, and theater. She made her directoral debut in 2001 with Se souvenir des belles choses, for which she won a César Award for Best Debut. In 2012, she participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue.
Zabou has two children with the sculptor Fabien Chalon: Anna (1990) and Antonin (1993).
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Thierry la Fronde | The little girl | Robert Guez | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1982 | Elle voit des nains partout! | Snow White | Jean-Claude Sussfeld | |
| La Boum 2 | Catherine | Claude Pinoteau | ||
| Eden | Robert Réa | Short | ||
| 1983 | Le petit théâtre d'Antenne 2 | Philippe Ronce | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Banzaï | Sophia | Claude Zidi | ||
| Vichy dancing | Gaby | Léonard Keigel | TV movie | |
| Le lavabo | Patrick Bouchitey | TV Mini-Series | ||
| 1984 | The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak | Beth | Just Jaeckin | |
| 1985 | Le diamant de Salisbury | Frédérique | Christiane Spiero | TV movie |
| Une Femme ou Deux | Constance Michaux | Daniel Vigne | ||
| Billy Ze Kick | Juliette Chapeau | Gérard Mordillat | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress | |
| 1986 | Suivez mon regard | The handicap | Jean Curtelin | |
| États d'âme | Helene | Jacques Fansten | ||
| Le complexe du kangourou | Odile | Pierre Jolivet | ||
| 1987 | Le beauf | Maryline | Yves Amoureux | |
| Fucking Fernand | A prostitute | Gérard Mordillat (2) | ||
| Dandin | Angélique | Roger Planchon | ||
| 1988 | Sueurs froides | Fanny | Pierre Jolivet (2) | TV series (1 episode) |
| La travestie | Nicole Armingault | Yves Boisset | ||
| 1989 | Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête | Hélène Parnet | Didier Kaminka | |
| Moitié-moitié | Sarah | Paul Boujenah | ||
| Mon dernier rêve sera pour vous | Hortense Albert | Robert Mazoyer | TV Mini-Series | |
| À corps et à cris | Marie Parenty | Josée Dayan | TV movie | |
| 1990 | La Baule-les-Pins | Bella | Diane Kurys | |
| Magda | Denys Granier-Deferre | TV series (1 episode) | ||
| Promotion canapé | Carole | Didier Kaminka (2) | ||
| La vie privée des animaux | Patrick Bouchitey (2) | TV series | ||
| 1991 | Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück | Carole Ribéra | Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, ... | |
| Une époque formidable... | The Interviewer | Gérard Jugnot | ||
| Toujours seuls | Isabelle | Gérard Mordillat (3) | ||
| Crimes et jardins | Viviane | Jean-Paul Salomé | TV movie | |
| Blanval | Emma | Michel Mees | ||
| 1992 | 588 rue paradis | Astrid Sétian | Henri Verneuil | |
| Juste avant l'orage | Mathilde | Bruno Herbulot | ||
| La Crise | Isa Barelle | Coline Serreau | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Les taupes-niveaux | Claire | Jean-Luc Trotignon | TV movie | |
| 1993 | Cuisine et dépendances | Martine | Philippe Muyl | |
| Mayrig | Astrig Sétian | Henri Verneuil (2) | TV Mini-Series | |
| 1994 | Regards d'enfance | Mathilde | Jean-Paul Salomé (2) | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1995 | Charlotte et Léa | Léa | Jean-Claude Sussfeld (2) | TV movie |
| 1996 | Antoine | Diane | Jérôme Foulon | TV movie |
| Chassés-croisés | Nina | Denys Granier-Deferre (2) | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Tenue correcte exigée | Catherine Sperry | Philippe Lioret | |
| L'Homme idéal | Madeleine | Xavier Gélin | ||
| Famille nombreuse | Jean-Marc Longval | Short | ||
| 1998 | Bébés boum | Agnès | Marc Angelo | TV movie |
| Ça reste entre nous | Marie | Martin Lamotte | ||
| 1999 | Le double de ma moitié | Cécile / Suzy | Yves Amoureux (2) | |
| Les duettistes: Une dette mortelle | Lisa Le Guirec | Alain Tasma | TV movie Festival du Film Policier de Cognac - Grand Prix Téléfilm - Special Mention | |
| My Little Business | Nathalie | Pierre Jolivet (3) | ||
| Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique | Anna | Sarah Lévy | ||
| Les duettistes: Lisa et Simon | Lisa Le Guirec | Marc Angelo (2), Alain Tasma (2) | TV movie | |
| 2001 | L'inconnue du Val-Perdu | Martine | Serge Meynard | TV movie |
| Les duettistes: Jeunes proies | Lisa Le Guirec | Marc Angelo (3) | TV movie | |
| Rastignac ou les ambitieux | Diane Langeais | Alain Tasma (3) | TV Mini-Series | |
| Beautiful Memories | Marie Bjorg | Zabou Breitman | ||
| Les duettistes: Le môme | Lisa Le Guirrec | Denys Granier-Deferre (3) | TV movie | |
| Bécassine - Le trésor viking | Loulotte | Philippe Vidal | ||
| 2002 | Almost Peaceful | Léa | Michel Deville | |
| À l'abri des regards indiscrets | Player | Ruben Alves, Hugo Gélin | Short | |
| 2004 | Narco | Paméla | Tristan Aurouet, Gilles Lellouche | |
| 2005 | The Perfume of the Lady in Black | Edith Rance | Bruno Podalydès | |
| 2007 | Vérités assassines | Véra Cabral | Arnaud Sélignac | TV movie |
| 2008 | Les insoumis | Commissioner Vasseur | Claude-Michel Rome | |
| The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | Marie-Jeanne Duval | Rémi Bezançon | ||
| 2009 | Rien de personnel | Christine Barbieri | Mathias Gokalp | |
| 2010 | Deli dumrul kurtlar kuslar aleminde | Artist Sami | Oguz Yalçin | |
| Notre Dame des Barjots | Véra Cabral | Arnaud Sélignac (2) | TV movie | |
| No et moi | Lou's mother | Zabou Breitman (2) | ||
| 2011 | Titeuf | Mother | Zep | |
| The Minister | Pauline | Pierre Schoeller | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2012 | Pieces of Me | Christine | Nolwenn Lemesle | |
| Amitiés sincères | Stéphanie | Stéphan Archinard, François Prévôt-Leygonie | ||
| On the Other Side of the Tracks | Commissioner Morland | David Charhon | ||
| 2013 | Le grand méchant loup | Victoire Delcroix | Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine | |
| Fais pas ci, fais pas ça | Eve de Colbert | Cathy Verney, Laurent Dussaux, Jérôme Navarro | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 2014 | Belle comme la femme d'un autre | Clémence Garnier | Catherine Castel | |
| 24 Days | Ruth Halimi | Alexandre Arcady | ||
| 2015 | Discount | Sofia Benhaoui | Louis-Julien Petit | |
| Entre amis | Astrid | Olivier Baroux | ||
| All Three of Us | Mother | Kheiron | ||
| 2016 | Baden Baden | Chantale | Rachel Lang | |
| Arrête ton cinéma | Ingrid | Diane Kurys | ||
| 2017 | Il a déjà tes yeux | Claire Mallet | Lucien Jean-Baptiste | |
| The law of Pauline | Pauline | Philippe Venault | TV movie | |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Beautiful Memories | César Award for Best First Feature Film French Syndicate of Cinema Critics - Best First Film Étoiles d'Or - Best First Film |
| 2003 | Bien joué | Short |
| Bien entendu | ||
| Bien dit | ||
| 2005 | L'hiver sous la table | |
| 2006 | The Man of My Life | |
| 2007 | Dix films pour en parler | Short |
| 2009 | Someone I Loved | |
| 2010 | No et moi | |
| 2019 | The Swallows of Kabul | Animation film (co-directed with Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec) |