Zabou Breitman
Acting·October 30, 1959 — 66 years old·Paris, France
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 Céline Léger. 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 theaters. 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.
In 2000 she took the role of Lucille Cadeau, a French actress, in the London premiere of Ayckbourn's House & Garden at the National Theatre in London.
Zabou has two children with the sculptor Fabien Chalon: Anna (1990) and Antonin (1993).
Known For
On the Other Side of the Tracks
2012·5.6
The Party 2
1982·6.4
He Even Has Your Eyes
2017·6.0
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
2008·7.5
All Three of Us
2015·7.5
Mr & Mme Adelman
2017·7.5
The Swallows of Kabul
2019·7.7
Banzaï
1983·6.2
Dad Friend
2018·5.6
Kitchen with Apartment
1993·7.0
Narco
2004·5.7
The Minister
2011·6.4
Filmography · 119
—Le Teckel—Y a pas de réseau 2Jeanine Tudor—The Countess of Monte CristoTVHéloïse de Villefort2027Les princesBorghese2026Mauvaise PiocheMichèle2026Alter EgoNicole Lecovec2025Lucky StarMadeleine2025HMC : Habillage, Maquillage, CoiffureTVSelf2025No Signal!Jeanine Tudor2025Angels & Co.Séraphine2025CassandreMère2025The BoySelf · Director · Screenplay2025Merci Dorothée !Self2024Start Me UpChachou2024Super PapaSylvie202414 Days to Feel BetterClara2024The New LookTVMadame Zehnacker2024Fleur bleueTVFleur's mother2024Notre vraie natureTVSelf2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaTVSelf - Guest2023All Because of the CatLaure2023Beau gesteTVSelf2022The Grand Restaurant IV2022The Unexpected GetawayTVSelf2022Murder PartyEmmanuelle2021LogiquimperturbabledufouWriter · Director2021Un homme d'honneurTVLaure Constantine2020The Devil InsideCatherine2020Encore un peu de patience mon amourDr. Brigitte Joubert2020La Dame de chez MaximStage Director2019The Swallows of KabulDirector · Screenplay2019Poor Bastards2018Dad FriendChristelle2017Paris etc.TVGil · Director · Screenplay · Creator2017Mr & Mme AdelmanLa directrice de l'école d'Arthur2017La Loi de Pauline, mauvaise GraineMaître Pauline2017He Even Has Your EyesClaire Mallet2016Box 27Patricia2016Baden BadenAna's Mother2016Après moi le bonheurVéronique2016Arrête ton cinéma !Ingrid2015Thank You for CallingInspecteur Moretti2015All Three of UsMother of Fereshteh2015Our FuturesLa mère de Yann2015Among FriendsAstrid2014DiscountSofia Benhaoui201424 DaysRuth Halimi2014Darling TrapClémence Garnier2013Le Système RibadierDirector2013CliqueTVSelf - Guest2013The Big Bad WolfVictoire2013Pieces of MeChristine2013True FriendsStéphanie2012On the Other Side of the TracksMorland2012Les Enfants de la Pop 80'sSelf (archive footage)2011The MinisterPauline, communications director2011TiteufMaman (voice)2010No and MeLou's mother · Director · Screenplay2010Notre Dame des BarjotsVéra Cabral2009Retour en terre inconnueSelf2009The Ordinary PeopleChristine Barbieri2009Someone I LovedDirector · Screenplay2008The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the FlamingosNarrator (French version) (voice)2008The First Day of the Rest of Your LifeMarie-Jeanne Duval2008CrossfireCommissaire Vasseur2007Vérités assassinesVéra Cabral2006The Man of My LifeDirector · Screenplay2005La vie privée des animaux(voice)2005The Perfume of the Lady in BlackEdith Rance2005L'Hiver sous la tableDirector2004Rendez-vous in an Unknown LandTVSelf2004NarcoPaméla2002Almost PeacefulLéa2002L'héroïque cinématographeSelf (voice)2002À l'abri des regards indiscretsLa joueuse2001Bécassine, le trésor vikingLoulotte (voice)2001Beautiful MemoriesMarie Bjorg · Director · Screenplay2001L'inconnue du Val-PerduMartine1999Blue Away to AmericaAnna1999My Little BusinessNathalie1999Les DuettistesTVLisa Le Guirec1999Le double de ma moitiéCécile / Suzy1998Vivement dimancheTVSelf1998Ça reste entre nousMarie1997Proper Attire RequiredCatherine Sperry1993Kitchen with ApartmentMartine1993Just Before the StormMathilde1992The CrisisIsa Barelle1992588 rue ParadisAstrid Setian1991Crimes et jardinsViviane1991Toujours seulsIsabelle1991Une époque formidableInterviewer1991BlanvalEmma1991The Professional Secrets of Dr. ApfelgluckCarole Ribéra1990Les Nuls, l'émissionTVSelf - Guest1990Promotion canapéCarole1990Fort BoyardTVSelf1990Le GorilleTVMagda1990C'est La VieBella1989À corps et à crisMarie Parenty1989Moitié-moitiéSarah1989Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur têteHélène Parnet1988La TravestieNicole Armingaud1988DandinAngélique1987Fucking Fernandune prostituée1987Nulle part ailleursTVSelf1987Le BeaufMarylin1986Make It MineOdile1986États d'âmeHélène1986Follow My GazeL'handicapèe1985Billy Ze KickJuliette Chapeau1985ShadeyHotel Maid1985One Woman or TwoConstance Michoux1985TélématinTVSelf1984GwendolineBeth1983BanzaïSophia, de l'agence de voyages, l'amie d'Isabelle1982The Party 2Catherine, Philippe's ex1982Elle voit des nains partout !Blanche-Neige1982Champs-ElyséesTVSelf