Hello the artist, Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, Les Tuche… These few films are part of the immense career of Claire Nadeau, who turns 78 this Thursday, June 1, 2023. After 60 years of career between cinema, television and the theater, the French actress has become one of the most popular with the French.
Among her notable appearances, Claire Nadeau was revealed in the comedy show Cocoricocoboy, hosted in the 1980s by Stéphane Collaro. “I loved shooting, we were running like crazy, it was very funny”, evoked the actress in 50 ‘Inside in June 2022 on TF1. However, this sudden media notoriety often bothered her at the time. “It was the first time I was stopped in the street, and I actually didn’t like it very much.” Planet invites you to learn more about the French actress.
Before making a career in comedy, Claire Nadeau grew up in a family of intellectuals. Born in 1945, she is the daughter of a French teacher and the famous writer Maurice Nadeau, who died in 2013 at the age of 102. She was raised by her parents with her brother, director Gilles Nadeau.
On the private side, Claire Nadeau met Philippe Bruneau in the 1980s thanks to the program of Stéphane Collaro. They work together and write sketches before formalizing their relationship. From their union, the two actors become the parents of a daughter, Zoé Bruneau, born in 1981. But, in 2013, the husband of Claire Nadeau died at the age of 73 following cancer in Caen.
Comedy is a family affair for Claire Nadeau. Like her, her daughter Zoé is also pursuing an acting career. After several appearances in the cinema (Les Gazelles, Les Tuche 3), and a few roles in the cinema, the daughter of the late Philippe Bruneau also distinguished herself on the small screen in Ten percent and in the third season of HPI.
Zoé Bruneau also gave the reply to her mother in her humorous series I was at that, broadcast in C à Vous on France 5. “It was in the logic of things. My character is addressed to his mother, and my mother is an incredible actress. I admire her enormously, for her choices, for her career, “says the forties to Télé Star. And his mother to add to our colleagues. “I didn’t hesitate when she told me ‘I need a mother’! But this character is not very nice”, laughs the septuagenarian, in better shape than ever.
Before celebrating her 78th birthday, Claire Nadeau kept her Olympic form. However, the actress distinguished at the Molières in 2010 admits not having always been a follower of sport. “I’m not a big sportswoman even if I talked a lot out of taste. As a child, I practiced dance, gymnastics, bodybuilding, swimming…”, she confided last March for the newspaper L’Équipe .
With our colleagues, the interpreter of Mamie Suze (Les Tuche) and Mamie Crapette (The Colossus with feet of clay) reveals the secrets of his physical form. “Today, I like to walk to keep in shape. It’s the only sport I continue to practice”. A star who does not intend to slow down.
