Élizabeth Bourgine

Élizabeth Bourgine
Bourgine in 2013.
Born Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine
(1957-03-20) 20 March 1957
Levallois-Perret, France
Nationality French
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Jean-Luc Miesch
Children Jules

Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine (born 20 March 1957 in Levallois-Perret in the Hauts-de-Seine) is a French actress, appearing in film, television and theater. She is credited with more than 60 roles in film and television, mostly French productions.

Career

Originally a dancer and model she studied at l'école nationale des beaux-arts. She first appeared in student films between 1976 and 1977 until landing a role in the film Nestor Burma, with her future husband, Jean-Luc Miesch.
She was awarded the Prix Romy Schneider Prize in 1985.

From 2011 she has appeared in all seven seasons of the joint French/British production Death in Paradise, a crime drama/comedy filmed in Guadeloupe for BBC One. She is best known in France for her roles A Heart in Winter (1992), My Best Friend (2006) and Private Lessons (1986).

Select filmography

Personal life

Bourgine was born 20 March 1957, in the Parisian suburb Levallois-Perret. She is married to Jean-Luc Miesch, and they have one adult son.

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