Babsie Steger

Babsie Steger (born 1968) is an Austrian television actress, dancer, singer and television presenter.

Babsie Steger
Born1968
OccupationDancer, singer, television actress, television presenter
Years active1988–present
TelevisionLes pâtisseries de Babsie
Websitebabsie-steger.com

Biography

Babsie Steger was born in Waidhofen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria. She left her native Austria at age 18 after studying classical dance at the Vienna State Opera, where she worked with Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov in the ballets of Maurice Béjart. She arrived in France studying at the École de Danse Princesse Grace in Monaco with prestigious teachers like Mariska Besobrasova. She then came to Paris learning French and Italian while working as a dancer and model. She appeared in fashion shows and advertisements, and took theater classes with John Strasberg at the Actors Studio.

Her first job was a classical dancer and permitted her to know well the human body and the correct way to feed herself. She has always been interested on dietetic and the welfare, and thus for over 20 years. She founded in 2003 a restaurant in Paris,[1] where she tested for the first time her Austrian pastry recipes, which later appeared in 2011 in her book Strudel, Kouglof et Cie.

Career

A few months after arriving in Paris, she was engaged as a dancer in the television series Palace. She was noticed by Jean-Luc Azoulay who then engaged her to portray the role of Hilguegue in the series Salut les Musclés, which was declining. The series became successful once again and Babsie Steger became very famous. After over a hundred episodes broadcast until 1994, the series were re-titled La Croisière foll'amour and still with the same actors. This spin-off of Salut les Musclés was also successful until 1997 on TF1.

In 1993, she became a singer at AB Groupe with the single "Dance with Me", which permitted her to perform live during the first part of the concert s of Hélène Rollès at the Zénith de Paris and on tour in France in autumn 1993. She later released two singles, "Juste un petit peu d'amour" and "Le Yaya".

She is also known for her minor roles in French television series where she played along with Roger Hanin, Pierre Arditi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gérard Depardieu, Bernard Le Coq, Pierre Mondy, Mimie Mathy, Patrick Timsit and many others. She has appeared in series such as Navarro, Le G.R.E.C., Fabien Cosma (2005), L'Été rouge, Joséphine, ange gardien, Nestor Burma (2003), Père et Maire (2003), Le fond de l'air est frais (2004), Le Proc (2004–06), Commissaire Moulin (2005), Avocats et Associés (2005) and Désiré Landru (2005).

In addition to her acting career, Babsie Steger is also a television presenter on the channels IDF1 and Vivolta from 2008 to 2012. She presents from 2012 to 2013 the pastry program Les pâtisseries de Babsie on channels Chérie 25 and Cuisine+.

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
1988 Palace Dancer Jean-Michel Ribes TV Series (1 Episode)
1989–94 Salut les musclés Hilguegue Jean-Pierre Spiero, Gérard Espinasse, ... TV Series (263 Episodes)
1993 Famille fou rire Hilguegue Jacques Samyn & Gérard Espinasse (2) TV Movie
1995–98 La croisière Foll'amour Hilguegue Olivier Altman, Gérard Espinasse (3), ... TV Series (159 Episodes)
1997 Les vacances de l'amour Ingrid Gérard Espinasse (4) TV Series (1 Episode)
1999 C'est pas ma faute ! The Dutch woman Jacques Monnet
Maître Da Costa Julie Nahon Nicolas Ribowski TV Series (1 Episode)
2000 Chacun chez soi Inge Élisabeth Rappeneau TV Movie
Toute la ville en parle Evelyne Marc Rivière TV Movie
Les Misérables Fantine's friend Josée Dayan TV Mini-Series
Le G.R.E.C. Diane Fred Béraud-Dufour TV Series (1 Episode)
2001 De toute urgence Lise Keller Philippe Triboit TV Movie
Ma vie en l'air Arnaud Sélignac TV Movie
Largo Winch Anna Faubert Daniel Grou TV Series (1 Episode)
Méditerranée DASS Director Henri Helman TV Series (1 Episode)
2002 Patron sur mesure Clara Stéphane Clavier TV Movie
Le miroir d'Alice The magician Marc Rivière (2) TV Movie
Sentiments partagés Carole Daniel Janneau TV Movie
L'été rouge Linda Porter Gérard Marx TV Mini-Series
Josephine, Guardian Angel Ingrid David Delrieux TV Series (1 Episode)
Sous le soleil Sylviane Sylvie Ayme TV Series (1 Episode)
Navarro Delphine Gilles Béhat TV Series (1 Episode)
2003 Valentine Jessica Eric Summer TV Movie
Nestor Burma Olga Maurice Frydland TV Series (1 Episode)
Père et maire Natacha Philippe Monnier TV Series (1 Episode)
2004 Menteur ! Menteuse ! Sacha Henri Helman (2) TV Movie
Le fond de l'air est frais Sylvie Laurent Carcélès TV Movie
2004–06 Le proc Sandra Nielsen Didier Albert, Claudio Tonetti, ... TV Series (6 Episodes)
2005 Désiré Landru Odile Pierre Boutron TV Movie
Vous êtes libre ? Laure Pierre Joassin TV Movie
Commissaire Moulin Fidèle Eric Summer (2) TV Series (1 Episode)
Navarro Diane de Pasquelier Jean Sagols TV Series (1 Episode)
Fabien Cosma Sofia Vrina Marion Sarraut TV Series (1 Episode)
Avocats & associés Me Jenny Blake Patrice Martineau TV Series (1 Episode)
2006 Chassé-croisé amoureux Luisa Gérard Cuq TV Movie
Camping paradis Laura Didier Albert (2) TV Series (1 Episode)
2007 Nous nous sommes tant haïs Katharina Franck Apprederis TV Movie
Valentine & Cie Jessica Patrice Martineau (2) TV Movie
Lost Signs Erika de Lestrade Didier Albert (3) TV Mini-Series
2009 La taupe 2 Justine Vincenzo Marano TV Movie
Adresse inconnue Christine Devillard Alain Wermus TV Series (1 Episode)
2010 Diane, femme flic Carole Jalabert Jean-Michel Fages TV Series (1 Episode)
2013–14 Borgia Giovanna Farnese Metin Hüseyin, Dearbhla Walsh, ... TV Series (14 Episodes)

References

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