Élizabeth Bourgine
Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine (born 20 March 1957 in Levallois-Perret, 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.
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Élizabeth Bourgine
Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine (born 20 March 1957 in Levallois-Perret, 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
Élizabeth Bourgine
Originally a dancer and model, she studied at École 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, the French director and actor Jean-Luc Miesch.
She was awarded the Prix Romy Schneider Prize in 1985.
Since 2011, she has appeared as Catherine Bordey in the joint French and British production Death in Paradise, a crime drama/comedy filmed in Guadeloupe for BBC One.
She is best known in France for her roles in A Heart in Winter (1992), My Best Friend (2006) and Private Classes (1986).
Select filmography
Élizabeth Bourgine
• 2006: My Best Friend : Julia • 2006 Private Classes : Jeanne Kern • 2013: Joséphine, ange gardien : Jeanne (1 Episode) • 2011–present: Death in Paradise : Catherine Bordey (Season one: recurring, season two onwards: mayor of Honoré, the main town of Saint Marie.) • 2015: Le vagabond de la Baie de Somme: Mathilde De Wan • 2019: Meurtres dans le Jura: Laura Prieur • 2019: Les mystères du Bois Galant: Françoise Thélier • 2020: Maigret : Irène • 2021: Les mystères de l'école de gendarmerie: Françoise Thélier
Personal life
Élizabeth Bourgine
Bourgine was born 20 March 1957, in Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris. She is married to Jean-Luc Miesch, and they have one adult son, Jules, who is also an actor.