# Marie-Anne Chazel

Marie-Anne France Jacqueline Chazel (born 19 September 1951) is a French actress, screenwriter and director, who has been active in both film and television since 1974.

## Biography

Chazel was born to actress Louba Guertchikoff (birth name Louba Louise Pinon; 1919–1999) in Gap, Hautes-Alpes.
From 1967, Chazel studied at Pasteur College, alongside Michel Blanc, Gerard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Christian Clavier. After the achievement of her baccalaureate and two years of studies of political sciences, she and her college comrades formed a theatrical troop in 1974 named Le Splendid, joined by Josiane Balasko.
Chazel achieved popularity as Gigi in Les Bronzés (1978) directed by Patrice Leconte. She is best known for her role as Ginette in Les Visiteurs (1993).
From 1976 to 2001, Chazel was married to actor Christian Clavier. They have one child, a daughter Margot Clavier (b. 1983).

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1974 | La face Nord | Marie | Charles Nemes | Short |
| 1975 | Le bol d'air | Marie-Anne | Charles Nemes (2) | Short |
| 1976 | The Wing or the Thigh | Gérard's friend | Claude Zidi | |
| 1976 | On aura tout vu | Marie-Anne | Georges Lautner | |
| 1976 | Cours après moi ... que je t'attrape | Paul's secretary | Robert Pouret | |
| 1977 | Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine | Queen of Flanders | Coluche | |
| 1977 | Le point de mire | The postmistress | Jean-Claude Tramont | |
| 1978 | Les Bronzés | Gigi | Patrice Leconte | |
| 1978 | Pauline et l'ordinateur | | Francis Fehr | |
| 1978 | La tortue sur le dos | | Luc Béraud | |
| 1978 | Les héritiers | Charlotte | Pierre Lary | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1979 | French Postcards | Cécile | Willard Huyck | |
| 1979 | Les Bronzés font du ski | Gigi | Patrice Leconte (2) | |
| 1979 | Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears | The 2CV Woman | Charles Nemes (3) | |
| 1979 | Le coup de sirocco | General's servant | Alexandre Arcady | |
| 1979 | Caméra une première | Claire | Michel Léviant | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1981 | Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine | Catherine | Patrice Leconte (3) | |
| 1981 | Les Babas Cool | Aline | François Leterrier | |
| 1981 | On n'est pas des anges... elles non plus | Clothilde Le Vagec | Michel Lang | |
| 1981 | Fais gaffe à la gaffe! | Pénélope | Paul Boujenah | |
| 1981 | L'année prochaine... si tout va bien | Huguette | Jean-Loup Hubert | |
| 1981 | Caméra une première | Mélusine | Jean-Pierre Prévost | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1982 | Le Père Noël est une ordure | Zézette | Jean-Marie Poiré | |
| 1983 | Le petit théâtre d'Antenne 2 | | Jean-Michel Ribes | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1985 | Tranches de vie | Béatrice | François Leterrier (2) | |
| 1985 | L'amour en douce | Josyane | Édouard Molinaro | |
| 1985 | Le père Noël est une ordure | Zézette | Philippe Galland | TV movie |
| 1986 | La gitane | Mlle Caprot | Philippe de Broca | |
| 1987 | Cross | Catherine Crosky | Philippe Setbon | |
| 1987 | La vie dissolue de Gérard Floque | Martine Vasseur | Georges Lautner (2) | |
| 1988 | Palace | Solange | Jean-Michel Ribes (2) | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1989 | Asterix and the Big Fight | Bonnemine | Philippe Grimond | |
| 1989 | Mes meilleurs copains | Anne | Jean-Marie Poiré (2) | |
| 1989 | Double mixte | Marylou | Georges Folgoas | TV movie |
| 1989 | Fantômes sur l'oreiller | Martine | Pierre Mondy | TV movie |
| 1989 | Si Guitry m'était conté | Valentine | Yves-André Hubert | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 1991 | Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles | Sandra | Bernard Murat | TV movie |
| 1992 | Vacances au purgatoire | Lucie Bouchard | Marc Simenon | TV movie |
| 1993 | Les Visiteurs | Ginette Sarcley | Jean-Marie Poiré (3) | |
| 1994 | La Vengeance d'une blonde | Corine Bréha | Jeannot Szwarc | |
| 1994 | Grosse fatigue | Herself | Michel Blanc | |
| 1997 | Les Soeurs Soleil | Bénédicte d'Hachicourt | Jeannot Szwarc (2) | |
| 1998 | The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time | Ginette Sarcley | Jean-Marie Poiré (4) | |
| 2001 | L'emmerdeuse | Colette Lafarge | Michaël Perrotta | TV series |
| 2002 | Patron sur mesure | Betty Delauney | Stéphane Clavier | TV movie |
| 2003 | L'emmerdeuse: Les caprices de l'amour | Colette Lafarge | Michaël Perrotta (2) | TV movie |
| 2004 | Au secours, j'ai 30 ans! | Kathy's mother | Marie-Anne Chazel | |
| 2006 | Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie | Gigi | Patrice Leconte (4) | |
| 2008 | Le malade imaginaire | Toinette | Christian de Chalonge | TV movie |
| 2008 | Chez Maupassant | Madame Husson | Denis Malleval | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | Au siècle de Maupassant | Léonida Champbourcy | Philippe Monnier | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2010 | Les méchantes | The Countess | Philippe Monnier (2) | TV movie |
| 2010-11 | Les Edelweiss | Françoise | Philippe Proteau & Stéphane Kappes | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2011 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | Nathalie | Daniel Auteuil | |
| 2011 | Brassens, la mauvaise réputation | Jeanne Le Bonniec | Gérard Marx | TV movie |
| 2011 | Chez Maupassant | Madame Caravan | Denis Malleval (2) | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2012 | Le bonheur des Dupré | Nat | Bruno Chiche | TV movie |
| 2013 | Marius | Honorine | Daniel Auteuil (2) | |
| 2013 | Fanny | Honorine | Daniel Auteuil (3) | |
| 2013 | Le Boeuf clandestin | Madame Berthaud | Gérard Jourd'hui | TV movie |
| 2013 | Scènes de ménage | Marion's mother | Francis Duquet | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2014 | Camellias | Odette | Julien Landais | Short |
| 2015 | Presque comme les autres | Liliane | Renaud Bertrand | TV movie |
| 2015 | Le mystère du lac | Marianne Stocker | Jérôme Cornuau | TV mini-series |
| 2016 | Les Visiteurs: La Révolution | Prune | Jean-Marie Poiré (5) | |
| 2016 | Ma famille t'adore déjà | Marie-Laure | Jérôme Commandeur & Alan Corno | |
| 2017 | Sous le même toit | | Dominique Farrugia | |
| 2018 | Germanized | Martine | Denis Dercourt | TV series |
| 2020 | 30 Jours max | Rayane's grandmother | Tarek Boudali | |
| 2021 | À tes côtés | Chantal | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | TV movie |
| 2021 | Noël à tous les étages | Nicoletta | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | |
| 2021–2022 | Le Grand Restaurant | | | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2023 | 3 Jours max | Rayane's grandmother | Tarek Boudali | |
| 2024 | This Is the Goat! | The widow Piquet | Fred Cavayé | |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
| 1975 | Ma tête est malade | Le Splendid | Le Splendid | |
| 1976 | Le Pot de terre contre le pot de vin | Le Splendid | Le Splendid (2) | |
| 1977 | Amour, coquillages et crustacés | Le Splendid | Le Splendid (3) | |
| 1979 | Santa Claus Is a Stinker | Le Splendid | Le Splendid (4) | |
| 1980 | Gramps Is in the Resistance | Christian Clavier & Martin Lamotte | Le Splendid (5) | |
| 1985 | Un drôle de cadeau | Jean Bouchaud | Jean Bouchaud | |
| 1986 | Double mixte | Ray Cooney | Pierre Mondy | |
| 1989 | Pièce détachée | Alan Ayckbourn | Bernard Murat | |
| 1991 | La Dame de chez Maxim | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat (2) | Nominated – Molière Award for Best Actress |
| 1994 | The Odd Couple | Neil Simon | Bernard Murat (3) | |
| 1999 | Comédie privée | Neil Simon | Adrian Brine | |
| 2002 | Same Time, Next Year | Bernard Slade | Pierre Mondy (2) | |
| 2005 | Loot | Joe Orton | Marion Bierry | |
| 2008 | Tailleur pour dames | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat (4) | |
| 2009 | Goodbye Charlie | George Axelrod | Didier Caron | |
| 2011 | Love, Loss, and What I Wore | Nora & Delia Ephron | Danièle Thompson | |
| 2012–13 | Le Bonheur | Éric Assous | Jean-Luc Moreau | |
| 2015 | Un temps de chien | Brigitte Buc | Jean Bouchaud (2) | |
| 2015 | Représailles | Éric Assous | Anne Bourgeois | |