Philippe Berry
Who was the spouse of Josiane Balasko from 1982 to 1999?
Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko ( born Josiane Balašković ; 15 April 1950 ) is a French actress , writer and director . She has been nominated seven times for César Awards , and won twice . Career . One of Balaskos most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995s Gazon maudit ( French Twist ) . She won the 1996 César Award ( shared with Telsche Boorman ) for best screenplay , and was also nominated as best director . The movie itself was nominated for best film . Balaskos other César nominations for best actress were for Too Beautiful for You ( 1989 ) , Tout le monde na pas eu la chance davoir des parents communistes ( 1993 ) , and Cette femme-là ( 2003 ) . 1973–1980 : The beginning . She began her career in 1973 and was 23 years old when she first appeared on screen , in the short LAgression , with Patrick Bouchitey . She was in the movie Lan 01 , directed by Jacques Doillon . After an absence of three years she returned to the screen in 1976 in the film The Tenant , directed by Roman Polanski , with a screenplay written by him and Gérard Brach . The movie was based on the novel written by Roland Topor . Her career really exploded in 1977 , with her appearing in seven films over the course of the year . She first appeared in Solveig et le Violon turc , with Eugène Ionesco and Dominique Lavanant . Then , she played Simone in Une fille unique alongside her boyfriend at the time , Bruno Moynot . She made an appearance in Animal , directed by Claude Zidi , on a screenplay written by him , Michel Audiard and Dominique Fabre . It was a big success with more than three million attendances in France , the movie was #5 in 1977 in France . She appeared in Pardon Mon Affaire , Too! , directed by Yves Robert and written by him and Jean-Loup Dabadie . The movie was also a big success with more than two million attending in France alone , and was no.8 in 1977 in France . She played Nadine in This Sweet Sickness , directed by Claude Miller , based on the novel written by Patricia Highsmith . The movie starred Gérard Depardieu , Miou-Miou , Claude Piéplu , Dominique Laffin and Christian Clavier . She also acted , under the direction of Philippe Monnier , in Monsieur Papa , in which the dialogue was written by Jean-Marie Poiré . She starred alongside Claude Brasseur , Nathalie Baye , Daniel Auteuil and Éva Darlan . Finally , she appeared ( in an uncredited role ) in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo , directed by Vincent McEveety , written by Don Nelson . With almost three millions attendances in France and nearly 30 million worldwide , the movie was a big success . In 1978 , she played in Si vous naimez pas ça , nen dégoûtez pas les autres , with Gérard Jugnot and Thierry Lhermitte , and in Les Petits Câlins , directed by Jean-Marie Poiré , alongside Dominique Laffin , Françoise Bertin and Gérard Jugnot . Then , she was in La Tortue sur le dos . She had the leading role in the comedy Pauline et lOrdinateur , for which she wrote the dialogue and where she acted next to Gérard Jugnot , Éva Darlan , Jacques Attali and Marie-Anne Chazel . Finally , she played Nathalie Morin in the cult comedy Les Bronzés , directed by Patrice Leconte , with her friends from Le Splendid , Marie-Anne Chazel , Michel Blanc , Gérard Jugnot , Thierry Lhermitte , Christian Clavier and Dominique Lavanant . The movie was a hit with more than two million attendances . In 1979 , she played Emma-Ammé in one episode of the TV Mini-Series , Les Quatre Cents Coups de Virginie , alongside Anémone . Then Nathalie Morin again , in the sequel Les Bronzés font du ski with the same cast , which was also a success with more than a millions attendances . She also appeared as a client in the movie Les héros nont pas froid aux oreilles , with Daniel Auteuil , Gérard Jugnot , Roland Giraud , Gérard Lanvin , Michel Blanc , Thierry Lhermitte , Marie-Anne Chazel and Christian Clavier . 1981–1990 : directing debut . The year 1981 was very successful for Josiane . First , she played Louise in Clara et les Chics Types . Later , she had the leading role in the very successful comedy Les hommes préfèrent les grosses . The movie was a commercial success . It was directed by Jean-Marie Poiré , who co-wrote the film , with Balasko . After this , she was in another comedy named Le Maître décole , directed by Claude Berri . This film was also commercially successful , the #9 movie at the French Box Office in 1981 . She then played Colette , a supporting role , in Hotel America , directed by André Téchiné , also starring Catherine Deneuve and Patrick Dewaere . In 1982 , she was in another cult movie , Le Père Noël est une ordure , directed for the third time by Jean-Marie Poiré . The film was commercially successful . In 1983 , she had two comedy hits . Papy fait de la résistance , which was #7 in the 1983 French box office . and Signes extérieurs de richesse , another success . In 1984 , she played a supporting role in the comedy Ptit Con , directed by Gérard Lauzier . She then had the leading role in another comedy , La smala , directed by Jean-Loup Hubert . Finally , she played a supporting role in the comedy La vengeance du serpent à plumes directed by Gérard Oury . The movie was her biggest success of that year . In 1985 , she appeared in the movie Tranches de vie directed by François Leterrier . That year she also made her directional debut with the comedy Sac de noeuds , which she wrote , directed and starred in . 1990 onward . Since 1990 she has enjoyed a busy career acting in numerous films in a very wide variety of roles but having an international directing success in 1995 with Gazon Maudit ( French Twist ) , in which she co-starred with Alain Chabat and gained her a César for best screenplay and a nomination for best film . In 2006 she was re-united once again with the Le Splendid team for another Bronzés film . 2012–present . In 2018 , she record a song with the rapper Mac Tyer on his album Cest la street mon pote . In February 2019 , she received the Crystal Comedy Award during the 4th Festival International du Film de Comédie de Liège to reward her career . Personal life . Bruno Moynot was her partner from 1974 until 1981 . In a second union with sculptor Philippe Berry ( brother of actor Richard Berry ) , she had a daughter , Marilou Berry ( born 1 February 1983 , Paris ) , also an actress , and an adopted son , Rudy Berry ( born 1988 ) . Divorced from Philippe Berry in 1999 , she married Native American actor George Aguilar in 2003 , whom she met on the set of The Frenchmans Son in 1999 . In July 2018 , her daughter Marilou Berry announced on her Instagram account that she was pregnant with her first child . Her boy , Andy , was born in November 2018 and was Balaskos first grandchild . Filmography . Box-office . Movies starring or featuring Josiane Balasko with more than one million tickets sold at movie theatres in France . Writer . - 2004 : Cliente , it became a movie in 2008 directed and starring Balasko , with Nathalie Baye , Éric Caravaca , Isabelle Carré , Catherine Hiegel , Marilou Berry , George Aguilar , Richard Berry and Maria Schneider . - 2006 : Parano express - 2011 : La nuit sera chaude , it became a play in 2011-2012 - 2019 : Jamaiplu