Breitman, Zabou

(Isabelle Breitman / Octo­ber 30, 1959, Paris, France - )

   The daughter of French screenwriter-actor-playwright Jean-Claude Deret (b. 1921) and Canadian actress Céline Léger, she made her acting debut at age four in "Les Héros", an episode of a TV series written by her father (Thierry la Fronde). After studying dance and music, she hosted a children's TV program (Récré A2) in 1980 under the pseudonym of Zabou. The following year, she entered films playing the leading role in Elle voit des Nains partout (Jean-Claude Sussfeld). Seen in more than sixty movies, she directed shorts, feature films, and plays.

 Filmography

        ◘ Se souvenir des belles Choses (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; shot in 2000)

        ◘ Bien joué (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Bien entendu (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Bien dit (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

2006 ◘ L'Homme de sa Vie (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; France / Italy)

2007 ◘ 10 Films pour en parler (short, one segment)

2009 ◘ Je l'aimais (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogue writer)