Leslie Coutterand (born October 1984) is a French actress, model, writer, director and documentary filmmaker from Chamonix, France.[1][2][3] Before graduating the drama college at Cours Florent in 2008,[4][5] she was cast as Alexandra in the television series Deja Vu which filmed in Vietnam and Singapore. A series of TV and film roles followed, and then in 2011 she was cast as a series regular in the French police drama, Julie Lescaut as Mado.[6][7] In 2013, she was cast alongside Stanley Tucci, Marcia Gay Harden, Taye Diggs, and Rebecca Romijn in the film Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant.[8]
Leslie Coutterand | |
|---|---|
 Coutterand in 2012. | |
| Born | October 20, 1984 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, documentarian |
| Notable work | Julie Lescaut (TV series), I Love Therefore I Am (documentary) |
Coutterand is also a model and has been featured in high-profile and international campaigns for clients including Nivea, Head and Shoulders, Joes Jeans and Louis Vuitton. In 2015 she was cast as the lead model in a nine-minute-long commercial for Persol Sunglasses directed by Bret Easton Ellis.[9][10][11][12][13]
In 2016, she and creative partner Marine Billet began filming their documentary I Love Therefore I Am.[14][15] She spoke about the film, which is a global investigation into the concept of love and its impact on the world, at the TED conference in Lyon France in December 2016.[16][17]
Highlighted acting credits
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-09 | Déjà vu | Alexandra |
| 2010 | One Husband To Many | Pigiste n°1 |
| 2011-13 | Julie Lescaut | Mado |
| 2014 | Next Time on Lonny | Emily, "The Lonny Experiment" |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Isabella |
| 2016 | Dehors, tu vas avoir si froid | Leslie Camila-Rose |
| 2017 | Burning Dog | Sarah |
References
edit- ^ "LESLIE COUTTERAND". uniquecelebrity.com.
- ^ "Bret Easton Ellis: 'The Canyons' Is a 'Cold, Dead Movie'". rollingstone.com.
- ^ "Leslie Coutterand (Mado) : bientôt sur TF1 ?". linternaute.com.
- ^ "Leslie Coutterand, de Cannes à Julie Lescaut". lemessager.fr.
- ^ "Actress Leslie Coutterand attends Montblanc's 2nd annual Pre-Oscar brunch celebrating the 'Signature For Good' collection with UNICEF". filmmagic.com.
- ^ "Audiences TV: TF1 leader avec "Julie Lescaut", "Nouvelle Star" sur D8 fait chanter Twitter". 20minutes.fr.
- ^ "Leslie Coutterand joins 'Larry Gaye'". variety.com.
- ^ "Rebecca Romijn, Jessica Lowndes and Jayma Mays Join 'Larry Gaye'". hollywoodreporter.com. 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Best-Dressed Celebs at Net-a-Porter's Haney Pret-a-Couture L.A. Launch". glamour.com. 31 January 2014.
- ^ "LESLIE COUTTERAND – FRENCH ACTRESS/MODEL". byrosiejane.com.
- ^ "Haney Prêt-à-Couture Launches in LA". hauteliving.com. 3 February 2014.
- ^ "BRET EASTON ELLIS & PERSOL JOIN FORCES ON NEW "ORPHEUS" CAMPAIGN". selectspecs.com.
- ^ "Kiss & Kill". owler.com.
- ^ "A search for the ultimate source of Love and its impact around the world. A study through Culture, Science, Spirituality & Psychology". hollywomen.com. 25 November 2015.
- ^ "FlashWorldProductions and FelinFilms Present". felinfilms.fr.
- ^ "TEDxLyon 2016 : Love & Other Fundamentals". intheairdigital.com.
- ^ "Marine BILLET & Leslie COUTTERAND". ted.com.