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Catherine Mouchet (born 21 August 1959, Paris) is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier. Her performance won her the César Award for Most Promising Actress for 1987. Having been acclaimed for her appearance in Thérèse, Mouchet found that the rôle imprisoned her in the image of the Saint and, in spite of appearing in Claude Goretta's Si le soleil ne revenait pas in 1987, she devoted herself... MORE

Catherine Mouchet (born 21 August 1959, Paris) is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. She is best known for her portrayal of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier. Her performance won her the César Award for Most Promising Actress for 1987. Having been acclaimed for her appearance in Thérèse, Mouchet found that the rôle imprisoned her in the image of the Saint and, in spite of appearing in Claude Goretta's Si le soleil ne revenait pas in 1987, she devoted herself to theatre for a time. She appeared in works by Luigi Pirandello, (Vêtir ceux qui sont nus), and Alfred de Musset, (Les Caprices de Marianne), amongst others, and directed La Petite dame with Claude Guyonnet in 1992. She returned to the screen in Jean-Pierre Mocky's Bonsoir 1993, and in Louis and Xavier Bachelot's short film La Plante. On television she appeared in the saga Jalna, directed by Philippe Monnier from the books of Mazo de la Roche, and Le blanc à lunettes, directed by Édouard Nierman, from a Georges Simenon novel. She then studied for a degree in philosophy. She returned to the screen and LESS