Christa Théret

Christa Théret
Théret in 2016
Born	(1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 32) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present

Christa Théret (born 25 June 1991) is a French actor, best known for their roles as Lola in LOL (Laughing Out Loud) and as Andrée Heuschling in Renoir.^[1]^[2]

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Early life

As a child, Théret aspired to be a teacher and then to become an actor.^[3]

Career

Théret's acting career began at the age of 11; while playing in a school playground, they were noticed by a casting director, who then hired them for the film The Axe, in 2005.^[3] In this film, directed by Costa-Gavras, they play Betty, the daughter of Bruno and Marlène Davert (played by José Garcia and Karin Viard).

In 2007, they played Julie, a gothic teenager, in the film Et toi, t'es sur qui? (selected at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category and for the Caméra d'or). While enrolled at the Lycée Jules Ferry in Paris, they dropped out of school at the age of 17. In 2008, they had their first big break with the lead role in Lisa Azuelos' blockbuster LOL (Laughing Out Loud), co-starring with Sophie Marceau. The commercial success of this film brought them to the attention of the general public, and they were nominated for a César for Best Promising Actress.^[4]

From April to June 2009, they shot The Village of Shadows, the directorial debut of Fouad Benhammou, followed in October by Le Mariage de chiffon, directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (director of Le Grand Meaulnes). This was the 5th episode of the Contes et nouvelles du XIXe siècle season, broadcast in April 2010 on France 2. At the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010, they starred in Bertrand Blier's new film, The Clink of Ice, alongside Jean Dujardin and Albert Dupontel.

In 2010, they took on a series of projects, starting with Christophe Sahr's first film, Free Way, with Johan Libéreau and Isabelle Candelier. They also starred in Lars Blumers' Mike, with Marc-André Grondin and Éric Elmosnino.

In 2012, they starred in The Man Who Laughs as Déa. In 2013, they played the female lead in Renoir, directed by Gilles Bourdos, and appeared in Marguerite, by Xavier Giannoli.

Since 2013, they have acted in numerous films including Olivier Loustau's The Boss's Daughter (2015) and Olivier Assayas's Non-Fiction (2018).

Théret featured in Foals' 2019 music video for the track "Exits", as well as Yung Lean's "My Agenda".

In 2023, they released a poem set to music, Gare Saint-Lazare. In the same year, they starred in Bertrand Mandico's Conann.

In the future, they want to be a director.^[5] They are also writing their first short film.^[6]^[7]

Personal life

Apart from acting, Théret writes experimental poetry, which they illustrate with their own drawings.^[8]

Théret identifies as non-binary and queer.^[9]

Filmography


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Axe	Betty Davert
2007	Et toi t'es sur qui?	Julie dite Batman	Nominated—Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress
2008	LOL (Laughing Out Loud)	Lola	Nominated—César Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated—Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress
2009	Hôpital	Vanessa	Short
2010	Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle	Chiffon	TV Series 1 Episode
	The Clink of Ice	Evguenia
	The Village of Shadows	Emma Valeyre
2011	Mike	Sandy
2011	Twiggy	Sarah Dol	Nominated—César Award for Most Promising Actress
2012	Free Way	Rachel
2012	The Man Who Laughs	Déa
2013	Renoir	Andrée Heuschling	Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actress
2014	L'Affaire SK1	Elisabeth Ortega
2015	Marguerite	Hazel
	Long Way North	Sasha	Voice
	Deux	Solange	Telefilm
2016	The Boss's Daughter	Alix Baretti	Cabourg Film Festival - Female Revelation
2017	Broers	Josephine
2017	Maximilian	Mary of Burgundy
2018	Non-Fiction	Laure
2018	Gaspard va au mariage	Coline
2019	Foals - Exits		Music Video
	Yung Lean - <i>My Agenda</i>		Music Video
	Noces d'or	Célestine Saint-Cast
2021	The Rope	Leïla	Miniseries 3 episodes
2021	The Adventures of Young Voltaire	Adrienne Lecouvreur	Miniseries 4 episodes
2022	Pachyderme	Louise (Voice)	Animated Short
2023	She Is Conann	Conann at 25
2023	Luise	Emma

Distinctions

Awards

Berlinale 2013: Shooting Star
Festival du film de Cabourg 2016: Swann d'or de la révélation féminine for La Fille du patron

Nominations

Lumières 2008: révélation féminine for Et toi t'es sur qui  ?
Césars 2010: most promising actress for LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Lumières 2010: révélation féminine for LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Césars 2012: most promising actress for La Brindille
Lumières 2014: best actress for Renoir
Prix Romy Schneider 2016

References

^ "Christa Theret Biography". imdb.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
^ Sophie Monks Kaufman. "Gilles Bourdos on Christa Theret in conversation about Renoir". eyeforfilm.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b Paolo Reversi (12 May 2013). "Christa Theret". vogue.it. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^ "Biography: Christa Theret". shooting-stars.eu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
^ "Interview: Christa Theret". cafebabel.co.uk. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ Rebecca Willa Davis (28 March 2013). "the insider: christa theret". nylongmag.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^ Gendry, Athina (18 July 2023). "Christa Theret : de LOL à Conann, itinéraire d'un·e acteur·ice émancipé·e". Manifesto XXI (in French). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Gendry, Athina (18 July 2023). "Christa Theret : de LOL à Conann, itinéraire d'un·e acteur·ice émancipé·e". Manifesto XXI (in French). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Gendry, Athina (18 July 2023). "Christa Theret : de LOL à Conann, itinéraire d'un·e acteur·ice émancipé·e". Manifesto XXI (in French). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.