Lisa Azuelos
Lisa Azuelos (born 6 November 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French director, writer, and producer. She is the daughter of singer Marie Laforêt and her father is of Sephardic descent.[1]
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| Born | Elise-Anne Bethsabée Azuelos 6 November 1965 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Lisa Alessandrin |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, writer |
Biography
Lisa Azuelos is the daughter of French singer and actress Marie Laforêt and of Judas Azuelos, a Moroccan Jew of Sephardic descent. She has a younger brother and a step-sister, Deborah.
Her parents separated when she was 2 years old. Her mother kept her and sent her and her brother to a Swiss boarding school, "Les Sept Nains", where children were allegedly maltreated physically and mentally.[2] Afterwards the two siblings were sent to live with someone in a small village in the department of Sarthe.
She stayed with her father since the age of twelve. That is the time she discovered his Sephardic heritage.
Lisa Azuelos was introduced to her future husband, film producer Patrick Alessandrin, by Luc Besson. The couple has three children, Carmen, Illan and Thaïs. They divorced after 11 years of marriage.
Lisa Azuelos has a film production company, which she named Bethsabée Mucho after her paternal great-grandmother Bethsabée.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Actress | |||
| 1993 | Classe mannequin | Yes | TV series | |||
| 1995 | Ainsi soient-elles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Credited as Lisa Alessandrin | |
| 1996 | La Femme rêvée | Yes | Telefilm; credited as Lisa Alessandrin | |||
| 2001 | 15 August | Yes | Credited as Lisa Azuelos-Alessandrin | |||
| 2002 | Ti Amo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short |
| 2005 | Cavalcade | Yes | ||||
| 2006 | Hey Good Looking! | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2008 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2009 | Victor | Yes | ||||
| 2010 | Tout ce qui brille | Yes | Co-producer | |||
| 2012 | LOL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive producer |
| 2012 | Max | Yes | ||||
| 2014 | Quantum Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Free the Nipple | Yes | ||||
| 2014 | L’Enfer me ment | Yes | Short | |||
| 2015 | 14 Million Screams | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short | |
| 2015 | Noctambule | Yes | Short | |||
| 2015 | One Wild Moment | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | The Boss's Daughter | Yes | ||||
| 2017 | Dalida | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
References
- "Lisa Azuelos". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- Diatkine, Anne (21 April 2014). "Lisa Azuelos. La fille aux œufs d'or". Libération (journal) (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2014.
