Laure Calamy


Laure Calamy is a César Award-winning French film, TV and theatre actress best known for her roles in Call My Agent! and My Donkey, My Lover & I.

Early life

Born in 1975, Calamy is the daughter of a psychologist and a doctor. She first tried her hand at theatre during her youth.
In 2000, after completing the baccalaureate, Calamy moved to Paris to study at the Conservatoire de Paris, from which she graduated in 2001. At the Conservatoire, she met Olivier Py, who directed her in Au monde comme pas y être, Orlando ou l'impatience and Les Parisiens.

Career

Critics lauded Calamy's performances in the short films Ce qu'il restera de nous, directed by Vincent Macaigne, and Un monde sans femmes, directed by Guillaume Brac, for which she received the Jeanine Bazin prize at the Festival Entrevues de Belfort.
Her performance in Cécile Ducrocq's short film Back Alley, which was first screened during International Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival, earned her a Special Jury Prize for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival.
Calamy initially appeared in feature films in supporting roles. She became known to a wider audience for her portrayal of Noémie in the television series Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent).
In 2018, she was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Léa Mysius's Ava. The same year, she received the Molière Award for Best Actress in a Private Theatre Show for her performance in Marivaux's The Game of Love and Chance (Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard), directed by Catherine Hiegel at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin.
In 2020, Calamy starred as Antoinette in Caroline Vignal's My Donkey, My Lover & I , an unexpected box-office success in France, and received positive reviews from critics. She won the César Award for Best Actress for her role in the film.
In 2021, Calamy won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 78th Venice International Film Festival for her starring role in Éric Gravel's Full Time.
In October 2025, Calamy joined the cast of Nicole Garcia's upcoming film Milo.

Personal life

On 19 December 2018 more than 70 celebrities, including Calamy, responded to a call to action by the organisation Urgence Homophobie to combat anti-LGBT bullying. She appears in the music video for the song "De l'amour".
She is a member of the 50/50 Collective, which aims to promote equality between women and men in the cinema and audiovisual sector.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2005Le personnageThe prostituteFrédérick VinShort
2007Chat bleu, chat noirThe niceJean-Louis LorenziTV series
2008C'est votre histoireThe motherAlain GuiraudieTV series
2009Park BenchesOpportuneBruno Podalydès
2011Un monde sans femmesPatriciaGuillaume BracShort
2011Boulevard du PalaisThe doctorJean-Marc VervoortTV series
2012A Perfect PlanValériePascal Chaumeil
2012La fleur de l'âgeSarah ChevalierNick Quinn
2012Ce qu'il restera de nousLaureVincent MacaigneShort
20139 Month StretchDaisyAlbert Dupontel
2013PasseThe prostituteJulien Gaspar-OliveriShort
2013L'albatrosThe girlfriendEmmanuel BonnatShort
2013Toutes les belles chosesJessicaCécile BiclerShort
2014ZouzouLucieBlandine Lenoir
2014French WomenCathy BentoAudrey Dana
2014Fidelio: Alice's OdysseyNadine LegallLucie Borleteau
2014Weekends in NormandyFloAnne Villacèque
2014Petit laitSuzanneFrançois ChoquetShort
2014La contre-alléeSuzanneCécile DucrocqShort
Sundance Film Festival - Short Film Special Jury Prize - Acting
2015En équilibreSéverineDenis Dercourt
2015Les CowboysIsabelleThomas Bidegain
2015All About ThemThe aggressiveJérôme Bonnell
2015This Summer FeelingAnoukMikhaël Hers
2015Vous m'éblouissezThe womanMarie MadinierShort
2015L'Amérique de la femmeLucieBlandine LenoirShort
2015–2020Call My Agent!Noémie LeclercMarc Fitoussi, Cédric Klapisch,...TV series
Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress
2016PrimaireChristina DrouetHélène Angel
2016Staying VerticalDoctor MirandeAlain Guiraudie
2016In Bed with VictoriaChristelleJustine Triet
2016ClitopraxisPeggyEmmanuel LaborieShort
2017AvaMaudLéa MysiusNominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017I Got Life!Pôle Emploi employeeBlandine Lenoir
2017Embrasse-moi !FantineOcéan Michel & Cyprien Vial
2017Pour le réconfortLaureVincent Macaigne
2017Bonheur AcadémieLily DesmaretAlain Della Negra & Kaori Kinoshita
2017Canine paniqueMadame BorotaBaptiste DrapeauShort
2017Holly WeedCéline AlbanLaurent de VismesTV series
2018Lady JLucienneEmmanuel Mouret
2018Our StrugglesClaireGuillaume Senez
2018Claire DarlingMartine LeroyJulie Bertuccelli
2018Roulez jeunesseNellyJulien Guetta
2019SibylÉdithJustine Triet
2019Le dindonClothilde PontagnacJalil Lespert
2019Only the AnimalsAlice FarangeDominik MollNominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
2019Une belle équipeCatherine GuerinMohamed Hamidi
2019Temps de chienJudithEdouard DelucTV movie
2019CallsÉlodieTimothée HochetTV series
2020My Best PartSylvieNicolas Maury
2020My Donkey, My Lover & IAntoinette LapougeCaroline VignalCésar Award for Best Actress
2020La FlammeVictoireJonathan Cohen & Jeremie GalanTV series
2021LoulouteIsabelleHubert Viel
2021Her WayMarie
2021Full TimeJulieÉric GravelWon - 2021 Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Best Actress
Nominated – César Award for Best Actress
2022Angry Annie AnnieBlandine Lenoir
2022The Origin of Evil StéphaneSébastien Marnier
2024The Confidante Christelle "Chris" Blandin,Just Philippot
2024My EverythingMonaAnne-Sophie Bailly
Nicole Garcia-