Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted in dozens of roles in films, TV movies, and theaters. She made her directoral debut in 2001 with Se souvenir des belles choses, for which she won a César Award for Best Debut. In 2012, she participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue.
In 2000 she took the role of Lucille Cadeau, a French actress, in the London premiere of Ayckbourn's House & Garden at the National Theatre in London.
Zabou has two children with the sculptor Fabien Chalon: Anna (1990) and Antonin (1993).
The roles that explain the career.
58 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Les princes | Borghese | Film |
| 2026 | Mauvaise Pioche | Michèle | Film |
| 2025 | Angels & Co. | Séraphine | Film |
| 2025 | Lucky Star | Madeleine | Film |
| 2024 | Super Papa | Sylvie | Film |
| 2024 | 14 Days to Feel Better | Clara | Film |
| 2019 | The Swallows of Kabul | Director | Film |
| 2018 | Dad Friend | Christelle | Film |
| 2017 | Mr & Mme Adelman | La directrice de l'école d'Arthur | Film |
| 2015 | All Three of Us | Mother of Fereshteh | Film |
| 2013 | Pieces of Me | Christine | Film |
| 2013 | True Friends | Stéphanie | Film |
| 2013 | The Big Bad Wolf | Victoire | Film |
| 2012 | On the Other Side of the Tracks | Morland | Film |
| 2011 | Titeuf | Maman (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | The Minister | Pauline, communications director | Film |
| 2010 | No and Me | Lou's mother | Film |
| 2010 | Notre Dame des Barjots | Véra Cabral | Film |
| 2010 | No and Me | Director | Film |
| 2009 | The Ordinary People | Christine Barbieri | Film |
| 2009 | Someone I Loved | Director | Film |
| 2008 | The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos | Narrator (French version) (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | Marie-Jeanne Duval | Film |
| 2008 | Crossfire | Commissaire Vasseur | Film |
| 2006 | The Man of My Life | Director | Film |
| 2005 | La vie privée des animaux | (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | The Perfume of the Lady in Black | Edith Rance | Film |
| 2004 | Narco | Paméla | Film |
| 2002 | Almost Peaceful | Léa | Film |
| 2001 | Bécassine, le trésor viking | Loulotte (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Beautiful Memories | Marie Bjorg | Film |
| 2001 | L'inconnue du Val-Perdu | Martine | Film |
| 2001 | Beautiful Memories | Director | Film |
| 1999 | My Little Business | Nathalie | Film |
| 1998 | Ça reste entre nous | Marie | Film |
| 1997 | Proper Attire Required | Catherine Sperry | Film |
| 1993 | Kitchen with Apartment | Martine | Film |
| 1992 | 588 rue Paradis | Astrid Setian | Film |
| 1992 | The Crisis | Isa Barelle | Film |
| 1991 | The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck | Carole Ribéra | Film |
| 1991 | Une époque formidable | Interviewer | Film |
| 1990 | C'est La Vie | Bella | Film |
| 1990 | Promotion canapé | Carole | Film |
| 1989 | À corps et à cris | Marie Parenty | Film |
| 1989 | Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête | Hélène Parnet | Film |
| 1988 | La Travestie | Nicole Armingaud | Film |
| 1987 | Le Beauf | Marylin | Film |
| 1987 | Fucking Fernand | une prostituée | Film |
| 1986 | États d'âme | Hélène | Film |
| 1986 | Make It Mine | Odile | Film |
| 1985 | Billy Ze Kick | Juliette Chapeau | Film |
| 1985 | One Woman or Two | Constance Michoux | Film |
| 1984 | Gwendoline | Beth | Film |
| 1983 | Banzaï | Sophia, de l'agence de voyages, l'amie d'Isabelle | Film |
| 1982 | The Party 2 | Catherine, Philippe's ex | Film |
| 1982 | Elle voit des nains partout ! | Blanche-Neige | Film |
| Y a pas de réseau 2 | Jeanine Tudor | Film | |
| The Countess of Monte Cristo | Héloïse de Villefort | TV |
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