Florence Foresti
Acting • Born 1973-11-08
Biography
Florence Foresti (born 8 November 1973 in Vénissieux) is a French comedian and actress. Following her high school studies in literature, theatre and dramatic expression at Saint-Just de Lyon, Florence Foresti entered a school for cinematography at Lyon. After her studies, she appeared in the French television show Thalassa. At 20, Florence enrolled in a course in classical theatre at Lyon, which she quit after just two days. She had a few other jobs, including working for EDF in Lyon, before finally becoming a computer graphics artist. But she didn't give up on her artistic ambitions, and in 1998 made her début at the café-théâtre Le nOmbril du mOnde ("The navel of the world"), as part of an all woman trio Les Taupes Models (a pun between French "Model Moles" and English "Top Models") with Céline Ianucci and Cécile Giroud, while simultaneously working as a computer graphics artist. The trio was noticed while touring and Anne Roumanoff proposed to make the act the first part of her show. Florence Foresti's career was launched. In 2001 her first one-woman show, Manquerait plus qu'elle soit drôle ("The only thing missing is that she be funny") won the Jury prize at the Antibes festival. Her style bears comparison with that of Muriel Robin and Sylvie Joly, as well as with some of the 'attitude' and voices of Dieudonné M'bala M'bala and Élie Semoun. She appeared in the Stéphane Bern programme 20h 10 pétantes, and then on Laurent Ruquier's On a tout essayé, playing zany characters. In 2005 she starts her second one-woman show, Florence Foresti fait des sketchs ("Florence Foresti Makes sketches"). In July 2007, she gave birth to her daughter, Toni . In the wake, she plays in a play L'Abribus with Philippe Elno. From May 2009 to April 2011 she staged her show MotherFucker. She explained the Anglo-Saxon directness of the title in an interview with Paris Match: "I asked myself, can one remain a woman, while still being a full-time mother? This question affected me so much that I dubbed my show MotherFucker. And it's a nod to Madonna, my idol. After the birth of her daughter, Lourdes, she appeared in a T-shirt with the word Mother on the front, Fucker on the back. It's so clever, this way of playing with her image, her private life and her playing with words. I stole this." From 13 to 23 September 2012, the "Foresti Party" begin. Three dates in Lyon ("Foresti Party Lyon") and five in Paris ("Foresti Party Bercy"). This huge show is broadcast live in cinema 23 September. On 26 February 2016, she hosted the 41st César Awards. Source: Article "Florence Foresti" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
78 credits
Dikkenek
Movie • 2006
Le commissaire Laurence
Perfect Match...
Movie • 2007
Roseline
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 8ème édition
Movie • 2021
Self
Mes amis, mes amours
Movie • 2008
Sophie
King Guillaume
Movie • 2009
Magali Brunel
Le gala de Paul Mirabel (avec de l'aide)
Movie • 2021
Self
Hollywoo
Movie • 2011
Jeanne
Florence Foresti : Mother Fucker
Movie • 2010
Self
Made in Jamel
Movie • 2010
Self
Game of Four
Movie • 2007
Brigitte
Le grand show des humoristes - Spécial couples
Movie • 2021
Self
Le grand show des humoristes - Spécial femmes
Movie • 2021
Self
Florence Foresti fait des sketches à la Cigale
Movie • 2006
Self
Florence Foresti & Friends
Movie • 2008
Self
L'Abribus
Movie • 2008
Isabelle
Florence Foresti a tout essayé
Movie • 2007
clo, brigitte, anne sophie
Franck Dubosc et Stéphane Rousseau - Permission accordée
Movie • 2010
Self
Drôles de familles
Movie • 2022
Self
La télé de Florence Foresti
Movie • 2017
Self
Foresti Party
Movie • 2012
Self
Barbecue
Movie • 2014
Olivia
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Movie • 2014
Bonemine (voice)
La Nuit du rire II à l'Olympia
Movie • 2004
Self
La Folle Soirée du Palmashow
Movie • 2014
Self - Guest
In France with Madonna
Movie • 2022
Self
The Crazy Evening of Palmashow 2
Movie • 2015
Self
Florence Foresti : Boys Boys Boys
Movie • 2024
Self
Madame Foresti
Movie • 2015
Self
Full Speed
Movie • 2016
Capitaine Peton
Max & Leon
Movie • 2016
Résistante
Florence Foresti & friends - Sketchs inédits
Movie • 2008
Humoriste
Marrakech du rire
Movie • 2011
Self
Ladies
Movie • 2017
Lucie
Juste pour rire fait son show
Movie • 2016
Self
20 sketches, une vie
Movie • 2018
Self
La famille, ça me fait bien rire !
Movie • 2018
Self
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Movie • 2018
Bonemine (voice)
Gad Elmaleh - Le Big Show
Movie • 2015
Self
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
Movie • 2019
Self - Guest
A Friendly Tale...
Movie • 2020
Karine
Baptiste Lecaplain et ses potes
Movie • 2013
Florence
Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2014
Movie • 2014
Self
Florence Foresti : Epilogue
Movie • 2019
Self
Lucky
Movie • 2020
Caroline Jamar
Les 60 ans du one-man-show
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Le grand show des humoristes
Movie • 2020
Self
Les Galas Juste Pour Rire: Un monde sans femme
Movie • 2006
Self
The Grand Restaurant III
Movie • 2021
Caro
Les duos impossibles de Jérémy Ferrari : 10ème édition
Movie • 2024
Self
Juste pour rire - Juste le meilleur des Galas 2005
Movie • 2005
Un Incroyable Show
Movie • 2018
Le temps des femmes ?
Movie • 2025
Self
The Original+
Movie • 2025
Self - Presenter
Télématin
TV • 1985
Self
Salut les Terriens !
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Bref
TV • 2011
Florence Foresti
ONDAR On Ne Demande qu'A en Rire
TV • 2010
Self
Archives secrètes
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Shambles
TV • 2022
Florence
Kemps
TV • 2019
Self
Cérémonie des César
TV • 1976
Self - Host
Juste Pour Rire - Galas
TV
Self
Comedy Class by Éric & Ramzy
TV • 2024
Self
Platane
TV • 2011
Florence Foresti
Panique dans l'oreillette
TV • 2008
Self
The Flame
TV • 2020
Emilie
Un bon moment
TV • 2020
Self - Guest
Palmashow - L'émission
TV • 2012
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Who Wants to Win Millions?
TV • 2000
Self - Contestant
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
On n'est pas couché
TV • 2006
Self - Panelist
On n'est pas couché
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Désordre
TV • 2022
Florence
Roi de la vanne
TV • 2017
Muppets TV
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Vendredi, tout est permis
TV • 2011
Self