Muriel Mayette

Muriel Mayette is a French actress, born in 1964.

Biography

At the age of 14, Mayette followed the lectures of Marcel Tassencourt at Versailles. From 1980 to 1982, she studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre, then from 1982 until 1985, at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, she studied under Michel Bouquet, Claude Régy and Bernard Dort.

From March 2008, Mayette was part of the commission led by Hugues Gall initiated by minister of culture Christine Albanel, to provide the post of director of the Villa Medicis in Rome.

Mayette is an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Career as comedienne

Mayette joined the Comédie-Française on 15 September 1985, at the age of 20, and she became a sociétaire on the 1 January 1988. She was to work with Antoine Vitez, Jacques Lassalle and Alain Françon there.

A teacher at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, she also directed eight productions, of which the last was the play "Le Retour au désert" (Return to the Desert) by Bernard-Marie Koltès.

Mayette was appointed administrateur général of Comédie-Française from 4 August 2006, replacing Marcel Bozonnet. She is the first woman to occupy the post in the 300-year history of the Comédie-Française.

External links

• Filmography on IMDB

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