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Mimie Mathy 
Mimie Mathy at the 1994 Cannes Film FestivalBorn Michèle Mathy
July 8, 1957
Lyon, FranceOccupation Actor, comedian, singer, writer Years active 1980-2010 Spouse Benoist Gérard Website http://www.mimiemathy.com Mimie Mathy (b. July 8, 1957) is a French actress and comedienne who is best known for her starring role in the long-running Josephine, Guardian Angel (French: Joséphine, ange gardien) television series. Mathy has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) tall.[1]
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Biography
Interested in the theatre from childhood, she studied the dramatic arts from 1979 to 1981 at Michel Fugain's workshop in Nice.[2] In the early 1980s she performed in a number of theatre roles and appeared in Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard television show. She formed a touring comedy troupe "Le Trio des Filles" (The Three Girls) which performed shows such as Existe en trois tailles (Available in Three Sizes) from 1988 to 1993.[2] In 1993 she performed in the TV movie Une nounou pas comme les autres (A Nanny Like No Other), which garnered a 52.7% market share (~12 million viewers) in France.[3]
Since 1994 she has performed 15 times in the annual Les Enfoirés (The Tossers) charity concert for Restaurants du Cœur (Restaurants of the Heart). Les Enfoirés was the most watched TV show in France in 2009, with 12.3 million viewers.[4] She married 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) restaurateur and chef Benoist Gérard in 2005.[1]
In 1997 she began her title role in Josephine, Guardian Angel, a TSR 1 show which is still in production as of 2010. In 2006 she issued a music CD, La Vie M'a Raconte (Life Told Me) produced by Patrick Fiori.
Awards and recognition
François Dorieux named a rose cultivar for her in 1999. In 2007 she was selected the 5th most popular French celebrity and highest ranking female celebrity by the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche.[5]
References
- ^ a b Randall, Colin (7 March 2006). "Short sharp shock for followers of the femme fatale". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1512330/Short-sharp-shock-for-followers-of-the-femme-fatale.html.
- ^ a b Mimie Mathy. "L'Atelier de Nice". Biographie. http://www.mimiemathy.com/accueil/index.html. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Humblot, Catherine (31 July 1994). "Dossier les Paradoxes de la Fiction Française le Calvaire du Producteur". Le Monde. http://www.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/334534.html.
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (4 January 2010). "France's TF1 rules TV ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3ic3390a5158a31029457b00f2a471274f.
- ^ Johnny Summerton (8 May 2008). "France's top 50 favourites "French" of course. What else did you expect?". http://www.buzzle.com/articles/frances-top-50-favourites-french-of-course-what-else-did-you-expect.html. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
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Categories:- Living people
- 1957 births
- People from Lyon
- Actors with dwarfism
- French film actors
- French stage actors
- French television actors
- French-language singers
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