Camille Cottin

Born in Boulogne-Billancourt on the outskirts of Paris in 1978, actress and comedian Camille Cottin is one of France’s most popular film, stage and TV stars. And, *bien sûr, a firm favourite of many of our chouchous for her breakout role in the comedy-drama series, Dix Pour Cent (Call My Agent!).

Living in London as a teenager and working as a high school English teacher on her return home, Cottin trained at a drama school in Paris before joining the theatre company Troupe à Palmade in 2009. Her first on-screen role came the same year in the film Nos 18 ans, but her big break was in 2013 with Connasse.

In the hidden-camera sketch show, Cottin played a snobby Parisienne known simply as "La Connasse” (The Bitch). Her character was so popular that it led to the film The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts (2015), which earned her a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress.  

*Cependant, it was in 2015 that her star hit its ascension with a stellar performance as the impossibly cool talent agent Andréa Martel in the critically acclaimed series Call My Agent! Cottin has since had starring roles in films including Telle mère, telle fille (Baby Bumps, 2017) and Toni, en famille (2023). Her formidable talent has also won her English-language roles in the films Allied, House of Gucci and alongside Matt Damon in 2021’s Stillwater.

This month, you can catch Cottin at the 2025 Alliance Française French Film Festival in Trois amies (Three Friends) and Ni chaînes, ni maîtres (No Chains No Masters)—a rom-com and a historical drama that showcase her comedic and *plus sérieux acting chops.

Trois amies is our selection for this year’s festival, and we’d be delighted if you joined us at Palace Centro (James St) for the 6pm screening on Sunday, 13 March. Grab your tickets here—and feel free to join us for a pre-film ápero at Sixes and Sevens from 4pm!

*of course | *However |*more serious