Veronique Genet is a famous contemporary French actress. She played in a dozen popular films, but only one role brought her real fame and success. The image of policeman Julie Lescaut, who she managed to brilliantly create in the series of the same name.
Actress Biography
Veronique Genet was born in the small French town of Mo. She was born in 1956. The heroine of our article is unofficially considered one of the highest paid serial actresses in this country. Currently moved away from playing a movie due to age, she is 61 years old. Owns a major production agency.
Veronique Genet is a pseudonym. Her real name is Veronique Combuio. When she was ten years old, she lost her father. After that, she moved with her mother to Alsace. Soon her stepfather appeared. At the same time, Veronik was not left to be brought up in the house, they were sent to receive education in a Catholic religious institution called "Ladies of St. Louis." It was famous throughout the country for a very strict charter, a ruthless attitude towards pupils.
The fidget girl has been crazy since childhood, so she had a hard time there. Veronik Zhene delivered a lot of trouble and worries to the sisters of this parish. As a result, after several years they were forced to send her back. According to unconfirmed information, the last straw was that the inmate pushed the headmistress from the stairs.
The first steps in the theater
Veronik Genet was able to fully realize her restless temper on the stage. At age 14, she entered the amateur theater troupe of the so-called Round Table Company. Soon she received the first role and spoke to the public. She liked it so much that she decided to devote her whole life to acting.
As soon as the girl was 18 years old and she became an adult, Veronique Genet, whose photo is in this article, went to Paris with her brother Olivier. She tried to enter the conservatory, but failed the exams. Therefore, for some time she was forced to work as a make-up artist.
Movie debut
Gradually, her acting career began to take shape successfully. She began to play in the theater, and then in the movie. For the first time on the big screen, Veronique Genet, whose biography is described in this article, appeared in 1980 in the drama “Bankers” by Francis Giraud. The heroine of our article played a very small episodic role, but got invaluable experience.
The very next year, she received her first major role. His wife appeared in the mini-series "Nana" based on the work of the same name by the French classic Emil Zola.
The director drew attention to the fact that she had a completely sonic name, convincing me to take a pseudonym. The wife is the name of her great-grandmother.
Julie Lescaut
Among the films of Veronique Genet, the series “Julie Lescaut” stands out for 22 years, from 1992 to 2014. 22 seasons came out during this time, the creators stubbornly released one season a year. In total, viewers saw 101 episodes of this fascinating detective story.
Genet plays Lesco Police Commissioner, who works for many years at a police station in a suburb of Paris. She is an independent and independent woman who brings up her two daughters alone, conducts investigations, interrogations and detains criminals.
It is also worth noting her work in the drama of Serge Leroy, "Necessary Self-Defense", the comedy adventure thriller Claude Zidi "Association of Attackers", the comedy of Pierre Richard "Dreaming is not harmful." The last picture tells about a billionaire, whose only hobby is petty shoplifting, he suffers from kleptomania. When an ordinary hairdresser catches him and is ashamed, this makes such an impression on the rich man that he invites him to his work. The young barber reveals to the billionaire the previously unknown side of life in which true human feelings lie.
It is worth noting that the personal life of the actress was successful. In 1992, she married Meyer Bokobs, who by then was divorced and had two children. In 1996, they had a common child - the son of Sam. Together with her husband, she eventually founded a production company, which began to bring good income. They were even able to acquire a plot of land in Corsica by building their dream home.
It is well known about Gene's hobby. She is a fan and collector of all kinds of motorcycles.