Lauzier. She then had the leading role in another comedy, La smala, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert. Finally, she played a supporting role in the comedy La vengeance du serpent à plumes directed by Gérard Oury. The movie was her biggest success of that year. In 1985, she appeared in the movie Tranches de vie directed by François Leterrier. That year she also made her directional debut with the comedy Sac de noeuds, which she wrote, directed and starred in. 1990 onward Since 1990, Balasko has enjoyed a busy career acting in numerous films in a very wide variety of roles but having an international directing success in 1995 with Gazon Maudit (French Twist), in which she co-starred with Alain Chabat and gained her a César for best screenplay and a nomination for best film. In 2006 she was re-united once again with the Le Splendid team for another Bronzés film Bronzés 3: Amis pour La Vie. 2012–present In 2018, Balasko record a song with the rapper Mac Tyer on his album C'est la street mon pote. In February 2019, Balasko received the Crystal Comedy Award during the 4th Festival International du Film de Comédie de Liège to reward her career. Personal life Bruno Moynot was her partner from 1974 until 1981. In a second union with sculptor Philippe Berry (brother of actor Richard Berry), she had a daughter, Marilou Berry (born 1 February 1983), also an actress, and an adopted son, Rudy Berry (born 1988). She divorced from Philippe Berry in 1999 and married American actor George Aguilar in 2003, whom she met on the set of The Frenchman's Son in 1999. In July 2018, Balasko's daughter Marilou Berry announced on her Instagram account that she was pregnant with her first child. Her son, Andy, was born in November 2018 and was Balasko's first grandchild. Filmography Actress Filmmaker Box-office Movies starring or featuring Josiane Balasko with more than one million tickets sold at movie theatres in France. Theater Writer 2004 : Cliente, it became a movie in 2008 directed and starring Balasko, with Nathalie Baye, Éric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré, Catherine Hiegel, Marilou Berry, George Aguilar, Richard Berry and Maria Schneider. 2006 : Parano express 2011 : La nuit sera chaude, it became a play in 2011-2012 2019 : Jamaiplu See also List of female film and television directors List of LGBT-related films directed by women References External links Josiane Balasko