Catherine Mouchet born 21 August 1959 is a French actress She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy Her performance in the film Thérèse directed by Alain Cavalier won her the César Award for Most Promising Actress for 1987 Having been acclaimed for her appearance in Thérèse she next appeared in Claude Gorettas Si le soleil ne revenait pas in 1987 and then devoted herself to theatre for a time She appeared in works by Luigi Pirandello Vêtir ceux qui sont nus and Alfred de Musset Les Caprices de Marianne amongst others and directed La Petite dame with Claude Guyonnet in 1992 She returned to the screen in JeanPierre Mockys Bonsoir 1993 and in Louis and Xavier Bachelots short film La Plante On television she appeared in the saga Jalna directed by Philippe Monnier from the books of Mazo de la Roche and Le blanc à lunettes directed by Édouard Nierman from a Georges Simenon novel She then studied for a degree in philosophy She returned to the screen and played supporting roles in two Olivier Assayas films Fin août début septembre and Les Destinées sentimentales She appeared in Pierre Jolivets My Little Business for which she received a nomination for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress and Philippe Harels 1999 Extension du domaine de la lutte an adaptation of Michel Houellebecqs controversial breakthrough novel Whatever in which she played a psychoanalyst She played a prostitute in Patrice Lecontes Rue des Plaisirs She continues to appear in a wide variety of roles in both auteur films and popular comedies and for both first time directors and established talents In October 2008 Mouchet appeared at the Théâtre National de Strasbourg in Jean Magnans et pourtant ce silence ne pouvait être vide based like Jean Genets The Maids on the Papin sisters murders in 1933 Source Article Catherine Mouchet from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30