Léonie Simaga
Léonie Simaga

Léonie Simaga

Born: November 30, 1977 (48 years)
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Léonie Simaga, born in 1978 in Marseille, is a French actress and director, member of the Comédie-Française from 2010 to 2015. Her father and mother met in Rennes during their studies. She, from Brittany, is preparing to teach French. He, from Mali, is an agricultural engineer. His Breton grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Le Gall, died during the liberation of Brest in 1944, was decorated with the Legion of Honor. After her baccalaureate obtained at the House of Education of the Legion of Honor, she entered hypokhâgne, then khâgne in Parisian high schools and then obtained her diploma from the Institute of Political Studies of Paris4 (class of 20025). She also holds a degree in history. She studied theater at the Asnières Studio-theater, then at the National Higher Conservatory of Dramatic Art from 2002 to 2005. She played at the Comédie-Française in Esther by Racine, then in 2004, in Papa must eat by Marie NDiaye . She was hired as a resident in 2005. She notably performed the role of the Infanta in Corneille's Le Cid during the 2005-2006 season, and in 2007 played the role of Chimène in the same play, alternating with the role of Lucietta in Goldoni's play Il campiello. She became a member of the Comédie-Française on January 1, 2010. Léonie Simaga also directs several productions for the Comédie-Française such as, in 2007, Pour un oui ou pour un non by Nathalie Sarraute and, in 2014, Othello by William Shakespeare. She left the Comédie-Française at the end of 2015.

Movies as Actor (36)
Un peu avant minuit

Un peu avant minuit

as Éléonore

Nov 25, 2026

Les Justicières de Saint Flour

Les Justicières de Saint Flour

as Inès Tridot

Mar 30, 2026

Guru

Guru

as Karla Demaison

Jan 28, 2026

Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Apr 23, 2025

Maïco : Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, la révoltée

Maïco : Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, la révoltée

as Narratrice

May 25, 2024

Respire

Respire

as Sofia

Sep 12, 2023

Les Secrets du Paquebot

Les Secrets du Paquebot

as Léa

Sep 9, 2023

Newark USA: Far from the American Dream

Newark USA: Far from the American Dream

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jul 30, 2023

The Peace and Love Process

The Peace and Love Process

as Aïssa

Jun 7, 2023

Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel

Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Mar 5, 2023

The Green Perfume

The Green Perfume

as Louise

Dec 21, 2022

Avant la catastrophe - La Chute de la République de Weimar (1930-1933)

Avant la catastrophe - La Chute de la République de Weimar (1930-1933)

as Narratrice

Oct 21, 2022

Edvard Munch : Un cri dans la nature

Edvard Munch : Un cri dans la nature

as narrator

Oct 10, 2022

Save Our School

Save Our School

as Ingrid

Sep 28, 2022

Alain Resnais, the Audacious

Alain Resnais, the Audacious

as Narrator (voice)

Sep 5, 2022

Summer of revolution

Summer of revolution

as Annette Lévy-Willard (voix)

Jun 26, 2022

Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art

as Narrator

Apr 5, 2022

Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus, with Kiss as Deep as My Love

Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus, with Kiss as Deep as My Love

as Lucie Dreyfus (voice)

Apr 3, 2022

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

as (Voix Off)

Nov 7, 2021

Jean Vilar, le rêve du théâtre pour tous

Jean Vilar, le rêve du théâtre pour tous

as Narration

Jul 23, 2021

Meurtres à Albi

Meurtres à Albi

as Annabelle Dalmasio

Jan 23, 2021

Maisonneuve - A School of the World

Maisonneuve - A School of the World

as Narratrice (voix-off)

Mar 1, 2020

L'Orientalisme

L'Orientalisme

as Narrator

Aug 27, 2019

Alice and the Mayor

Alice and the Mayor

as Isabelle Leinsdorf

May 18, 2019

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

as Narrator (voice)

Nov 22, 2018

Little Tickles

Little Tickles

as Lola

Nov 14, 2018

A Season in France

A Season in France

as Martine

Jan 25, 2018

Jeune Femme

Jeune Femme

as Yuki

Nov 1, 2017

Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran

Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran

as Self

Jan 1, 2015

Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

as Léa

Oct 23, 2013

Just Love!

Just Love!

as Silvia

Aug 16, 2013

Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

as Virginie, bonne chez Beauperthuis

Dec 10, 2012

Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard

Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard

as Silvia

Nov 13, 2012

Mon pote

Mon pote

as Anna Duchêne, Bruno's wife

Dec 1, 2010

All About Actresses

All About Actresses

as La baby-sitter

Jan 28, 2009

Ça va bien se passer

Ça va bien se passer

as Amara Sacko