Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. In the English speaking world of television, she is notable for playing Catherine Durand in 3 seasons (24 episodes) of the French/British television series War of the Worlds (2019–2022).
Early life
Born in Caen, Normandy, she is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mother, Martine, an English teacher. She is the cousin of the journalist Marie Drucker, daughter of Jean Drucker. Her paternal grandfather was Jewish. She is in a relationship with Julien Rambaldi and they have a daughter.[1] She starred in the film Les meilleurs amis du monde, which Rambaldi was directing at the time.[2]
She studied acting at the École de la rue Blanche, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT) in Paris.[3]
Career
Her early career encompassed both classical theatre pieces like Le Misanthrope, and contemporary plays such as Blanc by Emmanuelle Marie.[4]
She has been twice nominated for the Molière Award for Best Female Revelation, in 2001 for her role in Danny et la grande bleue and in 2004 for 84 Charing Cross Road.[1] In 2019, she won the César Award for Best Actress for Custody.[5]
In 2019, she ventured into English-speaking television, starring as Catherine Durand in 3 seasons (24 episodes) of the StudioCanal French/British television series War of the Worlds (2019–2022), alongside Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones.[6] She gave birth to a daughter with her civil partner, the director and screenwriter Julien Rimbaldi.[7]
