Despite a prestigious career, Muriel Robin confided in a regret she has. Hurt, the actress says it even made her “dive”.
A close friend of Pierre Palmade, Muriel Robin had been upset by the accident in which the actor was involved last March. A difficult time to live. Happy with his wife Anne Le Nen for 15 years, the ex of Catherine Lara is about to get on the boards alongside Pierre Arditi. From September 21, she will perform in the play Rabbit by Samuel Benchetrit, husband of Vanessa Paradis, at the Edouard VII theater in Paris.
At 68, the actress is hailed by her peers, including Alexandra Lamy, with whom she recently starred in The Chamber of Wonders. But on the occasion of this new role, she confided in an interview with Figaro on a very deep wound which comes to him from the lack of recognition of the profession. A “detail” that she has trouble digesting.
Muriel Robin: her great professional disappointment
In the columns of the daily this Thursday, August 31, Muriel Robin and Pierre Arditi answered the questions of the journalist, concerning in particular the theater. And the actress confided in the Molière. While his sidekick won Best Actor in Theatrical for his role in Repetition or Punished Love in 1987, Muriel Robin has never won a single one. However, she has been nominated no less than nine times, in different categories: theatrical revelation, alone on stage, humor, best actress…
She asserts: “They did it to Annie Girardot so… They don’t want to give it to me. After six or seven nominations, it got to me. Valérie Lemercier had it three times”. She even explains that this wound was very deep: “It triggered a lack of confidence. I’m not very strong, I dived“. Pierre Arditi is surprised: “I thought you had at least one. It’s insane!”.
Also nominated for the César for Best Actress in 2001 (for her role in the drama Mary Line), she had not been rewarded either. But she received a prestigious distinction, international moreover, in 2007: the prize for best female interpretation at the Emmy Awards for her role in Marie Besnard, the poisoner, a TV movie about a serial killer. In addition to her cult one-woman shows, she was also critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Jacqueline Sauvage in 2018. An artist as gifted for humor as drama, therefore, adored by the public.
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