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- Cathy Rosier was born on 2 January 1945 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, French West Indies. She was an actress, known for The Samurai (1967), Le dernier saut (1970) and Chap'la (1980). She was married to Norbert Lemoine, Gérard Foussier and Georges Rosier. She died on 17 May 2004 in Marrakech, Morocco.
- Karine Jean-Pierre was born on 13 August 1974 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Vivacious, good-natured and friendly, but also fussy, invading and possessive, all these terms can apply to most of the characters played by Marthe Villalonga, one of the busiest comic actresses in France for five decades. Either the quintessential Jewish mother hen (poor Guy Bedos in "Un éléphant ça trompe énormément" and its sequel "Nous irons tous au paradis"!)or the typical voluble caretaker or else the both pampering and annoying wife of Roger Hanin eternally nagging her macho husband, who on earth can resist her fluency, her energy and her sense of comic effects? At least not this writer, even if it can be deplored that the funny lady partly damaged her reputation in appearing in too many a campy French comedy(?) perpetrated by dunces named Philippe Clair, Michel Gérard, Michel Caputo and the like. Add to these qualities her inimitable "pied-noir" accent(characteristic of those French people who had been living in Algeria for generations) and you will find no other actress on a par with her. She was born in Algeria in 1932, a century after it was conquered by the French troops. In the town where she started her life, Fort de l'Eau (now Bordj el Kifan), one of her grandmothers owned a movie theater, which was premonitory indeed, even if chronologically speaking, the cinema came only third in her career, after the theater and television. Marthe, who has Portuguese blue blood in her veins(amazing given the number of proletarian types she played later on!) was soon attracted to the arts. Already treading the boards at the tender age of six, she also learned the piano very young. In addition, she is a good writer, which she proved in 2003 when "Tout simplement", an excitingly moving document about the everyday lives of these French-Algerian nicknamed "pieds-noirs" was published. After leaving school she enrolled in the Algiers Drama Academy and soon found work in Algerian theaters. She had the opportunity to take part (along with Robert Castel and Lucette Sahuquet) in the "Famille Hernandez" adventure. The play, written by the whole company and supervised by Geneviève Baïlac, opened in Algiers in 1957 to packed houses and great acclaim. It managed to cross the Mediterranean Sea and was also a hit in Paris, where it made French people discover who their "cousins" from Algeria actually were. It was all the more important as the "pieds-noirs" would soon become refugees in Metropolitan France, their "fatherland" maybe but to which they were perfect strangers. Marthe, just like the rest of the cast, decided to stay in France. At first, as she thought her accent was a handicap, she decided to get rid of it. Fortunately, René Simon dissuaded her from doing it. A wise decision since Villalonga's future success is attributable precisely to this characteristic. Since then, Marthe Villalonga has worked hard at making us laugh. Of course some of her films are unworthy of her talent but others will not be forgotten such as "Le Coup de Sirocco", the best film about what it was like to have to flee Algeria and to settle in reluctant France, and her three collaborations with André Téchiné ("Les innocents", "Ma saison préférée" and "Alice et Martin") in which she shows she is a sensitive human being not only a comedian.- Passionate about storytelling and audiovisual production, Cédric Pierre-Louis has had eyes only for Africa since obtaining his Master's degree in International Management at the Catholic University of Lille. He began his media career in Rwanda with the Tele10 group, where he was catapulted to the head of Radio10, then launched TV10, the country first private television channel. In 2015, he joined Iroko, once dubbed the African Netflix, to initiate the linear television department as Vice President of the Nigerian start-up. His mission accomplished, he tackled a new challenge by being appointed Project Manager - East Africa within the Econet Media / Kwesé group.
A year later, he was promoted to the position of Managing Director of Francophone Africa while assuming the duties of Acting Managing Director of Kwesé Free Sports Ghana. Cédric Pierre-Louis has acquired extensive experience in the audiovisual industry of the African continent, through his involvement in a plethora of projects, and publications and contributed as a writer / producer to various local TV shows. He is now Director of African Fiction Channels at Thema, a subsidiary of Canal+ International. - Sylver Gregory was born on 14 October 1980 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. She is an actress, known for The Royal Family (1991), Law & Order (1990) and Family Matters (1989).
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Born in Ontario, Canada, Gene Andrusco moved to Southern California at an early age, where he soon became a actor on television programs such as "Bewitched", "Cannon" and "The Bold Ones" and on cartoons such as "Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home", "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Klan" and "The Barkleys." In the mid '80s, under the pen name Gene Eugene, he started a second career as a Christian alternative rock producer, engineer, and musician (as a member of Adam Again, the Lost Dogs, and the Swirling Eddies). He died in The Green Room, his production studio in Southern California, during March of 2000.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Billon was born on 7 February 1901 in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, Gard, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Eternal Husband (1946), L'inévitable M. Dubois (1943) and Le soleil a toujours raison (1943). He died on 31 August 1981 in Paris, France.- Raymond Aquilon was born on 10 January 1955 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor, known for Diva (1981), Ronde de nuit (1984) and L'africain (1983). He died on 23 November 1991 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
James Whittingham was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan where his life as an improvisational comic actor began after landing the role of The Big Bad Wolf in a Kindergarten puppet show production of "Little Red Riding Hood." James improvised puppet shows for neighborhood kids until he starting making films at age twelve.
In high school and University Whittingham performed comic roles at the local cable TV station and in student and independent films before graduating with a BFA in film production from the University of Regina in 1992. Whittingham then teamed up with Kevin Allardyce in Regina for a local cult TV show, The James and Kevin Show.
In 1997, after working with comic mentor, Dan Redican, Whittingham and Allardyce had starring roles on CBC Television's Just for Laughs in that season's interstitial segments. The duo continued to develop shows for Canadian Television before parting ways professionally in the early 2000's.
Whittingham experimented with comic blogs, podcasts and YouTube in the 2000s while working on other television pilots and independent films in Saskatchewan, including regularly working with director Lowell Dean (13 Eerie, Wolf Cop).
Whittingham made his feature film début in Brian Stockton's (et al) I Heart Regina in 2010. He continues his work with Stockton in the upcoming feature comedy, The Sabbatical.- Jenny Alpha was born on 22 April 1910 in Fort de France, Martinique. She was an actress, known for Une femme, une époque (1978), La vieille quimboiseuse et le majordome (1987) and Noir comme le souvenir (1995). She died on 8 September 2010 in Paris, France.
- Thierry Paulin was born on 28 November 1963 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. He died on 16 April 1989 in Paris, France.
- Philippe Lavil was born on 26 September 1947 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He is an actor, known for Laura, le compte à rebours a commencé (2006), Burger Quiz (2001) and Adieu foulards (1983).
- Christiane Eda-Pierre was born on 24 March 1932 in Fort de France, Martinique. She was an actress, known for Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Les contes d'Hoffmann (1978). She died on 6 September 2020 in Faye-l'Abbesse, Deux-Sèvres, France.
- Patrick Chamoiseau was born on 3 December 1953 in Fort de France, Martinique. He is a writer, known for L'exil du roi Behanzin (1994), Passage du milieu (2000) and Biguine (2004).
- Benjamin Mast was born on 15 June 1997 in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Chicago P.D. (2014) and America's Musical Journey (2018).
- Composer
Michel Sardaby was born on 4 September 1935 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. Michel was a composer, known for Sibylle (1979). Michel died on 6 December 2023 in Paris, France.- Doudou Babet was born on 23 April 1920 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor, known for Greed in the Sun (1964), If All the Guys in the World... (1956) and An Eye for an Eye (1957). He died on 14 October 2000 in Villejuif, Paris, France.
- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
- Art Director
Paul Anderson was born on 15 April 1972 in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. He is an art director, known for In the Tall Grass (2019), The Time Machine (2002) and Cypher (2002).- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Guy Pedersen was born on 10 June 1930 in Grand-Fort Philippe, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Priceless (2006), Nacho Libre (2006) and Going Places (1974). He died on 4 January 2005 in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Caprice Chantal was born on 13 April 1937 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. She is an actress, known for Avventura a Capri (1959), Caterina Sforza, la leonessa di Romagna (1959) and Love, the Italian Way (1960).- Audrey Pulvar was born on 21 February 1972 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. She is an actress, known for Suite noire (2009), Baron noir (2016) and Champions De France (2015).
- Patrick Gibson was born on 20 February 1957 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. He died on 4 April 2020 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Composer
Francisco Charles was born on 9 November 1932 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor and composer, known for Concorde Affaire '79 (1979), Brigade mondaine: Vaudou aux Caraïbes (1980) and Mamito (1980). He died on 18 April 2013 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.- Eugène Mona was born on 13 September 1943 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor, known for Sugar Cane Alley (1983). He died on 21 September 1991 in Rivière Pilote, Martinique, France.
- Composer
- Music Department
Henri Guédon was born on 22 May 1944 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was a composer, known for Zan Boko (1988), Orage (1983) and Archipels (2007). He died on 12 February 2006 in Paris, France.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Rachid Arhab was born on 26 June 1955 in Fort National, Algeria, France [now Larba Nat Iraten, Algeria]. He is an actor and writer, known for J'ai rendez-vous avec vous (2000), Foul Play (1998) and Art'n Acte Production (2003).- Ernest Léardée was born on 9 November 1896 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. He was an actor and composer, known for La vieille quimboiseuse et le majordome (1987), La ferme en folie (1961) and Médecins de nuit (1978). He died on 12 April 1988 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Writer
Christophe Perie was born on 4 August 1977 in Fort de France, Martinique. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Paris, I Love You (2006), A Very Long Engagement (2004) and Rush Hour 3 (2007).- Aimé Michel was born on 12 May 1919 in Saint-Vincent-les-Fort, France. He was a writer, known for Mycènes, celui qui vient du futur (1972). He died on 28 December 1992 in Saint-Vincent-les-Fort, France.
- J.N. Harris was born on 28 February 1915 in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. J.N. was a writer, known for On Camera (1954) and Encounter (1952). J.N. was married to Aileen Rosalind Dunkeld. J.N. died on 29 July 1964 in Vermont, USA.
- Le Commandant Jean L'Herminier was born on 25 January 1902 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. Le Commandant Jean was a writer, known for Pirate Submarine (1951). Le Commandant Jean died on 7 June 1953 in Paris, France.