Léonie Simaga
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Murders in...
Annabelle Dalmasio
2013
Film
Little Tickles
Lola
2018
Series
The Eddy
Commandant Keita
2020
Film
Guru
Karla Demaison
2026
Series
The Flame
Sarah
2020
Film
Jeune Femme
Yuki
2017
Series
Le Négociateur
Frédérique
2024
Series
Machine
Colonel Karras
2024
Film
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
37 secondes
Laurence Binet
2025
Series
The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Series
Je te promets
Agnès Gallo
2021
Series
French Soldiers of the Third Reich
Narrator (voice)
2026
Film
Closed Circuit
Léa
2013
Series
Brocéliande
Pauline Diawara
2024
Film
Les Justicières de Saint Flour
Inès Tridot
2026
Series
Trepalium
Izia Katell / Thaïs Garcia
2016
Film
The Peace and Love Process
Aïssa
2023
Series
LT-21
Asia Dialo
2023
Series
The Intruder
Aline
2025
Series
Clean
Jess
2025
Film
Just Love!
Silvia
2013
Series
Uniformes
Maddie
2026
Film
Maisonneuve - A School of the World
Narratrice (voix-off)
2020
Film
Un peu avant minuit
Éléonore
2026
Film
Mon pote
Anna Duchêne, Bruno's wife
2010
Series
Apparences
Capitaine Sarah Santoni
2026
Series
Les Impatientes
Isabelle Maroni
2018
Film
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard
Silvia
2012
Film
Summer of revolution
Annette Lévy-Willard (voix)
2022
Film
Maïco : Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, la révoltée
Narratrice
2024
Film
Alice and the Mayor
Isabelle Leinsdorf
2019
Series
Les Limiers
Sara Mauduit
2013
Film
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
Newark USA: Far from the American Dream
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Series
Auschwitz, survivors tell their stories
Narratrice
2025
Ça va bien se passer
Amara Sacko
Film
Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art
Narrator
2022
Film
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
The Green Perfume
Louise
2022
Film
Respire
Sofia
2023
Film
All About Actresses
La baby-sitter
2009
Film
Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus, with Kiss as Deep as My Love
Lucie Dreyfus (voice)
2022
Film
Alain Resnais, the Audacious
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
L'Orientalisme
Narrator
2019
Film
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
Self
2015
Film
Meurtres à Albi
Annabelle Dalmasio
2021
Film
A Season in France
Martine
2018
Film
Save Our School
Ingrid
2022
Film
Edvard Munch : Un cri dans la nature
narrator
2022
Film
Les Secrets du Paquebot
Léa
2023
Film
Avant la catastrophe - La Chute de la République de Weimar (1930-1933)
Narratrice
2022
Film
Un chapeau de paille d'Italie
Virginie, bonne chez Beauperthuis
2012
Film
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
(Voix Off)
2021
Film
Jean Vilar, le rêve du théâtre pour tous
Narration
2021