Catherine Hiegel

Biography

Catherine Hiegel is a French actress, comedian, and director, born on December 10, 1946. She began her career at age ten with a radio adaptation of Les Misérables, alongside her father Pierre Hiegel, before studying comedy and joining the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens. She later joined the Comédie-Française in 1969 and became its Dean after Christine Fersen's death in 2008, winning two Molière Awards along the way.