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Tanis Chandler was born in Nantes, France on August 20, 1924. Her real name (and birth-name) is Tanis Anne Goldthwaite and she is the daughter of composer/soloist Chandler Goldthwaite. Her early education was at the Chateau de Bure school in Paris, Saint Joseph's in Arizona and The Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. She was only eleven years old when she began to model children's clothes for magazine ads and catalogs in New York City, and thereafter, for the greater part of nine years she modeled styles of gradually advancing years, with most of the period devoted to junior miss styles. She also worked on radio from 1937 until she made her uncredited film debut in 1943 in Warner's "Cinderella Jones",a film that was not released until 1946. Soon afterward she was engaged to dub one of the voices in the French language for an American film and did so in over 40 films.

Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was one of the most famous French novelists of all time. His major work is the "Extraordinary Journeys", a series of more than sixty adventure novels including "Journey to the Center of the Earth", "Around the World in 80 Days", "20.000 Leagues under the Seas" and "The Mysterious Island" which had multiple cinematographic adaptations. Nicknamed "The father of science fiction", he is the second most translated author in the world after Agatha Christie.

Claude Perron was born on 23 January 1966 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. She is an actress, known for Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024), Big Bug (2022) and Workingirls (2012).

Linda Hardy was born on 11 October 1973 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She is an actress, known for Immortal (2004), The Love Punch (2013) and The Philanthropist (2009).

Antoine Gouy was born on 7 April 1980 in Nantes, France. He is an actor and director, known for Two Is a Family (2016), The Days That Made History (2009) and Lupin (2021).

Like many actors, Julien Boisselier began in theater and then in the series he shot for the first time for television " Group Night " .

Noticed in 1996 in the saga summer France 2 " In a large wind flowers", then revealed in the TV movie " Willingly or unwillingly ," the actor had no trouble seducing viewers ... It then turns many dramas "Summer beetles ", " The second truth ", " The Night of Murder ", " The one who left" ...

Since then, he landed his first role in 2000 in " N7 " . Immediately after " Clara et moi ", " J'me not feel beautiful ", " We're going to love ", " It's a pleasure for me," " Please Do not you worry goest ",and roles, like Charles Gaessler , a young mentally disabled man in 2006 in the TV movie " Flowers for Algernon " in which he is particularly moving .

In 2010, he plays Henry IV and, in a comedy "In the happiness of men."

In 2011, he appeared in the series " Death at Edelweiss" with Claire Keim and continues with the series of TF1 " Cheers Colo " alongside Virginia Hocq and Titoff ,also in the film "White Night " by Frédéric Jardin alongside Tomer Sisley and Joey Starr. And in 2012 " The Chef " Daniel Cohen with Michael Youn and Jean Reno .

In 2012, he also turns to France 2 " Brothers and Sisters" , a TV movie with Arbillot Pascale and Thierry Frémont .

Film on TV, from comedy to drama , he can play everything and loves above all the diversity of roles .

Geoffrey Couët was born on 27 May 1988 in Nantes, France. He is an actor and director, known for Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (2016), Speed Spinning (2020) and Don't Look Down (2019).

Denys de La Patellière was born on 8 March 1921 in Nantes, France. He was a writer and director, known for Taxi for Tobruk (1961), Le tonnerre de Dieu (1965) and Forbidden Priests (1973). He was married to Florence Renard. He died on 21 July 2013 in Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.

Lucie Borleteau was born on 29 November 1980 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She is an actress and director, known for Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey (2014), Les voeux (Histoire de Colbrune et Bjorn) (2008) and La grève des ventres (2012).

Jean Brochard was born on 12 March 1893 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. He was an actor, known for Diabolique (1955), I Vitelloni (1953) and Angel and Sinner (1945). He died on 17 June 1972 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, France.

Benoît Régent was born on 19 August 1953 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for Three Colors: Blue (1993), Three Colors: Red (1994) and Du fond du coeur (1994). He was married to Marilyne Canto. He died on 22 October 1994 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Erik Colin was born on 6 July 1947 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions (1979), Sous le soleil (1996) and Ne le dites pas avec des roses!... (1977). He died on 15 November 2013 in Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Malka Ribowska was born on 20 May 1928 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She was an actress and writer, known for The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds (1961), Le deuil sied à Electre (1974) and Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1975). She was married to René Allio. She died on 5 September 2020 in Paris, France.

Jacques Legras was born on 25 October 1923 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974), Les Charlots en folie: À nous quatre Cardinal! (1974) and La tête du client (1965). He died on 15 March 2006 in Paris, France.

Franck Sémonin was born on 7 November 1972 in Nantes, France. He is an actor, known for Research Unit (2006), No Limit (2012) and Black (2009).

Thierry Fortineau was born on 9 February 1953 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for Comédie d'été (1989), La grande collection (1990) and Condorcet (1989). He was married to Maruschka Detmers. He died on 8 February 2006 in Paris, France.

Jean-Loup Hubert was born on 4 October 1949 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Grand Highway (1987), Après la guerre (1989) and Marthe (1997).

Marc Rioufol was born on 7 February 1962 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for Blanche (2002), Clara Sheller (2005) and Sous le soleil (1996). He died on 13 July 2011 in Paris, France.

Cannelle Carré-Cassaigne was born on 21 March 1995 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She is an actress, known for Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007), Le Département (2016) and Nicolas Le Floch (2008).

Eleonore Faucher was born in Nantes, France. She studied cinema at Lycée Guist'hau (Ciné sup), and at Ecole Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière (image). She began working as camera assistant (La vie de Jésus, Dieu seul me voit, Kennedy et moi), and directed two short features (Les toilettes de Belle-Ville - musical - , and Ne prends pas le large). Her first long feature, Brodeuses (2004), received different prestigious awards (Grand prix de la semaine de la critique et prix SACD for the scenario in Cannes Festival, Prix Michel d'Ornano for the best scenario in Deauville festival, Grand prix in Florence Festival, Tubingen Festival, Worklaw, Saragoza, San Francisco...), and was nominated for three Cesar (best first feature, best young actrice, best second part actress). She went on studying script writing and graduated from La Femis. Then she adapted and directed Gamines (2008) from Sylvie Testud's autobiographic book (award for the best adaptation in festival du Croisic). Pursuing her interest in childhood, as a mother of two, she wrote a book for teenagers : Un petit quelque chose de différent. She went on publishing a second book, collecting the letters written in 1962 by her father during his military service in Algeria : Correspondance d'un appelé d'Algérie (prefaced by Benjamin Stora). In 2013, she adapted Les Déferlantes by Claudie Gallay, and directed it for ArteTV on the beaches of Normandy. In 2019, she directed La Maladroite, a TV movie based on a true story of mistreated childhood (Prix Italia, Prix du Syndicat de la Critique). After having studied writing for series in the Festival des scénaristes de Valence, she created, wrote and directed Et la montagne fleurira, a romantic saga based on the novel Le Mas des Tilleuls, by Françoise Bourdon. The France 2 mini series of six episodes takes place in Provence during the 19th century and shows a young man fighting for his love, his estate, and the Republic.

Karine Lollichon was born on 4 July 1966 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She is a writer and actress, known for Code Lyoko (2003), Les vacances de l'amour (1996) and Nina (2015).

Eddy Debray was born on 19 December 1880 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for The Rules of the Game (1939), The Story of the Fox (1937) and La dame aux camélias (1934). He died on 14 April 1974 in Beaumont-les-Autels, Eure-et-Loir, France.

Odile Poisson was born on 4 March 1935 in Nantes, France. She was an actress, known for The Last Adventure (1967), Beau masque (1972) and Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983). She died on 24 May 2008 in La Boulaye, Saône-et-Loire, France.

Alain Page was born in 1930 in Nantes, France. He is a writer and director, known for A Bigger Splash (2015), The Swimming Pool (1969) and Les compagnons d'Eleusis (1975).

Jean-Yves Tual was born on 22 May 1963 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He is an actor, known for The Red Dwarf (1998), Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) and Fred Claus (2007).