Acting
Mimie Mathy
FR cinema · 52 credits
Born
8 July 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Lyon, Rhône, France
Also known as Michèle Mathy
Mimie Mathy (8 July 1957) is a French actress, comedian and singer who is best known for her starring role in the long-running Josephine, Guardian Angel television series. Mathy has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) tall. Interested in the theatre from childhood, she studied the dramatic arts from 1979 to 1981 at Michel Fugain's workshop in Nice. In the early 1980s she performed in a number of theatre roles and appeared in Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard television show. She formed a touring comedy troupe "Le Trio des Filles" (The Three Girls) which performed shows such as Existe en trois tailles (Available in Three Sizes) from 1988 to 1993. In 1993 she performed in the TV movie Une nounou pas comme les autres (A Nanny Like No Other), which garnered a 52.7% market share (~12 million viewers) in France. Since 1994 she has performed 15 times in the annual Les Enfoirés (The Tossers) charity concert for Restaurants du Cœur (Restaurants of the Heart). Les Enfoirés was the most watched TV show in France in 2009, with 12.3 million viewers. In 1997 she began her title role in Josephine, Guardian Angel, a TF1 TV Series really popular in France. In 2006 she issued a music CD, La Vie M'a Raconte (Life Told Me) produced by Patrick Fiori. On 27 August 2005 she married 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) restaurateur and chef Benoist Gérard, a man she met during one of her shows by picking him out of the audience. Since May 2009, Mimie Mathy is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.[5] Source: Article "Mimie Mathy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Filmography
La Classe, les plus grands sketchs
as Self : Student (archive footage)
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
as Self (archive footage)
Le Prix de la trahison
as Capitaine Marie Jourdan
I Love You Coiffure
as Mme Plantain (segment "Le Salon de coiffure")
Le Prix de la loyauté
as Capitaine Jourdan
Les années Bouvard : le rire et l’impertinence
as Self (archive footage)
Murder In Saint Paul de Vence
as Capitaine Jourdan
3 Filles en cavale
as Vicky Lebel
La Bonne Copine
as Juliette
Mimie Mathy - J'adore papoter avec vous
as Self, Writer
Family Pack
as Elisa Kessler
Changement de cap
as Marilyn
Famille de cœur
as Nadine Lefort
Une nana pas comme les autres
as Julie Torento
Une nounou pas comme les autres
as Julie Toronto
Le Gros N'Avion
as Mimie, Author
