{{short description|French actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Christa Théret | image = Christa Theret Cabourg 2016.jpg | caption = Théret in 2016 | birth_date = | birth_place = | birth_name = | other names = | spouse = | children = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2005–present }}
'''Christa Théret''' is a French actor, best known for their roles as Lola in ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' and as Andrée Heuschling in ''Renoir''.<ref name="imdb1">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1817887/|title=Christa Theret Biography|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2013-07-10|archive-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823074216/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1817887/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="eye1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2013-06-13-gilles-bourdos-and-christa-theret-interview-about-renoir-feature-story-by-sophie-monks-kaufman|title=Gilles Bourdos on Christa Theret in conversation about Renoir|author=Sophie Monks Kaufman|publisher=eyeforfilm.co.uk|accessdate=2014-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040725/http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2013-06-13-gilles-bourdos-and-christa-theret-interview-about-renoir-feature-story-by-sophie-monks-kaufman|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== As a child, Théret aspired to be a teacher and then an actor.<ref name="vogueit">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/fashion-stories/2013/05/christa-theret-by-paolo-roversi-|title=Christa Theret|author=Paolo Reversi|publisher=vogue.it|date=2013-05-12|accessdate=2013-07-11|archive-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232522/http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/fashion-stories/2013/05/christa-theret-by-paolo-roversi-|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Théret's acting career began at the age of 11; while playing in a school playground, they were noticed by a casting director, who then hired them for the film ''The Axe,'' in 2005.<ref name="vogueit" /> In this film, directed by Costa-Gavras, they play Betty, the daughter of Bruno and Marlène Davert (played by José Garcia and Karin Viard).
In 2007, they played Julie, a gothic teenager, in the film ''Et toi, t'es sur qui?'' (selected at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category and for the Caméra d'or). While enrolled at the Lycée Jules Ferry in Paris, they dropped out of school at the age of 17. In 2008, they had their first big break with the lead role in Lisa Azuelos' blockbuster ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'', co-starring with Sophie Marceau. The commercial success of this film brought them to the attention of the general public, and they were nominated for a César for Best Promising Actress.<ref name="shootingstars_theret">{{cite web|url=http://www.shooting-stars.eu/en/shooting/22230/|title=Biography: Christa Theret|publisher=shooting-stars.eu|accessdate=2013-07-10|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032008/http://www.shooting-stars.eu/en/shooting/22230/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Theret is currently writing their first short film.<ref name="babel">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/culture/article/christa-theret-i-am-more-stressed-about-acting.html|title=Interview: Christa Theret|publisher=cafebabel.co.uk|date=2013-03-04|accessdate=2014-08-02|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803170619/http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/culture/article/christa-theret-i-am-more-stressed-about-acting.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="nylonmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=9307|title=the insider: christa theret|author=Rebecca Willa Davis|publisher=nylongmag.com|date=2013-03-28|accessdate=2013-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509154947/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=9307|archive-date=9 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gendry |first=Athina |date=2023-07-18 |title=Christa Theret : de LOL à Conann, itinéraire d'un·e acteur·ice émancipé·e |url=https://manifesto-21.com/christa-theret-de-lol-a-conann-itineraire-dun%C2%B7e-acteur%C2%B7ice-emancipe%C2%B7e/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Manifesto XXI |language=fr-FR |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112020411/https://manifesto-21.com/christa-theret-de-lol-a-conann-itineraire-dun%C2%B7e-acteur%C2%B7ice-emancipe%C2%B7e/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Personal life == Apart from acting, Théret writes experimental poetry, which they illustrate with their own drawings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gendry |first=Athina |date=2023-07-18 |title=Christa Theret : de LOL à Conann, itinéraire d'un·e acteur·ice émancipé·e |url=https://manifesto-21.com/christa-theret-de-lol-a-conann-itineraire-dun%C2%B7e-acteur%C2%B7ice-emancipe%C2%B7e/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Manifesto XXI |language=fr-FR |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112020411/https://manifesto-21.com/christa-theret-de-lol-a-conann-itineraire-dun%C2%B7e-acteur%C2%B7ice-emancipe%C2%B7e/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Théret is non-binary and queer, and goes by they/them pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gendry |first=Athina |date=2023-07-18 |title=Christa Theret : de LOL à Conann, itinéraire d'un·e acteur·ice émancipé·e |url=https://manifesto-21.com/christa-theret-de-lol-a-conann-itineraire-dun%C2%B7e-acteur%C2%B7ice-emancipe%C2%B7e/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Manifesto XXI |language=fr-FR |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112020411/https://manifesto-21.com/christa-theret-de-lol-a-conann-itineraire-dun%C2%B7e-acteur%C2%B7ice-emancipe%C2%B7e/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Filmography== {{expand section|date=June 2019}} <!-- do *not* add rowspans to this table as it breaks the sorting feature --> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 | ''The Axe'' | Betty Davert | |- | 2007 | ''Et toi t'es sur qui?'' | Julie dite Batman | Nominated – Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation |- |rowspan="1"| 2008 | ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' | Lola | Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress <br>Nominated – Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation |- |rowspan="1"| 2009 | ''Hôpital'' | Vanessa |Short |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle'' | Chiffon |{{plainlist| * TV Series * 1 Episode }} |- | ''The Clink of Ice'' | Evguenia | |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''Mike'' | Sandy | |- | ''Twiggy'' | Sarah Dol | Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress |- | rowspan="2" |2012 | ''Free Way'' | Rachel | |- | ''The Man Who Laughs'' | Déa |- |2013 | ''Renoir'' | Andrée Heuschling | Nominated – Lumière Award for Best Actress |- |2014 | ''L'Affaire SK1'' | Elisabeth Ortega |- | rowspan="3"| 2015 | ''Marguerite'' | Hazel | |- | ''Long Way North'' | Sasha | Voice |- |''Deux'' |Solange |Telefilm |- |2016 | ''The Boss's Daughter'' | Alix Baretti | Cabourg Film Festival – Female Revelation |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''Broers'' | Josephine | |- | ''Maximilian'' | Mary of Burgundy | |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Non-Fiction'' | Laure | |- |''Gaspard va au mariage'' |Coline | |- | rowspan="3" |2019 |Foals - ''Exits'' | |Music Video |- |Yung Lean ''-'' ''My Agenda'' | |Music Video |- |''Noces d'or'' |Célestine Saint-Cast | |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''The Rope'' | Leïla | Miniseries 3 episodes |- |''The Adventures of Young Voltaire'' |Adrienne Lecouvreur |Miniseries 4 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Pachyderme'' | Louise (Voice) | Animated Short |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |''She Is Conann'' |Conann at 25 | |- |''Luise'' |Emma | |}
== Distinctions ==
=== Awards ===
* Berlinale 2013: Shooting Star * Festival du film de Cabourg 2016: Swann d'or de la révélation féminine for ''La Fille du patron''
=== Nominations ===
* 13th Lumière Awards (2008): Most Promising Actress for ''Et toi t'es sur qui ?'' * 35th César Awards (2010): Most Promising Actress for ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' * 15th Lumière Awards (2010): Most Promising Actress for ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' * 37th César Awards (2012): Most Promising Actress for ''La Brindille'' * 19th Lumière Awards (2014): Best Actress for ''Renoir'' * Prix Romy Schneider 2016
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Christa Theret}} * {{IMDb name|1817887}} * {{Official website|http://christatheret.net/}} <!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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