Karole Rocher
Karole Rocher at the 37th César Awards, 2012
Born (1974-07-04) 4 July 1974
Bezons, Val-d'Oise, France
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
ChildrenBarbara (3 August 1996)
Gina (2002)
Websitekarolerocher.fr

Karole Rocher (born 4 July 1974) is a French actress best known for her role as Roxane Delgado in the French TV series Braquo.

Life and career

Karole Rocher grew up in Sartrouville, outside Paris, with her father and spent her summers with her mother in a village in Corsica. At 16 she worked nights as a waitress until she was noticed by the entourage of Princess Erika. It was in 1995 that Karole Rocher began her acting career alongside Romain Duris appearing in a music video of Princess Erika directed by Olivier Dahan for the song Faut qu’j'travaille. In 1997 she met director Sylvie Verheyde, she made her film debut playing the role of Virgine in Un frère. In 1998 she was then given her first lead role in the Rachid Bouchareb directed movie L'Honneur de ma famille with Roschdy Zem. She worked alongside Roschdy Zem again in the 2000 film Sauve-moi. She then went on to continue working with Sylvie Verheyde in Princesses in 2000, Amour de Femme in 2001, Scorpion in 2007, Stella in 2008 and Confession of a Child of the Century in 2011. In 2009 she landed a leading role in police TV series Braquo written and directed by Olivier Marchal as Lieutenant Roxane Delgado with Jean-Hugues Anglade, Nicolas Duvauchelle and Joseph Malerba. In the 2011 film Poliss she played the role Chrys for which she was nominated for a César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Personal life

At the age of 19, she met a boy of 7 called Thierno, who was neglected by his parents. She took him in and raised him as her own son. Today, Thierno is a fashion stylist and photographer. Karole is also the mother of two daughters from different fathers, Barbara, born in 1996, and Gina who was born in 2002. Karole is close friend to the actors Nicolas Duvauchelle, whom she met on the set of the series Braquo, and JoeyStarr, who met her during Le bal des actrices and Polisse. She's married to Thomas Ngijol, a French-Cameroonian actor, with whom she has two daughters.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Un frère Virgine
1998 L'honneur de ma famille Karole
2000 Sauve-moi Cécile
2000 Princesses Virginie
2001 Forever After Annie Collins
2001 Amour de Femme Eloïse
2001 Comment j'ai tué mon père Laetitia English: How I Killed My Father
2003 Osmosis La vendeuse de vêtements
2003 Adieu Servanne
2007 Scorpion Virginie
2008 Stella Roselyne
2009 Le bal des actrices Karole Rocher English: The Ball of the Actresses
2010 Bus Palladium Françoise
2011 Les yeux de sa mère Sylvie, l'éditrice
2011 Polisse Chrys Nominated: César Award for Best Supporting Actress 2012
2011 The Snows of Kilimanjaro La mère de Christophe
2011 Last Screening La mère de Sylvain
2012 Confession of a Child of the Century Marco
2013 Les Anonymes Jeanne Ferrandi
2013 Tip Top Virginie Benamar
2014 Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles Josiane Lambert
2014 Fast Life
2021 Madame Claude Madame Claude

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Suite noire Valérie 1 Episode
2009-2011 Braquo Roxane Delgado 16 Episodes
2010 Histoires de vies Catherine 1 Episode
2011 Le grand journal de Canal+ Herself 1 Episode
2012 La nuit des Césars Herself 1 Episode

2019 - Black Snake: La légende du serpent noir Françoise Lanclos

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