Christa Theret

• Name — Christa Théret • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2005–present

As a child, Théret aspired to be a teacher and then an actor.

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. 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. Theret is currently writing their first short film.

Apart from acting, Théret writes experimental poetry, which they illustrate with their own drawings. Théret is non-binary and queer, and goes by they/them pronouns.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — The Axe — Betty Davert • 2007 — Et toi t'es sur qui? — Julie dite Batman — Nominated – Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation • 2008 — LOL (Laughing Out Loud) — Lola — Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated – Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation • 2009 — Hôpital — Vanessa — Short • 2010 — Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle — Chiffon — * TV Series * 1 Episode • The Clink of Ice — Evguenia • 2011 — Mike — Sandy • Twiggy — Sarah Dol — Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress • 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 • 2015 — Marguerite — Hazel • Long Way North — Sasha — Voice • Deux — Solange — Telefilm • 2016 — The Boss's Daughter — Alix Baretti — Cabourg Film Festival – Female Revelation • 2017 — Broers — Josephine • Maximilian — Mary of Burgundy • 2018 — Non-Fiction — Laure • Gaspard va au mariage — Coline • 2019 — Foals - Exits — Music Video • Yung Lean - My Agenda — Music Video • Noces d'or — Célestine Saint-Cast • 2021 — The Rope — Leïla — Miniseries 3 episodes • The Adventures of Young Voltaire — Adrienne Lecouvreur — Miniseries 4 episodes • 2022 — Pachyderme — Louise (Voice) — Animated Short • 2023 — She Is Conann — Conann at 25 • Luise — Emma

• 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