Ingrid Chauvin

• Name — Ingrid Chauvin • Born — 3 October 1973 • Birthplace — Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1997–present • Spouse — Thierry Peythieu (2011–present)

Ingrid Chauvin was born on 3 October 1973 in Argenteuil in the department of Val-d'Oise, to a lifeguard father and a watercolor painter and documentalist mother. Despite her parents' opposition, Ingrid sought to become an actress since she was a child. Her parents then divorced when she was eight. After that, her mother had a relationship with a computer scientist, who is seven years younger than her. They had a son, Jérémy, who is now a tenor. Since childhood, Chauvin had wanted to become a veterinarian or an actress. After her studies, she worked as a professional make-up artist, especially for pornographic productions, while attending some castings for modeling. At age 19, due to her physical beauty, she posed for a number of photographers and had her first castings. Her first earnings allowed her to take acting classes. She was noticed by AB Production, which led to small roles on television.

It was in the theater that Chauvin got a serious start to her career, acting alongside Michel Roux in Tromper n'est pas jouer by Patrick Cargill in 1997 at the Théâtre Saint-Georges in Paris, and later with Michel Creton in Sylvia in 1998 at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris. She revived these roles on a tour throughout France. In 1997, Chauvin participated in an episode of the prime time TV series Les Bœuf-carottes, and has since become a regular presence in the police drama series. She also made an appearance in TV movies like Tapage nocturne and Le fil du rasoir. Consequently, she has enjoyed a successful career in TV movies such as Dormir avec le diable in 2000. The following year, she played Marie Valbonne in Méditerranée, the prominent summer series of TF1. In 2000, she rose to fame in the series Femmes de loi with Natacha Amal, broadcast on TF1, when she portrayed the role of Marie Balaguère, a police lieutenant. She finally left the series in 2007. In summer 2005, she played in the miniseries Dolmen, broadcast on TF1, playing one of the two main roles alongside Bruno Madinier. In 2008, she appeared in a series titled La Main Blanche, broadcast on TF1 and filmed in Guérande, near Saint-Nazaire, where her grandparents live.

Chauvin was the victim on 25 August 2003 in a serious car accident, resulting in several fractures including one at the vertebral column and months of rehabilitation. From 2001 to 2004, she was the partner of actor Laurent Hennequin. From 2004 to 2006, she had a relationship with the actor Jean-Michel Tinivelli. She married on 27 August 2011 in Lège-Cap-Ferret Thierry Peythieu, who was the first director assistant of the series Les Toqués. They expected their first child in October 2013. Their first child was born on 17 October 2013, a daughter named Jade, who died at only 5 months old on 25 March 2014 in a sudden death. Their son Tom was born on 10 June 2016.

• 1997: Les Bœuf-carottes as Sylvie Kaan (episode "La Manière forte") • 1998: Tapage nocturne as Claire Baron • 1999: Le Fil du rasoir as Lisa Vergnes • 2000: B.R.I.G.A.D. as Julia (season 1) • 2000–07: Femmes de loi as Lieutenant Marie Balaguère (25 episodes) • 2000: Dormir avec le diable as Leslie • 2001: Méditerranée as Marie Valbonne (5 episodes) • 2005: Dolmen as Marie Kermeur (6 episodes) • 2007: Chassé croisé amoureux as Elsa Brémont • 2007: La Taupe as Commissaire Sandra Longo • 2007: Le Monsieur d'en face as Nathalie Delambre • 2007: Suspectes as Marina Devaux (8 episodes) • 2008: La Main blanche as Marion Ravel (4 episodes) • 2009–11: Les Toqués as Fanny Marsan (6 episodes) • 2009: La Taupe 2 as Commissaire Sandra Longo • 2011–12: Week-end chez les toquées as Fanny Marsan (5 episodes) • 2012: On se quitte plus as Manon Bonnel • 2013: Une bonne leçon as Marion • 2014: Camping Paradis as Ingrid (episode "Éclipse au camping") • 2014: Nos chers voisins: Un Noël presque parfait as Hélène (guest role) • 2015: Murders at Mont Ventoux as Alexia Mejean • 2017: Joséphine, ange gardien as Charline (episode "Sur le cœur") • 2017–present: Demain nous appartient as Chloé Delcourt • 2020–present: Ici tout commence as Chloé Delcourt • 2021: La Vengeance au Triple Galop as La Juge (TV film)

Ingrid Chauvin is a French actress who was born on 3 October 1973 in Argenteuil, in the department of Val-d'Oise, France. Biographical records reflect a disagreement concerning her parental background: structured data published by Wikidata categorises her family background under actors, whereas an entry in English Wikipedia states that her father was a lifeguard and her mother worked as a watercolour painter and documentalist. According to English Wikipedia, her parents opposed her childhood ambition to pursue an acting career and divorced when she was eight years old. Her mother subsequently formed a relationship with a computer scientist, with whom she had a son, Jérémy, who became a tenor. Initial employment saw Chauvin work as a professional make-up artist, including assignments for pornographic productions, while attending castings for modelling. English Wikipedia records that at nineteen years of age, she began posing for photographers, utilising her earnings to fund acting classes. The specific educational institution or drama school where she received this training is not established. Her early television opportunities followed her discovery by AB Production, leading to small television roles.

Ingrid Chauvin established her early professional career through stage performances in Paris during the late 1990s. The following year, she appeared at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris, co-starring with Michel Creton in a 1998 production of Sylvia. These Parisian theatrical engagements formed the foundation of her early public acting career. English Wikipedia further records that Chauvin subsequently revived her stage roles from both Tromper n'est pas jouer and Sylvia on national tours throughout France. Although her later career became predominantly associated with broadcast television fiction, these theatrical productions established her credentials as a stage performer prior to her sustained work in police procedurals and television films. No manuscript materials or personal holdings in Chauvin's hand are identified in the available institutional records.

Biographical records present diverging accounts regarding her family background. Conversely, documentation published by English Wikipedia states that her father was a lifeguard and her mother was a watercolour painter and documentalist who initially opposed her ambition to pursue acting. English Wikipedia further records that her parents divorced when Chauvin was eight years old, after which her mother formed a relationship with a computer scientist seven years her junior, giving birth to Chauvin's maternal half-brother, Jérémy, who is a tenor. The personal documentation for Chauvin records several long-term relationships within the performing arts sector. From 2001 until 2004, she was the partner of the actor Laurent Hennequin, and from 2004 to 2006, she was in a relationship with the actor Jean-Michel Tinivelli. On 27 August 2011, Chauvin married Thierry Peythieu in Lège-Cap-Ferret. Peythieu was employed as the first assistant director on the television production Les Toqués, in which Chauvin also performed. On 25 August 2003, Chauvin was involved in a serious automobile accident that resulted in multiple fractures, including a fracture of her vertebral column, necessitating an extensive rehabilitation period lasting several months. Her domestic life with Peythieu included the birth of their daughter, Jade, on 17 October 2013. The infant died suddenly on 25 March 2014 at the age of five months. On 10 June 2016, Chauvin gave birth to her second child, a son named Tom.

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