Alison Wheeler

Of French-Irish origin, Alison Wheeler was born on July 22, 1986, in Enghien-les-Bains in Val-d'Oise. After graduating with a Baccalauréat diploma in humanities at Notre-Dame-de-Bury High School, (Margency), she took comedy classes at Cours Florent and Studio Pygmalion. She also studied at the university Paris-Sorbonne IV.[1] After having participated in several television series and co-hosted the show Kawai on Filles TV alongside Louise Bourgoin, Wheeler won a role in the Saphia Azzeddine's adaption of Azzeddizine's novel Mon père est femme de ménage. Her performance as the big sister who dreams of becoming a musical star earned her a nomination for the 2012 Césars as "most promising actress".[2] She continued on to earn a small role in the biopic My Way, by Florent Emilio Siri, also released in 2012. During the same year, Wheeler established her internet presence: first on the site MadmoiZelle.com and later through the internet cooperative Studio Bagel,[3] which she joined in season 2, and which provided her with a wider audience. When Studio Bagel was acquired by the television channel Canal+, Wheeler became one of television's most prominent faces. She took part in the show Le Dézapping du Before, broadcast during le Before du Grand Journal, on the programme Carte de Presque and occasionally on the Grand Journal's JT de l'invité on Canal+.[4] However, Wheeler's most recognizable work began on September 9th, 2014, as a presenter for the Grand Journal weather on ...

My Way (2012)

A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florent-Emilio Siri
CAST:  Jérémie Renier  •  Benoît Magimel  •  Monica Scattini  •  Sabrina Seyvecou

A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florent-Emilio Siri
CAST:  Jérémie Renier  •  Benoît Magimel  •  Monica Scattini  •  Sabrina Seyvecou

The Three Brothers: The Return (2014)

Three brothers are reunited on the occasion of the death of his mother. The three are in a difficult stage of their lives due to economic difficulties: Bernard is a failed actor, Didier pretends to be a professor of philosophy when, in fact, is selling sex toys and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Didier Bourdon  •  Bernard Campan  •  Pascal Légitimus
CAST:  Didier Bourdon  •  Bernard Campan  •  Pascal Légitimus  •  Antoine du Merle

Three brothers are reunited on the occasion of the death of his mother. The three are in a difficult stage of their lives due to economic difficulties: Bernard is a failed actor, Didier pretends to be a professor of philosophy when, in fact, is selling sex toys and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Didier Bourdon  •  Bernard Campan  •  Pascal Légitimus
CAST:  Didier Bourdon  •  Bernard Campan  •  Pascal Légitimus  •  Antoine du Merle

Fonzy (2013)

Set in Paris, a man working in fish delivery becomes involved in a legal battle with his sperm donations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabelle Doval
CAST:  José Garcia  •  Lucien Jean-Baptiste  •  Audrey Fleurot  •  Gérard Hernandez

Set in Paris, a man working in fish delivery becomes involved in a legal battle with his sperm donations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isabelle Doval
CAST:  José Garcia  •  Lucien Jean-Baptiste  •  Audrey Fleurot  •  Gérard Hernandez

Thanks to my Friends (2015)

A man in his mid 30's reevaluates his life and priorities after he met someone from his past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Lutz
CAST:  Alex Lutz  •  Bruno Sanches  •  Tom Dingler  •  Audrey Lamy

A man in his mid 30's reevaluates his life and priorities after he met someone from his past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Lutz
CAST:  Alex Lutz  •  Bruno Sanches  •  Tom Dingler  •  Audrey Lamy

The Grad Job (2014)

Teenagers, in their last year of High School, steel the subjects of the Baccalaureate from the education exam division in order to succeed at the exam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoine Blossier
CAST:  Marc Lavoine  •  Valérie Karsenti  •  Thomas Solivérès  •  Samy Seghir

Teenagers, in their last year of High School, steel the subjects of the Baccalaureate from the education exam division in order to succeed at the exam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoine Blossier
CAST:  Marc Lavoine  •  Valérie Karsenti  •  Thomas Solivérès  •  Samy Seghir

My Father Is a Cleaning Lady (2011)

Polo is 16 and has all the worries of a teenager his age. Between a bedridden mother and a sister who dreams of being a Miss, the only one he can look up to is his father. Unfortunately, he works as a maid ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saphia Azzedine
CAST:  François Cluzet  •  Jérémie Duvall  •  Nanou Garcia  •  Jules Sitruk

Polo is 16 and has all the worries of a teenager his age. Between a bedridden mother and a sister who dreams of being a Miss, the only one he can look up to is his father. Unfortunately, he works as a maid ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saphia Azzedine
CAST:  François Cluzet  •  Jérémie Duvall  •  Nanou Garcia  •  Jules Sitruk

Loue-moi ! (2017)

Lea opens an agency where anybody can rent her to play the part the clients need: a daughter, a girlfriend, a customer, you name it...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coline Assous  •  Virginie Schwartz
CAST:  Déborah François  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Charlotte de Turckheim  •  Kev Adams

Lea opens an agency where anybody can rent her to play the part the clients need: a daughter, a girlfriend, a customer, you name it...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coline Assous  •  Virginie Schwartz
CAST:  Déborah François  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Charlotte de Turckheim  •  Kev Adams

Going to Brazil (2017)

Four childhood friends are reunited at a wedding in Rio. But when they accidentally kill a young man during a party that gets out of hand, they are forced to flee the city in a crazy adventure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Mille
CAST:  Vanessa Guide  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Margot Bancilhon  •  Philippine Stindel

Four childhood friends are reunited at a wedding in Rio. But when they accidentally kill a young man during a party that gets out of hand, they are forced to flee the city in a crazy adventure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Mille
CAST:  Vanessa Guide  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Margot Bancilhon  •  Philippine Stindel

Gaston Lagaffe (2018)

Gaston is a new guy at the Peticoin start-up. With his delusional inventions, he will change the lives of his colleagues. Cat, seagull, cow, and gaffophone will be at the center of the mishaps of this genius laidback handyman who wants only to do good, but has the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre-François Martin-Laval
CAST:  Théo Fernandez  •  Pierre-François Martin-Laval  •  Arnaud Ducret  •  Jérôme Commandeur

Gaston is a new guy at the Peticoin start-up. With his delusional inventions, he will change the lives of his colleagues. Cat, seagull, cow, and gaffophone will be at the center of the mishaps of this genius laidback handyman who wants only to do good, but has the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre-François Martin-Laval
CAST:  Théo Fernandez  •  Pierre-François Martin-Laval  •  Arnaud Ducret  •  Jérôme Commandeur

Anna (2019)

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Sasha Luss  •  Luke Evans  •  Helen Mirren  •  Cillian Murphy

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Sasha Luss  •  Luke Evans  •  Helen Mirren  •  Cillian Murphy

Ballsy Girl (2020)

Nour is a pleasant and funny person who works as an accountant at a fitness center in Paris. Everybody likes her, but she has no luck in her romantic endeavours because she is overweight with atypical looks. Her close friends try to give her advice, but they are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katia Lewkowicz
CAST:  Melha Bedia  •  Valérie Lemercier  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Ramzy Bedia

Nour is a pleasant and funny person who works as an accountant at a fitness center in Paris. Everybody likes her, but she has no luck in her romantic endeavours because she is overweight with atypical looks. Her close friends try to give her advice, but they are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katia Lewkowicz
CAST:  Melha Bedia  •  Valérie Lemercier  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Ramzy Bedia

Morts à l'aveugle (2020)

Las Sangres 1856. Women from a small religious community are found dead and mutilated. Jakob the patriarch of the community asks James, a taciturn cow-boy to investigate the murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Aubert
CAST:  Alison Wheeler  •  Louane Emera  •  Joël Zaffarano  •  Patrick Noérie

Las Sangres 1856. Women from a small religious community are found dead and mutilated. Jakob the patriarch of the community asks James, a taciturn cow-boy to investigate the murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Aubert
CAST:  Alison Wheeler  •  Louane Emera  •  Joël Zaffarano  •  Patrick Noérie

The Butcher’s Daughter (2022)

Charly is the editor in chief of a fashion magazine. When her father dies, she inherits the family business: a butchery. Not exactly her passion in life... She’s about to sell it when Mar- tial, who worked for her father, wants to take it over, but she is having ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Thompson
CAST:  Géraldine Pailhas  •  Arnaud Ducret  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Stéphane De Groodt

Charly is the editor in chief of a fashion magazine. When her father dies, she inherits the family business: a butchery. Not exactly her passion in life... She’s about to sell it when Mar- tial, who worked for her father, wants to take it over, but she is having ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Thompson
CAST:  Géraldine Pailhas  •  Arnaud Ducret  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Stéphane De Groodt

Chilly Gonzales Presents: A Very Chilly Christmas Special (2020)

Pianist, entertainer and Grammy winner Chilly Gonzales performs traditional Christmas songs and new pop standards in this "Christmas Special." But there's no Christmas without family, so Gonzales has invited his musical gang to celebrate a special holiday with them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stéphane Bohée
CAST:  Chilly Gonzales  •  Jarvis Cocker  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Stella Le Page

Pianist, entertainer and Grammy winner Chilly Gonzales performs traditional Christmas songs and new pop standards in this "Christmas Special." But there's no Christmas without family, so Gonzales has invited his musical gang to celebrate a special holiday with them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stéphane Bohée
CAST:  Chilly Gonzales  •  Jarvis Cocker  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Stella Le Page

Stuck Together (2021)

Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de l’Humanite - and they didn’t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coronavirus. Three months of life under lockdown will reveal the best and worst of these neighbours.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dany Boon
CAST:  Dany Boon  •  François Damiens  •  Laurence Arné  •  Élie Semoun

Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de l’Humanite - and they didn’t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coronavirus. Three months of life under lockdown will reveal the best and worst of these neighbours.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dany Boon
CAST:  Dany Boon  •  François Damiens  •  Laurence Arné  •  Élie Semoun

Flo (2023)

World premiering on the Plage, it tells the story of « the little fiancée of the Atlantic », who’s career reached its peak with her victory of the Route du Rhum in 1990.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Géraldine Danon
CAST:  Stéphane Caillard  •  Alexis Michalik  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Pierre Deladonchamps

World premiering on the Plage, it tells the story of « the little fiancée of the Atlantic », who’s career reached its peak with her victory of the Route du Rhum in 1990.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Géraldine Danon
CAST:  Stéphane Caillard  •  Alexis Michalik  •  Alison Wheeler  •  Pierre Deladonchamps