Claire
de La Rüe du Can

pensionnaire

Joined the Comédie-Française on the 1st of October 2013

Following a science-based secondary education, Claire de La Rüe du Can attended drama classes at the Tours Conservatoire régional, while at the same time pursuing a History of Art degree at the Université François Rabelais. In 2011, she played the title role in Tania, a short feature by Giovanni Sportiello, which won the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée Prize, while she won the Award for Best Female Performance at the Nice Festival. The same year, she enrolled at École du Théâtre national de Strasbourg where she worked with Alexandre Gavras, David Lescot, Claudio Tolcachir, Franck Vercruyssen of the Flemish collective tg STAN and Éric Vigner among others.

Pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française since the 1st of October 2013, she made her debut as Aegiale in Molière’s Psyché directed by Véronique Vella. In 2014, Michael Marmarinos entrusted her with the role of Ismène in Racine’s Phèdre. At the same time, she played Angélique in Molière’s Imaginary Invalid (Le Malade imaginaire) directed by Claude Stratz, as well as another Molière’s Angélique, the one in George Dandin, directed by Hervé Pierre.
In 2015, she interpreted Amelia in Federico García Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba directed by Lilo Baur, and Viviane in Feydeau’s Un fil à la patte by Jérôme Deschamps. Françoise Gillard and Claire Richard asked her to participate in L’Autre, a show combining dance and theater, which they conceived and staged. Arnaud Desplechin saw Claire de la Rüe du Can as Bertha in Strindberg’s The Father, while in 2016, Clément Hervieu-Léger offered her the role of Hortense in Le Petit-Maître corrigé by Marivaux.

Outside the Comédie-Française, in 2014, Claire de La Rüe du Can played in Aujourd’hui, a short feature film by Anne-Sophie Rouvillois, then in Lola Pater, a film by Nadir Moknèche which was released in cinemas in 2017. She also participated in Vincent Macaigne’s television adaptation of Molière’s Dom Juan & Sganarelle in 2016.

During the 2018/2019 season, Claire de La Rüe du Can will play in Marivaux’s L’Heureux stratagème by Emmanuel Daumas, The Little Mermaid after Andersen, directed by Géraldine Martineau, and in Hors la loi written and directed by Pauline Bureau. She can also bee seen in the reruns of Victor Hugo’s Lucrezia Borgia by Denis Podalydès, Molière’s Les Fourberies de Scapin by Denis Podalydès, and Feydeau’s The Free Exchange Hotel (L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange) by Isabelle Nanty.

At the Comédie-Française

2023-2024

2022-2023

  • La Ballade de Souchon

    Adaptation Françoise Gillard et Amélie Wendling Directed by Françoise Gillard

    Studio

  • La Cerisaie

    by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger

    Ania, fille de Lioubov

    Richelieu

  • Gabriel

    After George Sand Adapted by Laurent Delvert et Aurélien Hamard-Padis Directed by...

    Gabriel de Bramante

    Vx-Colombier

2021-2022

  • Monsieur de Pourceaugnac

    by Molière artistic direction by Véronique Vella bifrontal system

    l'Apothicaire et un musicien

    Vx-Colombier

  • Les Précieuses ridicules

    by Molière Directed by Stéphane Varupenne et Sébastien Pouderoux

    Cathos, nièce de Gorgibus, précieuse ridicule

    Vx-Colombier

  • Le Misanthrope

    by Molière Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger

    (Alternating)

    Richelieu

2020-2021

  • Hors la loi

    Texte et mise en scène Pauline Bureau

    Marie-Claire Chevalier à 16 ans et Chantal, une militante féministe

    Vx-Colombier

2019-2020

  • Forums

    de Patrick Goujon, Hélène Grémillon, Maël Piriou Devised and directed by Jeanne Herry

    Caramel, Gladys Monroe, Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux, Deepak, Julie33, Saperlipopette,...

    Vx-Colombier

  • L'Heureux Stratagème

    "The Successful Stratagem" by Marivaux Directed by Emmanuel Daumas

    la Comtesse

    Vx-Colombier

  • La Petite Sirène

    The Little Mermaid after Hans Christian Andersen Adapted and directed by Géraldine...

    la Soeur de la Petite Sirène et la Princesse du palais voisin

    Studio

  • Jules César

    Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Adapted and directed by Rodolphe Dana

    Trébonius, sénateur conspirateur, Portia, femme de Brutus et un citoyen

    Vx-Colombier

2018-2019

  • Hors la loi

    Outlaws Writed and directed by Pauline Bureau

    Marie-Claire Chevalier à 16 ans et Chantal, une militante féministe

    Vx-Colombier

  • L'Hôtel du Libre-Échange

    The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty

    Violette, fille de Mathieu (Alternating)

    Richelieu

  • Les Fourberies de Scapin

    Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès

    Hyacinte

    Richelieu

  • La Petite Sirène

    The Little Mermaid after Hans Christian Andersen Directed by Géraldine Martineau

    La Sœur de la Petite Sirène et la Princesse du palais voisin

    Studio

  • Lucrèce Borgia

    Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès

    The Negroni Princess (Alternating)

    Richelieu

  • L'Heureux Stratagème

    The Successful Stratagem by Marivaux Directed by Emmanuel Daumas

    La Comtesse

    Vx-Colombier

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

  • Un fil à la patte

    A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps

    Viviane (en alternance)

    Richelieu

  • George Dandin / La Jalousie du...

    by Molière Directed by Hervé Pierre

    Angélique / Angélique

    Vx-Colombier

  • Cyrano de Bergerac

    by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès

    La bouquetière, Cadet, musicien, Sœur Marthe

    Richelieu

  • The Readers’ Bureau

    Readings of contemporary authors

    Studio

  • La Maison de Bernarda Alba

    by Federico García Lorca Directed by Lilo Baur

    Amelia

    Richelieu

  • Père

    The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

    Bertha, la fille du capitaine et de Laura

    Richelieu

2014-2015

  • Un fil à la patte

    A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps

    Viviane

    Richelieu

  • La Maison de Bernarda Alba

    by Federico García Lorca Directed by Lilo Baur

    Amelia

    Richelieu

  • Hommage à Robert Desnos

    Dans le cadre du Printemps des poètes

    Vx-Colombier

  • L'Autre

    The Other by Françoise Gillard and Claire Richard Directed by Françoise Gillard and...

    Vx-Colombier

  • L'Autre [avant-première]

    The Other by Françoise Gillard and Claire Richard Directed by Françoise Gillard and...

    Centquatre

  • George Dandin

    by Molière Directed by Hervé Pierre

    Angélique

    Vx-Colombier

  • Antigone

    by Jean Anouilh Directed by Marc Paquien

    Ismène (en alternance)

    Richelieu

2013-2014

  • Phèdre

    by Jean Racine Directed by Michael Marmarinos

    Ismène, confidente d’Aricie

    Richelieu

  • Le Malade imaginaire

    The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz

    Angélique

    Richelieu

  • Richard III

    by William Shakespeare Reading directed by Anne Kessler

    Un enfant de Clarence et un page

    Maison de la Radio

  • Écritures en scènes #1

    Staged readings

    Centquatre

  • Antigone

    by Jean Anouilh Directed by Marc Paquien

    Ismène

    Richelieu

  • Psyché

    by Molière Directed by Véronique Vella

    Aegiale et Chœurs

    Richelieu

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