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.
Soon in
At the Comédie-Française
2025-2026
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by Duncan Macmillan directed by Robin Ormond translated into French by Séverine Magois
Petit Saint-Martin
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by Georges Feydeau directed by Lilo Baur
Nanterre-Amandiers
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Six personnages en quête d'auteur
after Luigi Pirandello directed by Marina Hands translated into french by Fabrice...
Vx-Colombier
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by Carlo Goldoni directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger translated into French by Françoise...
Felicita, élève
Richelieu
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Portrait d'actrice : Claire de la Rüe...
PARADOXE(S)
Studio
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by Molière directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Éliante
Richelieu
2024-2025
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by Agatha Christie directed by Lilo Baur translated by Serge Bagdassarian and Lilo Baur
Mollie Ralston
Vx-Colombier
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by Guy Zilberstein after « L'Enfant multiple » (The Multiple Child) by Andrée...
Adèle, réalisatrice
Studio
2023-2024
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Six personnages en quête d'auteur
by Luigi Pirandello Directed by Marina Hands
Vx-Colombier
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by Georges Feydeau Directed by Lilo Baur
Antoinette
On tour
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by Molière Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Éliante
Richelieu
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by Georges Feydeau Directed by Lilo Baur
Antoinette
Richelieu
2022-2023
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Adaptation Françoise Gillard et Amélie Wendling Directed by Françoise Gillard
Studio
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by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Ania, fille de Lioubov
Richelieu
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After George Sand Adapted by Laurent Delvert et Aurélien Hamard-Padis Directed by...
Gabriel de Bramante
Vx-Colombier
2021-2022
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by Molière artistic direction by Véronique Vella bifrontal system
l'Apothicaire et un musicien
Vx-Colombier
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by Molière Directed by Stéphane Varupenne et Sébastien Pouderoux
Cathos, nièce de Gorgibus, précieuse ridicule
Vx-Colombier
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by Molière Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
(Alternating)
Richelieu
2020-2021
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Texte et mise en scène Pauline Bureau
Marie-Claire Chevalier à 16 ans et Chantal, une militante féministe
Vx-Colombier
2019-2020
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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
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"The Successful Stratagem" by Marivaux Directed by Emmanuel Daumas
la Comtesse
Vx-Colombier
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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
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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
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Outlaws Writed and directed by Pauline Bureau
Marie-Claire Chevalier à 16 ans et Chantal, une militante féministe
Vx-Colombier
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
Violette, fille de Mathieu (Alternating)
Richelieu
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Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Hyacinte
Richelieu
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The Little Mermaid after Hans Christian Andersen Directed by Géraldine Martineau
La Sœur de la Petite Sirène et la Princesse du palais voisin
Studio
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
The Negroni Princess (Alternating)
Richelieu
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The Successful Stratagem by Marivaux Directed by Emmanuel Daumas
La Comtesse
Vx-Colombier
2017-2018
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Les Journées particulières (Special...
Into the Repertoire time machine
Vx-Colombier
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by David Lescot Directed by David Lescot
La Fugueuse, squatteuse de Radio Quoi ; Cendrine, journaliste de Radio Vox
Vx-Colombier
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Claire de La Rüe du Can / Lautréamont
The Poets’ Attic
Richelieu
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The Fop Reformed by Marivaux Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Hortense, fille du Comte
Richelieu
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Les Journées particulières (Special...
Into the Repertoire time machine
Vx-Colombier
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The Rules of the Game based on the screenplay by Jean Renoir Directed by Christiane...
Invitée
Richelieu
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The Free Exchange Hotel by Georges Feydeau Directed by Isabelle Nanty
Violette, fille de Mathieu
Richelieu
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Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Denis Podalydès
Hyacinte (alternating)
Richelieu
2016-2017
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Les Journées particulières (Special...
Into the Repertoire time machine
Vx-Colombier
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by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès
la Bouquetière, Cadet, Musicien, Sœur Marthe (en alternance)
Richelieu
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Readings of contemporary authors
Vx-Colombier
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Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo Directed by Denis Podalydès
La Princesse Negroni
Richelieu
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The Rules of the Game after the screenplay by Jean Renoir Directed by Christiane Jatahy
Invitée
Richelieu
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Les Journées particulières (Special...
Into the Repertoire time machine
Vx-Colombier
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The Fop Reformed by Marivaux Directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger
Hortense, fille du comte
Richelieu
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The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
Bertha, la fille du capitaine et de Laura
Richelieu
2015-2016
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Viviane (en alternance)
Richelieu
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George Dandin / La Jalousie du...
by Molière Directed by Hervé Pierre
Angélique / Angélique
Vx-Colombier
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by Edmond Rostand Directed by Denis Podalydès
La bouquetière, Cadet, musicien, Sœur Marthe
Richelieu
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Readings of contemporary authors
Studio
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by Federico García Lorca Directed by Lilo Baur
Amelia
Richelieu
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The Father by August Strindberg Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
Bertha, la fille du capitaine et de Laura
Richelieu
2014-2015
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A Cat Among The Pigeons by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jérôme Deschamps
Viviane
Richelieu
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by Federico García Lorca Directed by Lilo Baur
Amelia
Richelieu
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Dans le cadre du Printemps des poètes
Vx-Colombier
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The Other by Françoise Gillard and Claire Richard Directed by Françoise Gillard and...
Vx-Colombier
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The Other by Françoise Gillard and Claire Richard Directed by Françoise Gillard and...
Centquatre
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by Molière Directed by Hervé Pierre
Angélique
Vx-Colombier
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by Jean Anouilh Directed by Marc Paquien
Ismène (en alternance)
Richelieu
2013-2014
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by Jean Racine Directed by Michael Marmarinos
Ismène, confidente d’Aricie
Richelieu
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The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Angélique
Richelieu
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by William Shakespeare Reading directed by Anne Kessler
Un enfant de Clarence et un page
Maison de la Radio
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Staged readings
Centquatre
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by Jean Anouilh Directed by Marc Paquien
Ismène
Richelieu
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by Molière Directed by Véronique Vella
Aegiale et Chœurs
Richelieu
Gallery
Le Misanthrope 23-24
Éric Génovèse, Claire de La Rüe du Can
La Ballade de Souchon 22/23
Claire de La Rüe du Can
La Cerisaie 22/23
Claire de La Rüe du Can, Jérémy Lopez
