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Catherine Mouchet

Catherine Mouchet

Actor · Born August 21, 1959 (67) · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Catherine Mouchet (born 21 August 1959) is a French actress. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, following the courses of Jacques Lassalle and Claude Régy. Her performance in the film Thérèse, directed by Alain Cavalier, won her the César Award for Most Promising Actress for 1987. Having been acclaimed for her appearance in Thérèse, she next appeared in Claude Goretta's Si le soleil ne revenait pas in 1987, and then devoted herself to theatre for a time. She appeared in works by Luigi Pirandello, (Vêtir ceux qui sont nus), and Alfred de Musset, (Les Caprices de Marianne), amongst others, and directed La Petite dame with Claude Guyonnet in 1992. She returned to the screen in Jean-Pierre Mocky's Bonsoir 1993, and in Louis and Xavier Bachelot's short film La Plante. On television she appeared in the saga Jalna, directed by Philippe Monnier from the books of Mazo de la Roche, and Le blanc à lunettes, directed by Édouard Nierman, from a Georges Simenon novel. She then studied for a degree in philosophy. She returned to the screen and played supporting roles in two Olivier Assayas films, Fin août, début septembre and Les Destinées sentimentales. She appeared in Pierre Jolivet's My Little Business, for which she received a nomination for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Philippe Harel's 1999 Extension du domaine de la lutte, an adaptation of Michel Houellebecq's controversial breakthrough novel Whatever, in which she played a psychoanalyst. She played a prostitute in Patrice Leconte's Rue des Plaisirs. She continues to appear in a wide variety of roles in both auteur films and popular comedies, and for both first time directors and established talents. In October 2008 Mouchet appeared at the Théâtre National de Strasbourg in Jean Magnan's "et pourtant ce silence ne pouvait être vide", based, like Jean Genet's The Maids, on the Papin sisters murders in 1933. Source: Article "Catherine Mouchet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
August 21, 1959 (67)
From
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on Motif · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 67% in 30 days

What are Catherine Mouchet's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
25%
Society
20%
Morality
14%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Contemplative
8
Absurd
5
Bittersweet
4
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Catherine Mouchet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Catherine Mouchet's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 19 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • In bloom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as la gynéco

  • The Ties That Bind Us(2024)

    as Fanny (la mère de Cécile)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ouija, un été meurtrier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Madeleine Lagorce

  • Toni (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as La mère de Toni

  • No One's Missing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • De Gaulle(2020)

    as Mlle Potel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Specials(2019)

    as Doctor Ronssin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mythomaniac (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mme Menard

  • The Great Mystical Circus(2018)

    as Imperatriz Catarina

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Exchange(2017)

    as Madame de Ventadour

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Reinventing Marvin(2017)

    as Madeleine Clément

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Go, Toto! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Innkeeper

  • Ismael's Ghosts(2017)

    as Le médecin soins intensifs

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Poisoning Angel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Anne Jégado

  • Looking for Her (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mme Kubiak

  • Marguerite & Julien(2015)

    as Jacqueline

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Les témoins(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maxine "Max" Dubreuil

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Thank You for Calling(2015)

    as La juge

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • My Friend Victoria(2014)

    as Elena Savinet

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Clash (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pauline Kazinski, mère de Cassius

  • The Desert of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lucie Courrèges

  • The Monk(2011)

    as Elvire

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bowing Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rose

  • Family Tree (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Françoise

  • The Other Dumas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Caroline Maquet

  • Pigalle, la nuit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alice

  • In Your Arms (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Adrienne

  • The Little Murders of Agatha Christie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose-Marie Bousquet

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Clémentine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Témoin poème

  • Two Worlds(2007)

    as The librarian

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Madame Irma(2006)

    as Brigitte Gillon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Summer Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mickaël's mother

  • Writer of O (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Young Dominique Aury

  • Coup de vache (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Yvonne

  • Nos vies rêvées (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mathilde Tassin

  • Nature contre nature (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ms. Oudinot

  • She's One of Us (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Patricia

  • Petites coupures(2003)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Repentant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Alice, das Zimmermädchen

  • Love Street(2002)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Pornographer(2001)

    as Olivia Rochet

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hors Service (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as The accountant

  • Du côté des filles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Catherine

  • J'ai tué Clémence Acéra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Inspector Woland

  • Mortal Transfer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as The maths teacher

  • Sentimental Destinies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Fernande

  • La danse des asperges sarrasines (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as (voice)

  • Whatever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as La psychologue

  • My Little Business (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lucie

  • Late August, Early September(1998)

    as Attachée parlementaire

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Le blanc à lunettes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Henriette

  • Jalna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 8 episodes · as Meg Whiteoak

  • Bonsoir (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Eugénie

  • If the Sun Never Returns (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Isabelle Antide

  • Thérèse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Thérèse

  • L'incident (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Specials (2019)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

The Specials (2019)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19862026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1986Screen debut· Thérèse
  • 1986First top-billed film· Thérèse

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 55: 55 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
860116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Catherine Mouchet's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Great Mystical Circus (2018)

67th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Specials (2019)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Catherine Mouchet's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Catherine Mouchet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Catherine Mouchet's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent Cassel shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers