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Léonie Simaga

Léonie Simaga

Actor · Born November 30, 1977 (48) · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Léonie Simaga, born in 1978 in Marseille, is a French actress and director, member of the Comédie-Française from 2010 to 2015. Her father and mother met in Rennes during their studies. She, from Brittany, is preparing to teach French. He, from Mali, is an agricultural engineer. His Breton grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Le Gall, died during the liberation of Brest in 1944, was decorated with the Legion of Honor. After her baccalaureate obtained at the House of Education of the Legion of Honor, she entered hypokhâgne, then khâgne in Parisian high schools and then obtained her diploma from the Institute of Political Studies of Paris4 (class of 20025). She also holds a degree in history. She studied theater at the Asnières Studio-theater, then at the National Higher Conservatory of Dramatic Art from 2002 to 2005. She played at the Comédie-Française in Esther by Racine, then in 2004, in Papa must eat by Marie NDiaye . She was hired as a resident in 2005. She notably performed the role of the Infanta in Corneille's Le Cid during the 2005-2006 season, and in 2007 played the role of Chimène in the same play, alternating with the role of Lucietta in Goldoni's play Il campiello. She became a member of the Comédie-Française on January 1, 2010. Léonie Simaga also directs several productions for the Comédie-Française such as, in 2007, Pour un oui ou pour un non by Nathalie Sarraute and, in 2014, Othello by William Shakespeare. She left the Comédie-Française at the end of 2015.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 30, 1977 (48)
From
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Léonie Simaga's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove 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
Self
51%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
10%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Morality
6%
Power
2%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · 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 5 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
4
Tense
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Léonie Simaga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Léonie Simaga's titles on MovieCove; 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

52 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • One Minute to Midnight(2026)

    as Éléonore

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Uniformes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maddie

  • Les Justicières de Saint Flour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Inès Tridot

  • Apparences (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Capitaine Sarah Santoni

  • French Soldiers of the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Guru(2025)

    as Karla Demaison

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Clean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jess

  • 37 secondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Laurence Binet

  • The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Aline

  • Auschwitz, survivors tell their stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narratrice

  • Brocéliande(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pauline Diawara

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Maïco : Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, la révoltée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narratrice

  • Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Colonel Karras

  • Le Négociateur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Frédérique

  • LT-21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Asia Dialo

  • Respire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sofia

  • Les Secrets du Paquebot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Léa

  • The Peace and Love Process(2022)

    as Aïssa

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Le Parfum Vert(2022)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Avant la catastrophe - La Chute de la République de Weimar (1930-1933) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narratrice

  • Edvard Munch : Un cri dans la nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as narrator

  • Save Our School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ingrid

  • Alain Resnais, the Audacious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Summer of revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Annette Lévy-Willard (voix)

  • Restitution? Africa's Fight for Its Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator

  • Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus, with Kiss as Deep as My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lucie Dreyfus (voice)

  • Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as (Voix Off)

  • Jean Vilar, le rêve du théâtre pour tous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narration

  • Je te promets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 32 episodes · as Agnès Gallo

  • Meurtres à Albi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Annabelle Dalmasio

  • The Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sarah

  • The Eddy(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Commandant Keita

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Maisonneuve - A School of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narratrice (voix-off)

  • L'Orientalisme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • Alice and the Mayor(2019)

    as Isabelle Leinsdorf

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Little Tickles(2018)

    as Lola

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Les Impatientes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Isabelle Maroni

  • A Season in France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Martine

  • Jeune Femme(2017)

    as Yuki

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Trepalium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Izia Katell / Thaïs Garcia

  • Closed Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Léa

  • Les Limiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sara Mauduit

  • Just Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Silvia

  • Murders in... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Annabelle Dalmasio

  • Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Virginie, bonne chez Beauperthuis

  • Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Silvia

  • Mon pote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Anna Duchêne, Bruno's wife

  • All About Actresses(2009)

    as La baby-sitter

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • L'Amour Médecin suivi de Le Sicilien ou l'Amour Peintre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lucinde / Léonie Simaga

  • Ça va bien se passer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Amara Sacko

  • La dernière veillée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · as Imane

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 49 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Alice and the Mayor (2019)

$6.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Little Tickles (2018)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Jeune Femme (2017)

Film career

20062026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2009Screen debut· All About Actresses
  • 2019Career best· Alice and the Mayor

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s32 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
0919

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 MovieCove, 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 Léonie Simaga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 5 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 82/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 90, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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.

Who does Léonie Simaga work with?

People who share at least 2 of Léonie Simaga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolas Pariser shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers