Christa Théret (born 25 June 1991) is a French actress, best known for her roles as Lola in LOL (Laughing Out Loud) and as Andrée Heuschling in Renoir. As a child, Théret aspired to be a teacher and then to become an actress. Théret's acting career began at the age of 11; while playing in a school playground, she was noticed by a casting director, who then hired her for the film The Axe, in 2005. In this film, directed by Costa-Gavras, she plays Betty, the daughter of Bruno and Marlène Davert (played by José Garcia and Karin Viard). In 2007, she played Julie, a gothic teenager, in the film Et toi, t'es sur qui? (selected at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category and for the Caméra d'or). While enrolled at the Lycée Jules Ferry in Paris, she dropped out of school at the age of 17. In 2008, she had her first big break with the lead role in Lisa Azuelos' blockbuster LOL (Laughing Out Loud), co-starring with Sophie Marceau. The commercial success of this film brought her to the attention of the general public, and she was nominated for a César for Best Promising Actress. From April to June 2009, she shot The Village of Shadows, the directorial debut of Fouad Benhammou, followed in October by Le Mariage de chiffon, directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (director of Le Grand Meaulnes). This was the 5th episode of the Contes et nouvelles du XIXe siècle season, broadcast in April 2010 on France 2. At the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010, she starred in Bertrand Blier's new film, The Clink of Ice, alongside Jean Dujardin and Albert Dupontel. In 2010, she took on a series of projects, starting with Christophe Sahr's first film, Free Way, with Johan Libéreau and Isabelle Candelier. She also starred in Lars Blumers' Mike, with Marc-André Grondin and Éric Elmosnino. In 2012, she starred in The Man Who Laughs as Déa. In 2013, she played the lead in Renoir, directed by Gilles Bourdos, and appeared in Marguerite, by Xavier Giannoli. Since 2013, she has acted in numerous films including Olivier Loustau's The Boss's Daughter (2015) and Olivier Assayas's Non-Fiction (2018). Théret featured in Foals' 2019 music video for the track "Exits", as well as Yung Lean's "My Agenda". In 2023, she released a poem set to music, Gare Saint-Lazare. In the same year, she starred in Bertrand Mandico's Conann. In the future, she wants to be a director. She is also writing her first short film. Apart from acting, Théret writes experimental poetry, which she illustrates with her own drawings.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 25, 1991 (35)
- Paris, France
- Actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Christa Théret's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Lola in LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008)
- Heraldas Andrée Heuschling in Renoir (2012)
- Allyas Déa in The Man Who Laughs (2012)
- Heroas Sacha in Long Way North (2015)
- Shapeshifteras Alix Baretti in The Boss's Daughter (2015)
- Allyas Hazel in Marguerite (2015)
- Allyas Maria von Burgund in Maximilian (2017)
- Heroas Conann 25 ans in She Is Conann (2023)
- Shapeshifteras Hélène in Luise (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous2
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 Christa Théret's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Christa Théret'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
28 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Las damas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Pachyderm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
She Is Conann(2023)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Luise(2023)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Voltaire in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Replay(2021)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Golden Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Non-Fiction(2018)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Gaspard at the Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Endangered Species (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Maximilian(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Boss's Daughter(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Long Way North(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Marguerite(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Quartet(2015)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
SK1(2014)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Man Who Laughs(2012)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Freeway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Renoir(2012)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Twiggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Village of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Clink of Ice(2010)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)(2008)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Just About Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Ax(2005)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2016.
Biggest box office
LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008)
Highest rated
The Ax (2005)
Most popular right now
Long Way North (2015)
Film career
Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 2005Screen debut· The Ax
- 2015First top-billed film· Long Way North
- 2015Career best· Long Way North
- 2017Career best· Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne
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.
Awards
Won a Berlinale award in 2013.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Christa Théret's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 51. 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 Christa Théret work with?
People who share at least 2 of Christa Théret's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Gourmet shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Olivier GourmetShared titles: SK1 (2014), The Ax (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Olivier Gourmet
Editors
- Yannick KergoatShared titles: Renoir (2012), The Ax (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Yannick Kergoat
Producers
- Christine De JekelShared titles: Marguerite (2015), Renoir (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Christine De Jekel
- Geneviève LemalShared titles: Marguerite (2015), The Ax (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Geneviève Lemal
- Julien MadonShared titles: The Boss's Daughter (2015), SK1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Julien Madon
- Lisa AzuelosShared titles: The Boss's Daughter (2015), LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Azuelos
