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Yaël Boon

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Yaël Boon
Boon in 2015
Born
Paris, France
NationalityFrench / Swiss
Occupations
  • actress
  • director
  • Film producer
  • writer
SpouseDany Boon (2003-2018)

Yaël Boon (née Harris) is a French–Swiss actress, director, film producer and screenwriter.[1] Boon has appeared in several notable French language films including Welcome to the Sticks (2008) and Supercondriaque (2014).[2] She has also worked on the production side of film; in 2010, she was a writer for Nothing to Declare and in 2016 produced Ma famille t'adore déjà.[3]

Personal life

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She is multilingual and speaks five languages: French, English, German, Spanish, and Hebrew.[4]

In 2003, she married French comedian Dany Boon, who converted to Judaism (her faith).[5] The couple has three children: Eytan, Elia, and Sarah.[6][7][8] They separated in 2018.[9] She is of Portuguese descent and her children hold Portuguese passports.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
Actress Director Producer Writer
2008 Welcome to the Sticks Yes
2010 Nothing to Declare Yes
2014 Supercondriaque Yes
2016 Ma famille t'adore déjà Yes

Television

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Year Series Role Notes
2004 Music-hall et compagnie Herself
2006,
2008
Qui veut gagner des millions ? Herself Two episodes
2008 Le Grand Journal Herself One episode
2014 Signé Mireille Dumas Herself One episode

References

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  1. ^ "Yaël Boon – La biographie de Yaël Boon avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ Hopewell, John (14 January 2017). "Dany Boon on 'Raid: Special Unit,' 'Une Jolie Ch'tite Famille' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The 25 Best Independent / International Films of 2010". PopMatters. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Actualités Yaël Boon". Femme Actuelle (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ ""היום אני יהודי גאה"". 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Dany Boon et Yael Harris : retour sur leurs 15 ans d'amour – Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Qui est Yaël Harris, l'ex-femme de Dany Boon ? – Voici". Voici.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Dany Boon will Film über Quarantäne drehen". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Dany Boon, tout juste séparé de sa femme Yaël, serait tombé amoureux d'une jeune actrice". RTL info (in French). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Super comediante com costela portuguesa". Jornal SOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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