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Élizabeth Bourgine
Bourgine in 2013.
Born	Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine (1957-03-20) 20 March 1957 (age 67) Levallois-Perret, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Jean-Luc Miesch
Children	Jules

Élizabeth Clémentine Madeleine Bourgine (born 20 March 1957 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French actress, appearing in film, television and theater. She is credited with more than 60 roles in film and television, mostly French productions.

Career

Originally a dancer and model, she studied at École des Beaux-Arts. She first appeared in student films between 1976 and 1977 until landing a role in the film Nestor Burma, with her future husband, the French director and actor Jean-Luc Miesch [fr].

She was awarded the Prix Romy Schneider Prize in 1985.

Since 2011 she has appeared as Catherine Bordey in the joint French and British production Death in Paradise, a crime drama/comedy filmed in Guadeloupe for BBC One.

She is best known in France for her roles in A Heart in Winter (1992), My Best Friend (2006) and Private Classes [fr ] (1986).

Select filmography

• 2006: My Best Friend : Julia
• 2006 Private Classes [fr ] : Jeanne Kern^[1]
• 2013: Joséphine, ange gardien : Jeanne (1 Episode)
• 2011-present: Death in Paradise : Catherine Bordey (Season one: recurring, season two onwards: main.)
• 2020: Maigret : Irène

Personal life

Bourgine was born 20 March 1957, in Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris. She is married to Jean-Luc Miesch, and they have one adult son.

References

External links

• Élizabeth Bourgine at IMDb

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