A great actress with a remarkable career and a turbulent love life… Miou-Miou became known at the beginning of the 70s. With her angelic face and blonde hair, the young woman wasted no time in conquering the world of the seventh art. In 1974, his role in The Valseuses by Bertrand Blier made him enjoy immense success. But before achieving glory, it was on the stages of the Café de la Gare that the Paris native cut her teeth. It is from this period that he gets his famous nickname, given by Coluche himself! Indeed, the comedian, sometimes annoyed by the small voice and the melancholy of the young actress, would have one day told her “You’re all meow-meow! HAS”.
Sylvette Herry, known as Miou-Miou, stars in Summer 36, a new TF1 series
An expression that has never left the actress, today starring in the series L’Ét© 36, broadcast on TF1. In this fiction carried by Julie de Bona, Sofia Essaïdi or even Nolwenn Leroyshe plays Marthe Pontavice-Caron. This is only Miou-Miou’s third appearance in a television series, she who has always favored cinema. A rare opportunity for viewers to appreciate the talent of Sylvette Herry, the real name of the actress. A surname that she also passed on to her two children, from her relationships with Patrick Dewaere and Julien Clerc. But then, why don’t the daughters of Miou-Miou bear the last name of their respective fathers?
A stormy breakup with Patrick Dewaere, the father of her daughter Angèle
At the beginning of the 1970s, Miou-Miou was in a relationship with Patrick Dewaere. Together, they give birth to a girl named Angèle, who was born on August 13, 1974. The following year, the actress was chosen for the film Of love and fresh water. While she wanted to give the response to her companion, it is ultimately with the singer Julien Clerc that she will collaborate. Against all expectations, the actress falls under the spell of the musician, who will have to face the jealousy of Patrick Dewaere. The latter will go so far as to “break the face” of Julien Clerc on the set. A gesture which precipitates the break with Miou-Miou. The latter will then live a beautiful story with Julien Clerc until 1981.
Miou-Miou: her daughters chose to bear her last name
In 1978, she welcomed her second daughter, Jeanne, with the singer. Two girls who today bear the name Herry for very different reasons. When Miou-Miou and Patrick Dewaere broke up, the latter who did not want children wanted to cut ties with his daughter. Raised by Julien Clerc, she asked the singer to adopt her when she came of age. Renowned screenwriter, today she calls herself Angèle Herry or Angèle Herry-Leclerc, Leclerc being the real last name of Julien Clerc. As for her sister Jeanne Herry, she has never publicly explained her choice to bear her mother’s name. A way undoubtedly for the actress and director to chart her own path without capitalizing on the fame of her parents and by paying homage to the most important woman in her life.
