Small: Where did you see Victoire du Bois, the heroine’s toxic mother?

This week sees the release of Petites, a drama in which a pregnant teenager finds herself in a maternity center by a child judge.

This first film by Julie Lerat-Ghersant allows the actor Victoire Du Bois to find a new role suited to her talent: the role of irresponsible but loving mother, the touching heroine played by Pillie Groin.

Born in 1989 to a French pediatrician mother and an American English teacher father, Victoire Du Bois grew up in Corbeil-Essons and Nantes. Passionate about comedy, he chose the theater option in high school. He then joined the School of Games and the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris. At the same time, she is auditioning for a movie.

Victoria begins by secretly appearing in films as diverse as The Sea at Dawn, Malavita, The Probidden Room, Mal de Pierres and Call Me by Your Name. He did not forget the stage, he participated in many plays, e.g Lewison by Alfred de Muse, Tartuffe or the liar by Moliere or Ivanov by Chekhov.

In 2019, Victoire Du Bois’ career took a major turn with the Netflix horror series Marianne. There she plays the heroine Emma, ​​an agitated young novelist who discovers that the monstrous characters she creates really come to life… and in particular, Mariana, an old lady who intends to torture her for life.

In the same year, he voiced Gabriel, whose hero Naufel falls in love with, in the original animated film J’ai perdu mon corps, which received praise from the French press.

His roles in cinema are gaining more and more importance. Thus, Victoire is part of the impressive cast of Cedric Jimenez’s November, about the investigation that followed the attacks of November 13, 2015.

But above all, she plays a young woman who attacks, along with two other extremists Denis Menoche, who tries to help a refugee, in the snowy thriller The Survivors.

Also in early 2023, Victoire Du Bois plays the titular character’s loving but toxic mother in Petites, which centers on a pregnant teenager. Director Julie Lerat-Ghersant explains about her:

“We chose Victoire du Bois (Clo) because she’s so fragile, she’s always on the edge. She’s an actress who’s always on the edge, yet she’s so precise.”