Laura Weissbecker

Laura Weissbecker (born October 3, 1984) is a multilingual French actress who has worked in France, Germany, USA and China, with directors such as Jackie Chan, Cedric Klapisch, Elie Chouraqui, Thierry Binisti and Tonie Marshall. Laura Weissbecker was handpicked by Jackie Chan for one of the leading roles in the film CZ12, starring and directed by Jackie Chan. --- Laura grew up in the east of France, in the city of Strasbourg, surrounded by a very heteroclite and European environment. She has a brother and a sister, who is a solo aerial artist with Cirque du Soleil. She was trained in Los Angeles with leading acting coach Howard Fine and comedy master Gary Austin, founder of the Groundlings, the legendary improvisation troupe. Laura is fluent in French, English and German (and is learning Chinese). She began her film career in 2002, when director Tonie Marshall (winner of the 2000 Cesar French Academy Award for best film, best director and best screenwriter) offered her a small role opposite Francois Cluzet in her feature film France Boutique. In France, Laura is best known for her role in ‘’Versailles, the Dream of a King’’ directed by Thierry Binisti, a high profile TV movie which aired on France 2, Japan (NHK) and UK (BBC), and her role in ‘’The Russian Dolls” directed by Cedric Klapisch (also starring Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Cecile de France) . As a European actress, Laura was featured in a German TV movie ‘’Achtung Arzt’’ directed by German TV director Rolf Silber, which was shot in Berlin. Laura Weissbecker has recently appeared in CZ12 starring and directed by Jackie Chan in which she has one of the leading roles.