Zabou Breitman acts for film, theatre and television. She began her film career in 1981 in the Jean-Claude Sussfeld film Elle voit des nains partout. She then partici- pated in, amongst others films, Banzaï by Claude Zidi (1982) and Gwendoline by Just Jaeckin (1983). The same year she appeared in the play Le Retour du héros. She then took on more films roles: Une Femme ou deux by Daniel Vigne (1984), Bily the Kick by Gérard Mordillat (1985), Dandin by Roger Planchon (1987), Moitié Moitié by Paul Boujenah (1988) and La Baule les Pins by Diane Kurys (1989). In 1992 she appeared in the play Cuisine et Dépendances by Jean-Pierre Bari and Agnès Jaoui, a role that she also played in the film adaptation of the work. She went on to appear in Ma Petite entreprise by Pierre Jolivet (1999) and many other films. In 2001 she moved into directing with the film Se souvenir des belles choses. Films presented at Cannes. She chairs the Cartier Revelation jury at the 2015 Deauville American Film Festival. Zabou Breitman is an ambassador for Secours populaire français. Awards: Crystal Globe for People (2010); Distribution Award from the Gan Foundation for Cinema for Les Hirondelles de Kaboul at the Annecy Animation Film Festival (2018); City of Saint-Tropez Prize for Les Duettistes at Saint-Tropez TV Fiction Festival 2000; Arletty Prize for theatrical performance (1992); Signet of the Legion of Honor (2017).