Laetitia Dosch

b. 1980 · French-Swiss actress and playwright, known mainly for comedy, who made her feature directing debut in 2024

Biography

Laetitia Dosch (born 1980) is a French-Swiss actress, best known for her work in comedy and in European auteur drama. Alongside her acting, she writes for the stage, and in 2024 she made her directing debut in film, a career that moves between theatre, screen and writing.

She first trained in Paris at the École d'art dramatique Jean-Périmony and then took the free classes at the Cours Florent under Michel Fau. She later moved to La Manufacture in Lausanne, Switzerland, a path that reflects the close ties of her work to both countries. Her presence in French cinema grew through supporting roles in films by a new generation of directors, such as Justine Triet's The Settlers, which is La batalla de Solferino in Spain, and Maïwenn's Mon roi, where she plays Lila. Her role as Paula Simonian in Léonor Serraille's Jeune femme gave her wider international visibility.

Dosch has moved between arthouse cinema, television and theatre, often favouring characters with a comic tone that still carry real emotion. Her move behind the camera came with Dog on Trial, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was eligible for the Camera d'Or. In 2018 she was made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Her career is still developing, and her dual perspective as actress and director places her among the more interesting figures in recent French-language cinema.

Key films

The Settlers (2013), by Justine Triet: a role in a new generation of French comedy-drama, known in Spain as La batalla de Solferino.
Mon roi (2015), by Maïwenn: she plays Lila in a turbulent love story.
Keeper (2015), by Guillaume Senez: she plays Patricia, the mother of Mélanie, in a drama about motherhood, released in Spain as 9 meses.
Summertime (2015), by Catherine Corsini: a supporting part in this story of a relationship between two women, released in Spain as Estío.
Jeune femme (2017), by Léonor Serraille: Paula Simonian, one of her most recognised roles outside France.