Ingrid Chauvin is a French television and stage actress, known for her roles in the miniseries Méditerranée, Dolmen, and the police procedural series Femmes de loi.
Background
Ingrid Chauvin was born on 3 October 1973 in Argenteuil in the department of Val-d"Oise, to a lifeguard father and a watercolor painter and documentalist mother. After that, her mother had a relationship with a computer scientist, who is seven years younger than she.
Career
They had a son, Jérémy, who is now a tenor. Since her childhood, Ingrid Chauvin wanted to become a veterinarian or an actress. After her studies, she worked as a professional make-up artist, especially for pornographic productions, while attending some castings for modeling.
At age 19, due to her physical beauty, she posed for a number of photographers and had her first castings.
Her first earnings allowed her to take acting classes. She was noticed by Bachelor of Arts Production, which led to small roles on television
She revived these roles on a tour throughout France. In 1997, Ingrid Chauvin participated in an episode of the prime time television series Les Bœuf-carottes, and has since become a regular presence in the police drama series.
She also made an appearance in television movies like Tapage nocturne and Le fil du rasoir.
Consequently, she has enjoyed a successful career in television movies such as Dormir avec le diable in 2000. The following year, she played Marie Valbonne in Méditerranée, the proeminent summer series of TF1. In 2000, she rose to fame in the series Femmes de loi with Natacha Amal, broadcast on TF1, whe she portrayed the role of Marie Balaguère, a police lieutenant.
She finally left the series in 2007.
In summer 2005, she played in the miniseries Dolmen, broadcast on TF1, playing one of the two main roles alongside Bruno Madinier.