Bio
Lizzie Brocheré is a French actress known for her sensuous screen presence in French art house cinema and for her starring role as Grace in the horror anthology television series American Horror Story: Asylum, from 2012-2013.
Brocheré was born in Paris, France. Beginning her acting career at the age of 10 in the television movie Parents à mi-temps, Brocheré would go on to play a string of small roles in television movies and series, including Les Enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome, Sydney Fox l'aventurière, Camping Paradis and Sauveur Giordano.
Sixteen-year-old Brocheré made her leap to the big screen as Jeanne in Hugo Santiago's Le Loup de la côte ouest (English title: The Wolf of the West Coast). The film screened at the Montreal Film Festival.
Brocheré then played the supporting role of Gladys in Bernard Rapp's Un petit jeu sans conséquence and landed the recurring role of Eva in the television series Alex Santana, négociateur.
Further television work included the role of Cécile Chalonges in the series R.I.S, police scientifique.
Landing the starring role in the controversial film Chacun sa nuit (English title: One to Another), directed by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold, Brocheré was nominated for Best Newcomer in the French Cesars.
More awards followed her as she was awarded Best Newcomer at the Luchon Film Festival for her lead role in the comedy Bac+70 and a Best Actress award at the St. Jean de Luz Film Festival in Karin Albou's film Le Chant des mariées.
Next, Brocheré starred in Jean Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold's American Translation, a sexy psychological thriller and her first action movie Nuit Blanche, directed by Frederic Jardin. Nuit Blanche debuted in the Toronto Film Festival and was distributed in the U.S. by Tribeca Films.
2012 marked the U.S. release of Eric Shaeffer's romantic comedy Winter as Brocheré plays a French hospice worker and dominatrix, in which she won Best Actress at the Des Moines Film Festival.
Brocheré also stars in the second season of The Hour for the BBC, opposite Ben Whishaw and Dominic West. She is based in Paris, France.