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= Katia Leclerc O'Wallis =

Katia Leclerc O'Wallis was born in Paris. She is an actress, living between France and Greece.

The years in Paris
She studied drama classes at the Théâtre du Rond-Point and she got a Master in Mathematics at the Paris Dauphine University. She took part as an actress in theatrical performances in France, working with directors such as Pauline Bureau, Adrien de Van (Festival d'Avignon), Florian Sitbon, Ali Ihsan Kaleci. In the cinema she played in several short films, winning awards for her performances in Last cigarette and Lola Forever by Renaud Ducoing.

The international scene
Then she turned to the international scene: in Portugal she appeared in the feature film Gloria by Manuela Viegas, in the Czech Republic she sang in German in the Cabaret Gogo by Michal Laznovsky, in England she joined the theatrical tour The three Musketeers, in Italy she worked with the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards, in Turkey she played in Sufi performances at the festival The Nights of Cappadocia.

In Greece
Since 2009 she has been working in Athens, playing in French, Greek and English in the cinema and the theatre. She had the leading roles in the feature films Charlie’s son, Big Hit and Pedro Noula by Karolos Zonaras, and Back held hands by Nikos Kornilios. In the theatre she worked with Nikos Fytas and Esther Andre Gonzalez.

In 2011 Katia founded the company Zonaras Productions, developing several projects in the cinema and in the theatre.