Biography
Frédérique Cantrel is a French actress born on 18 November 1946. She trained at the Cours Charles Dullin and the Cours Florent in Paris, where she received the Premier Prix de Comédie Moderne in 1969. Her career encompasses film, television, stage and extensive voice work, including dubbing.
She has appeared in films such as Same Old Song (1997) as an invitée and Arco (2025) as La mère d'Arco - séquence finale (voix). Other screen credits include Le cri de la soie (1996), Scènes de crimes (2000) and the television series Plus belle la vie. She has also performed in numerous stage productions and directed for the theatre.
Cantrel is particularly noted for her dubbing roles in animation and live-action films, voicing characters in titles including Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and the Despicable Me series.
