Denise Chalem

Actor · Born April 25, 1952 (74) · Cairo, Egypt

Denise Chalem was born on 25 April 1952 in Cairo, Egypt. She is an actress and writer, known for Total Eclipse (1995), La grande collection (1990) and Le sourire du clown (1999).

Biography from IMDb.

Born: April 25, 1952 (74)
From: Cairo, Egypt
Works as: Actor
Titles: 6 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Denise Chalem's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

25%

Ideas

22%

Self

17%

Society

17%

Power

12%

Morality

7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Whiplash

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Heavy

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Contemplative

2

Melancholic

1

Romantic

1

Warm

1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Denise Chalem's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Cohen Media Channel1 title, show their title on Cohen Media Channel

Subscription and free streaming for Denise Chalem's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Et toi, c’est pour quand ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Joséphine
The Man in the Basement(2021)
as Nelly Sandberg
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Everything Went Fine(2021)
as L'éditrice
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Family Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Sonia Perez
Dis à ma fille que je pars en voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Stage Director · Theatre Play
Nés de la mère du monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Director · Script
Le gave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Martine Coche
Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Simone
Crime Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Ms. Gomez
Total Eclipse(1995)
as Mrs. Maute De Fleurville
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Éclats de famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Véronique
Le Fils du cordonnier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 3 episodes · as Joséphine
One, Two, Three, Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as l'institutrice
Maigret(1991)
Show 1 episode · as Solange
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Too Beautiful for You(1989)
as Lorène
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Les Jupons de la révolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Marquise de l'Aubespine
Les Misérables(1982)
as Noémie
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 80^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1982 to 2022; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Too Beautiful for You (1989)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Too Beautiful for You (1989)

Midcredits 66^th

Film career

19822022

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1989Screen debut· Too Beautiful for You

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting15 of 17 · 70^thDirecting1 of 17Writing1 of 17Other crew2 of 17

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s5 · 3 acting · 2 crew2010s1 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Denise Chalem's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66^th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

62^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

72^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th3
25^th to 49^th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

Crowd Pleaser5
Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor

Les Misérables (1982)

Midcredits 86^th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Denise Chalem work with?

People who share at least 2 of Denise Chalem's MovieCove titles; François Cluzet shares the most, 2.

François Cluzet2 titles See all 2 shared titles with François Cluzet