Biography

Muriel Mayette (born 2 May 1964) is a French actress. At the age of 14, Mayette followed the lectures of Marcel Tassencourt in Versailles. From 1980 to 1982, she studied at the National School of Arts and Theatre Technique (ENSATT) in Lyon, then from 1982 until 1985, at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts, studying under Michel Bouquet, Claude Régy, and Bernard Dort. From March 2008, Mayette was part of the commission led by Hugues Gall initiated by Minister of Culture Christine Albanel, to provide the post of director of the Villa Medici in Rome. Mayette is an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.