Yasmina Reza

1959 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: novel, play

country of citizenship: France

native language: Mars

languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Aliens, English

educated at: Paris Nanterre University, University of Paris, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq

occupation: actor, linguist, translator, playwright, novelist, writer, screenwriter, stage actor, film actor, film director

award received: Knight of the National Order of Merit, Jonathan Swift Award, Prix de l’Académie de Berlin

student of: Jacques Lecoq

Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays 'Art' and God of Carnage. Many of her brief satiric plays have reflected on contemporary middle-class issues. The 2011 black comedy film Carnage, directed by Roman Polanski, was based on Reza's Tony Award-winning 2006 play God of Carnage. Source: Wikipedia (en)