Stardom is a loose word, but Sissi Duparc is a clear case of a star actress with the kind of reach that turns a role into a reference point. The first years of the career passed without much notice. Comedy keeps recurring across the credit list. It has taken 27 years to build the position she now occupies. 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' put the name in front of a global audience, as Creature 'Louis XVI'. Among the rest of the work, 'The Family' carries the most weight.