Mireille Mossé (Toulon, 28 May 1958 – Paris, 7 June 2017) was a French actress, known for her short stature and her intense dramatic talent. She began her career in theater, collaborating with prominent directors such as Joël Jouanneau and Jean-Claude Fall, and established herself as a versatile and charismatic performer. Her international fame is primarily linked to cinema, particularly her collaborations with Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro in the cult films *Delicatessen* (1991) and *The City of Lost Children* (1995), where she played memorable and surreal characters. For her work in theater, she received a prestigious award, the Molière Award for Theatrical Revelation in 1990, for her performance in *Miss Else*. Her career was characterized by bold artistic choices, which made her an iconic figure in French arthouse cinema and theater, capable of ranging from the grotesque to the dramatic with great sensitivity.