Léa Drucker (; born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. She played Catherine Durand in the French-British television series War of the Worlds. She won two César Awards for Best Actress for portraying an abused woman in Custody (2017) and a dedicated IGPN investigator in Case 137 (2025).
Born in Caen, Normandy, Drucker is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6 Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mother, Martine, an English teacher. She is the cousin of the journalist Marie Drucker. Her paternal grandfather was a Romanian Jewish immigrant.
Drucker studied acting at the ÃÂcole de la rue Blanche, the ÃÂcole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT) in Paris.
Drucker's early career encompassed both classical theatre pieces like Le Misanthrope, and contemporary plays such as Blanc by Emmanuelle Marie.
Drucker has been twice nominated for the Molière Award for Best Female Revelation, in 2001 for her role in Danny et la grande bleue and in 2004 for 84 Charing Cross Road. In 2017, she starred in Xavier Legrand's domestic abuse drama Custody, which premiered in competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. For her performance, she won Best Actress at the 44th César Awards.
In 2019, Drucker began her first work in English-language television, starring as Catherine Durand in three seasons (24 episodes) of the StudioCanal French-British television series War of the Worlds (2019âÂÂ2022), alongside Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
In 2025, Drucker starred in Dominik Moll's crime drama Case 137, which premiered in competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. For her performance, she won her second César Award for Best Actress, and received a nomination for the European Film Award for Best Actress.
Drucker is in a relationship with director and screenwriter Julien Rambaldi. They have one daughter, born in 2010.