Isabelle Breitman (Zabou Breitman) was born on October 30, 1959 in Paris. Zabou is the daughter of Jean-Claude Deret, the writer Thierry La Fronde, the flagship series of the sixties. Girl also appears in an episode of the series when she was 4 years. Her mother, Celine Leger, is an actress. After high school, in addition to his studies in college, she enrolled at Simon and discovers real aptitude for comedy. In 1980, "Antenne 2" ( the ancestor of France 2), recruited to lead "Recre A2", a weekly program for children. In 1981, when it benefits this brought to light to begin Films Breitman sees dwarfs everywhere. In 1986, Isabelle recorded a hit, "Adelaide" with Arnold Turboust.

In 2001, she password for the first time behind the camera. His film Remember the good thingsWas rewarded in 2003 by three Caesars. In 2004, it assumes that both the costume director with the play Winter under the table Roland Topor.

Zabou Breitman is the mother of two children, Anna, born in 1990, and Antonin, born in 1994. Their father is the sculptor Fabien Chalon she met in 6th grade.