Valérie Benguigui
Valérie Benguigui (8 July 1961 – 2 September 2013) was a French actress and theater director.[1] Born in Oran, Algeria,[2] she took acting courses at the Cours Florent and the National Chaillot Theatre School. Her first film role was in Francis Huster's On a volé Charlie Spencer (1986).
Valérie Benguigui | |
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 Benguigui at the 2013 César Awards | |
| Born | Valérie Clotilde Benguigui 8 July 1961 Oran, Algeria |
| Died | 2 September 2013 (aged 52) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery 48.84°N 2.33°E |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–2012 |
| Known for | What's in a Name? (Le Prénom) |
| Spouse(s) | Eric Wapler (m. 1995) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | César Award 2013 Best Supporting Actress What's in a Name? (Le Prénom) |
Her most successful television role was in the series Avocats et associés, in which she appeared from 2000 to 2005. She also produced and directed several plays at this time.[3] In 2012, she portrayed Élisabeth in the film What's in a Name? (Le Prénom), which earned her a César Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Molière Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[4][5]
Personal life
Benguigui was married to actor and restaurant manager Eric Wapler, whom she met while studying at Cours Florent.[3] They had two children.
Death
Benguigui died from breast cancer, aged 52, on 2 September 2013 in Paris.[1] She battled the disease for three years.[6] Benguigui was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.[7]
Theater
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | La Princesse d'Élide | Molière | Jean-Luc Revol | |
| 1993 | Le Plus Heureux des trois | Eugène Labiche | Jean-Luc Revol (2) | |
| 2005 | Pour ceux qui restent | Pascal Elbé | Charles Berling | |
| 2007 | The Memory of Water | Shelagh Stephenson | Bernard Murat | |
| 2010 | What's in a Name? | Matthieu Delaporte Alexandre de la Patellière |
Bernard Murat (2) | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2012 | Le Dindon | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat (3) | |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | On a volé Charlie Spencer! | Francis Huster | ||
| 1989 | Palace | Various | Jean-Michel Ribes | TV Series |
| 1997 | I Got a Woman | The Actress | Yvan Attal | Short |
| La Vérité si je mens ! | Élie | Thomas Gilou | ||
| Le bonheur est un mensonge | Patrick Dewolf | TV Movie | ||
| Straight into the Wall | The interpreter | Pierre Richard | ||
| 1999 | Accidents | Pascal Laëthier | Short | |
| Mes amis | The camerawoman | Michel Hazanavicius | ||
| My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters | Martine | Charlotte de Turckheim | ||
| The Journey to Paris | Marc-Henri Dufresne | |||
| 2000 | Drug Scenes | Isabelle Doval | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Jet Set | The Baroness | Fabien Onteniente | ||
| 2001 | Chaos | Medecin | Coline Serreau | |
| A Hell of a Day | Stéphanie | Marion Vernoux | ||
| Gregoire Moulin vs. Humanity | Madame Moulin | Artus de Penguern | ||
| 2001-05 | Avocats & associés | Nadia Botkine | Several | TV Series (48 Episodes) |
| 2002 | Ces jours heureux | Madame Gabison | Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano | Short |
| 2003 | Laughter and Punishment | Audrey | Isabelle Doval (2) | |
| 2004 | The Grand Role | Viviane | Steve Suissa | |
| The Role of Her Life | Hélène | François Favrat | ||
| 2005 | Let's Be Friends | Eva | Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano (2) | |
| Cavalcade | Sexologist | Steve Suissa (2) | ||
| 2006 | Hey Good Looking ! | Alice | Lisa Azuelos | |
| Charlie Says | Charlie's mother | Nicole Garcia | ||
| 2006-07 | Kaamelott | Prisca | Alexandre Astier | TV Series (5 Episodes) |
| 2007 | Pur week-end | Véronique Alvaro | Olivier Doran | |
| I Hate My Best Friends' Kids | Louise | Anne Fassio | ||
| La vie d'artiste | Solange | Marc Fitoussi | ||
| Two Lives Plus One | Valentine | Idit Cebula | ||
| 2008 | Baby Blues | France Laud | Diane Bertrand | |
| Drôle de Noël! | Mélanie | Nicolas Picard | TV Movie | |
| 2009 | Safari | Magalie | Olivier Baroux | |
| La famille Wolberg | Marianne | Axelle Ropert | ||
| Jusqu'à toi | Myriam | Jennifer Devoldère | ||
| La sainte Victoire | Michèle Dalembert | François Favrat (2) | ||
| 2010 | Turk's Head | Yelda | Pascal Elbé | |
| My Father's Guests | Karine Paumelle | Anne Le Ny | ||
| The Italian | Hélène | Olivier Baroux (2) | ||
| 2011 | Les Tuche | Claudia | Olivier Baroux (3) | |
| 2012 | What's in a Name? | Élisabeth | Alexandre de La Patellière & Matthieu Delaporte | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2014 | Fiston | Sophie | Pascal Bourdiaux | |
References
- French actress Valerie Benguigui dies at 47 from cancer
- http://www.lesgensducinema.com/biographie/Valerie%20BENGUIGUI.htm
- "Valérie Benguigui: "C'est moi qui ai branché mon mari!"". purepeople.com (in French). 20 July 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- Tartaglione, Nancy (22 February 2013). "César Awards: 'Amour' Sweeps Major Categories, 'Argo' Named Best Foreign Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- "25ème Nuit des Molières". lesmolieres.com (in French). 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- French film actress Valérie Benguigui dies aged 47
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