Valérie Benguigui
Acting
Born July 8, 1961, Oran, Algeria
Valérie Benguigui (8 July 1961 – 2 September 2013) was a French actress and theater director. Born in Oran, Algeria, 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). 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. 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. Benguigui was married to actor and restaurant manager Eric Wapler, whom she met while studying at Cours Florent. They had two children. Benguigui died from breast cancer, aged 52, on 2 September 2013 in Paris. She battled the disease for three years. Benguigui was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery. Source: Article "Valérie Benguigui" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
- 2014Junior — Sophie
- 2012Le Dindon — Maggy Soldignac
- 2012Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre — Elisabeth
- 2012What's in a Name — Élisabeth
- 2011The Tuche Family — Claudia, snob du « Country Club »
- 2010My Father's Guests — Karine
- 2010The Italian — Hélène
- 2010Turk's Head — Yelda
- 2009Bitter Victory — Michèle Dalembert
- 2009Every Jack Has a Jill — Myriam
- 2009Safari — Magalie
- 2009The Wolberg Family — Marianne
- 2008Baby Blues — France Laud
- 2008The Class
- 2007I Hate My Best Friends' Kids — Louise
- 2007La Vie d'artiste — Solange
- 2007Pur week-end — Véronique Alvaro
- 2007Two Lives Plus One — Valentine
- 2006Charlie Says — Charlie's mother
- 2006Comme t'y es belle ! — Alice
- 2005Cavalcade — Sexologist
- 2005Let's Be Friends — Eva
- 2004The Great Role — Viviane
- 2003Laughter and Punishment — Audrey
- 2002Ces jours heureux — Mme Gabison
- 2001A Hell of a Day — Stéphanie
- 2000Jet Set — The Baroness
- 1999My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters — Martine
- 1999Sitcom, A Movie — La cadreuse
- 1997Droit dans le mur — l'interprète
- 1997I Got a Woman — L'actrice
- 1997Would I Lie to You?
- Palace — Notre-Dame de Lourdes / Louise, la soubrette / Ambassadrice de Bulgarie
- 1986On a volé Charlie Spencer !