Valérie Benguigui

Valérie Benguigui

Birthday: 1965-11-06

Deathday: 2013-09-02

Place of birth: Oran, Algeria

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0071116

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre

Score: 7.8

What's in a Name

Score: 7.3

The Class

Score: 7.0

Le Dindon

Score: 6.8

Ces jours heureux

Score: 6.5

Would I Lie to You?

Score: 6.3

Bitter Victory

Score: 6.2

A Hell of a Day

Score: 6.1

The Tuche Family

Score: 6.0

Comme t'y es belle !

Score: 6.0

My Father's Guests

Score: 5.9

The Great Role

Score: 5.8

Turk's Head

Score: 5.7

My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters

Score: 5.6

Let's Be Friends

Score: 5.5

Laughter and Punishment

Score: 5.5

Charlie Says

Score: 5.4

The Wolberg Family

Score: 5.4

Junior

Score: 5.4

Every Jack Has a Jill

Score: 5.3

The Italian

Score: 5.2

I Hate My Best Friends' Kids

Score: 5.2

La Vie d'artiste

Score: 5.2

Baby Blues

Score: 5.1

Cavalcade

Score: 4.8

Two Lives Plus One

Score: 4.8

Pur week-end

Score: 4.7

Safari

Score: 4.6

Droit dans le mur

Score: 4.5

Sitcom, A Movie

Score: 4.5

Jet Set

Score: 4.2

On a volé Charlie Spencer !

Score: 2.0

I Got a Woman

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Palace

Score: 6.7