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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 6, 1965
Died
September 2, 2013
Place of Birth
Oran, Algeria
Valérie Benguigui
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.4
Sophie
Junior
2014
7.8
Elisabeth
Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre
2012
6.8
Maggy Soldignac
Le Dindon
2012
7.3
Élisabeth
What's in a Name
2012
6.0
Claudia, snob du « Country Club »
The Tuche Family
2011
5.2
Hélène
The Italian
2010
5.7
Yelda
Turk's Head
2010
5.9
Karine
My Father's Guests
2010
6.2
Michèle Dalembert
Bitter Victory
2009
5.3
Marianne
The Wolberg Family
2009
Credits
Junior
as Sophie
2014
5.4
Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre
as Elisabeth
2012
7.8
Le Dindon
as Maggy Soldignac
2012
6.8
What's in a Name
as Élisabeth
2012
7.3
The Tuche Family
as Claudia, snob du « Country Club »
2011
6.0
The Italian
as Hélène
2010
5.2
Turk's Head
as Yelda
2010
5.7
My Father's Guests
as Karine
2010
5.9
Bitter Victory
as Michèle Dalembert
2009
6.2
The Wolberg Family
as Marianne
2009
5.3
Every Jack Has a Jill
as Myriam
2009
5.3
Safari
as Magalie
2009
4.6
Baby Blues
as France Laud
2008
5.1
The Class
2008
7.0
Two Lives Plus One
as Valentine
2007
4.8
La Vie d'artiste
as Solange
2007
5.2
I Hate My Best Friends' Kids
as Louise
2007
5.1
Pur week-end
as Véronique Alvaro
2007
4.6
Charlie Says
as Charlie's mother
2006
5.3
Comme t'y es belle !
as Alice
2006
6.0
Cavalcade
as Sexologist
2005
4.8
Let's Be Friends
as Eva
2005
5.5
The Great Role
as Viviane
2004
5.2
Laughter and Punishment
as Audrey
2003
5.4
🎬
Ces jours heureux
as Mme Gabison
2002
6.5
A Hell of a Day
as Stéphanie
2001
6.1
Jet Set
as The Baroness
2000
4.1
My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters
as Martine
1999
5.3
Sitcom, A Movie
as La cadreuse
1999
4.1
Droit dans le mur
as l'interprète
1997
4.5
Would I Lie to You?
1997
6.3
🎬
I Got a Woman
as L'actrice
1997
0.0
Palace
as Notre-Dame de Lourdes / Louise, la soubrette / Ambassadrice de Bulgarie
1988
6.7
On a volé Charlie Spencer !
1986
2.0