Valérie Benguigui

Valérie Benguigui

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: Acting

Born: Oran, Algeria, 1965-11-06

Died: 2013-09-02

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1986	On a volé Charlie Spencer !		20
2	1997	I Got a Woman	L'actrice	0
3	1997	Would I Lie to You?		63
4	1997	Droit dans le mur	l'interprète	46
5	1999	Sitcom, A Movie	La cadreuse	45
6	1999	My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters	Martine	56
7	2000	Jet Set	The Baroness	42
8	2001	A Hell of a Day	Stéphanie	61
9	2002	Ces jours heureux	Mme Gabison	65
10	2003	Laughter and Punishment	Audrey	55
11	2004	The Great Role	Viviane	58
12	2005	Let's Be Friends	Eva	55
13	2005	Cavalcade		48
14	2006	Comme t'y es belle !	Alice	60
15	2006	Charlie Says	Charlie's mother	54
16	2007	Pur week-end	Véronique Alvaro	47
17	2007	I Hate My Best Friends' Kids	Louise	52
18	2007	La Vie d'artiste	Solange	48
19	2007	Two Lives Plus One	Valentine	48
20	2008	The Class		70
21	2008	Baby Blues	France Laud	51
22	2009	Safari	Magalie	46
23	2009	Every Jack Has a Jill	Myriam	53
24	2009	The Wolberg Family	Marianne	54
25	2009	Bitter Victory	Michèle Dalembert	62
26	2010	Turk's Head	Yelda	57
27	2010	My Father's Guests	Karine	59
28	2010	The Italian	Hélène	52
29	2011	The Tuche Family	Claudia, snob du « Country Club »	60
30	2012	What's in a Name	Élisabeth	73
31	2012	Le Dindon	Maggy Soldignac	68
32	2012	Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre	Elisabeth	78
33	2014	Junior	Sophie	54

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Title

Role

Vote Average

1986