Valérie Benguigui is a screen veteran who has seen the business change around her more than once. Most of the work sits in comedy. The count stands at 30 titles, and the range inside it is wide. Among all the titles, 'What's in a Name' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'The Tuche Family' is the other credit most often cited. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit.
Valérie Benguigui
52 years (Jul 8, 1961 – Sep 2, 2013)Oran, Algeria
29 Movies1 Series
Valérie Benguigui is a screen veteran who has seen the business change around her more than once. Most of the work sits in comedy. The count stands at 30 titles, and the range inside it is wide. Among all the titles, 'What's in a Name' is the one that reached the widest audience. 'The Tuche Family' is the other credit most often cited. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit.
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.
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