Anamaria Vartolomei (born 9 April 1999) is a French-Romanian actress. She began her career as a child actress in the film ''

My Little Princess ''My Little Princess'' is a 2011 French-Romanian drama film directed by Eva Ionesco and inspired by her relationship with her mother, the well-known artistic photographer Irina Ionesco whose pictures of her young daughter caused controversy when th ...

'' (2011). She won the

Lumières Award for Best Actress The Lumières Award for Best Actress (french: Prix Lumières de la meilleure actrice) is an annual award presented by the Académie des Lumières since 1996. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first with a blue background, followed by the ...

and the

César Award for Most Promising Actress The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a ...

for her performance in ''

Happening A happening is a performance, event, or situation art, usually as performance art. The term was first used by Allan Kaprow during the 1950s to describe a range of art-related events. History Origins Allan Kaprow first coined the term "happen ...

'' (2021). She appeared on the UniFrance and ''

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'' list of rising French talents to watch.

Early life and education

Vartolomei was born in

Bacău Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...

and lived in the Plopu village of

Dărmănești Dărmănești (; hu, Dormánfalva) is a town in eastern Romania, in Bacău County, in the valleys of the Trotuș and Uz rivers. The town is named after one of its leaders, "Dărman" and the earliest reference to the town is from the 16th centu ...

. Her parents began working abroad when Vartolomei was as young as two, first in England and later France. Having been cared for by her grandparents in the meantime, she joined her parents at the age of six, settling in

Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called ''Isséens'' in French. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Cath ...

. She attended l'école Anatole France. She trained in acting at the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent. The school is located on three nearby sites in the XIXe arrondissement, 19th Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Arc ...

and Les Enfants Terribles. She was admitted to the

Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

, but opted not to go in favour of her acting career.

Filmography

}) , Alexandra , Short film , - , 2016 , ''My Revolution'' (french: Ma révolution) , Sygrid , , - , 2016 , ''The Ideal'' (french: L'idéal) , Lena , , - , 2016 , ''

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'' (french: Éternité) , Young Margaux , , - , 2017 , '' The Sower'' (french: Le semeur) , Joséphine , , - , 2017 , '' The Royal Exchange'' (french: L'échange des princesses) ,

Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans ( es, Luisa Isabel; 9 December 1709 – 16 June 1742) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Louis I. Their reign is regarded as one of the shortest in history, lasting for seven months. Louise Élisabeth was the fo ...

, , - , 2019 , ''Just Kids'' , Lisa Certy , , - , 2020 , ''

How to Be a Good Wife ''How to Be a Good Wife'' (french: La bonne épouse) is a French comedy-drama film directed by Martin Provost. The film begins in 1967 in Alsace, France at a school made for good housekeeping, and stars Juliette Binoche as Paulette Van der Beck, ...

'' (french: La bonne épouse) , Albane Des-deux-Ponts , , - , 2021 , ''

'' (french: L'événement) , Anne Duchesne , , -

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Living people 1999 births French child actresses French film actresses People from Bacău People from Issy-les-Moulineaux Romanian child actresses Romanian emigrants to France Romanian film actresses 21st-century French actresses {{France-actor-stub