Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Charlie Says'' was entered into the

2006 Cannes Film Festival The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the ...

. Her film ''

Going Away ''Going Away'' (french: Un beau dimanche) is a 2013 French drama film directed by Nicole Garcia. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Louise Bourgoin as Sandra * Pierre ...

'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the

2013 Toronto International Film Festival The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. '' The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and '' Life of Crime'' was the closing film. 75 films were ...

. She was the President of the Jury for the

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or International Critics' Week The International ...

section of the

2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film '' Winter Sleep'' directed by Nuri Bi ...

. Her eldest son, Frédéric Bélier-Garcia, is a theatre director and writer. From her relationship with Jean Rochefort, she has a second son, the actor Pierre Rochefort.

Filmography

As actress

As filmmaker

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Nicole 1946 births Living people French women film directors French film actresses French people of Spanish descent Pieds-Noirs People from Oran French film directors French-language film directors Best Supporting Actress César Award winners French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni French women screenwriters French screenwriters French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses