actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
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Career
As ''Marie'' in '' Marie Baie des Anges'' (1997), she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera.
In 1999 she appeared in ''No Scandal'' (french: Pas de scandale) directed by Benoît Jacquot.
In the 2004 film directed by
Ziad Doueiri
Ziad Doueiri ( ar , زياد دويري ; born October 7, 1963) is a Lebanese film director, cinematographer and writer. He is best known for his award-winning films ''West Beirut'' (1998) and '' The Insult'' (2017), a film that was nominated a ...
, ''
Lila Says
''Lila Says'' ( French title: ''Lila dit ça'') is a 2004 French film directed by Ziad Doueiri. The plot is based on the novel of the same title written by "Chimo" (a pseudonym).
Plot
Chimo (played by Mohammed Khouas) is a nineteen-year-old ...
'' ( French title: ''Lila dit ça''), Giocante portrays a teenager who resides with her aunt in a rough neighborhood in Marseilles. Chief film critic for ''
The New York Times
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A.O. Scott
Anthony Oliver Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American journalist and cultural critic. He has been chief film critic for ''The New York Times'' since 2004, a title he shares with Manohla Dargis.
Early life
Scott was born on July 10, 1966 in ...
compared her to
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...
in ''And God Created Woman'', being ''a femme more vital than fatale''. He further wrote that ''Ms. Giocante's intoxicating mixture of gamine innocence and womanly knowingness is almost too much for the movie but her charisma.......give it a mood that is at once breathlessly romantic and cannily down to earth''.
In 2009 she appeared in '' Bellamy'', the last film of celebrated French director Claude Chabrol."A Detective Who Solves Crimes for a Living, and as a Pastime" "FILM REVIEW", ''The New York Times'', 28 October 2010
Andalusia
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n origin. She lived on Corsica until the age of 10. Born in
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Aix-en-Provence.
Mata Hari
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'' (2017)
Mata Hari
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 187615 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed ...
*''Un prince (presque) charmant'' (2013) Marie
* ''30 Beats'' (2011) Kim
* '' La blonde aux seins nus'' (2010)
* ''Trader Games (Original title: Krach'' (2010)
* '' Le Premier Cercle'' (2009) – Elodie
* '' Bellamy'' (2009) – Nadia Sancho
* '' Secret Défense (2008)'' – (Diane / Lisa)
* ''
99 Francs
''99 Francs'' is a 2000 novel by French writer Frédéric Beigbeder. The book was released in France on August 2000 through Grasset & Fasquelle and has since been re-released under the titles ''€ 14.99'' and ''€ 5.90''. Shortly after the book ...
(2007) – (Sophie)
* ''A Curtain Raiser'' (2006) Rosette
* ''U'' (2006) – (voice)
* ''Riviera ''(2005) – Stella
* ''Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961'' (2005) (TV) – Marie-Hélène
* '' Lila dit ça'' ("Lila Says") (2004) – Lila
* ''Cadeau d'Éléna, Le'' ("Elena's Gift") (2004) – Marie
* ''Maigret: Les petits cochons sans queue'' (2004) (TV) – Germaine Leblanc
* '' Blueberry: L'expérience secrète'' ("Renegade") (2004) – Madeleine
* ''Intermittenze del cuore, Le'' (2003) – young Fiametta
* '' Soldats de Salamine'' ("Soldiers of Salamina") (2003) – assistante sociale à Dijon
* ''Vivante'' ("Alive") (2002) – Claire
* ''"Algérie des chimères, L'"'' (2001) (mini) TV Series – Jeanne 20 ans
* ''Bella ciao'' (2001) – Bianca
* ''Fantômes de Louba, Les'' (2001) – Jeannie as a teenager
* ''Libertin, Le'' ("The Libertine") (2000) – Angélique Diderot
* '' Pas de scandale'' ("Keep It Quiet" / "No Scandal") (1999) – Stéphanie
* '' Stolen Life'' (1998) – Sigga
* '' Marie Baie des Anges'' ("Angel Sharks" / "Marie from the Bay of Angels") (1997) – Marie