Valentine Monnier (born 22 October 1956, in
Paris
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) is a French actress, model, and photographer. She appeared on the September 1977 cover of ''
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan may refer to:
Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
'' magazine, and on the cover art of the album ''
Chic
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Etymology
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'', also in 1977. Monnier had an acting career in the 1980s : she played supporting roles in several French productions and had starring roles in two Italian B-movies. In the mid-1980s, she left acting to work primarily as a photographer. In a November 2019 interview, she accused film director
Roman Polanski
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of violently raping her in Switzerland in 1975 when she was 18.
Filmography
* 1980 : ''
Le Bar du téléphone
''Le bar du téléphone'' is a 1980 French film directed by Claude Barrois.
Cast and roles
* Daniel Duval - Toni Véronèse
* François Périer - Commissaire Claude Joinville
* Raymond Pellegrin - Robert Pérez
* Julien Guiomar - Antoine Bini
* ...
'' : Maria
* 1981 : ''
Le Mari, la Femme et le Cosmos'' (TV movie) : Paule
* 1981 : ''
L'Œil de la nuit'' (TV series), episode : ''Le syndrome de Cendrillon'' : Sybille
* 1982 : ''
Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret'' de
Jean-Paul Sassy (TV series), episode : ''
Le Voleur de Maigret'' : Sophie
* 1982 : ''
Elle voit des nains partout !'' : Amélys
* 1983 : ''
2019, After the Fall of New York
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(2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York'') : Giara
* 1984 : ''
Monster Shark
''Monster Shark'' ( it, Shark - Rosso nell'oceano) is a science fiction- horror film directed by Lamberto Bava. It was also released in various countries as ''Devil Fish'', ''Monster from the Red Ocean'', ''Devouring Waves'' and ''Shark: Red in th ...
(Shark rosso nell'oceano'') : Dr. Stella Dickens
* 1985 : ''
Le Soleil des autres'' (TV movie) : Terry
* 1985 : ''
Trois hommes et un couffin
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...
'' (remade in the US as ''
Three Men and a Baby
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''): Charlotte
* 1985 : ''
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent'' : wounded woman
References
External links
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Living people
1956 births
Actresses from Paris
French film actresses
French television actresses
20th-century French actresses
French photographers