Valérie Benguigui (8 July 1961 – 2 September 2013) was a French actress and theater director.
[French actress Valerie Benguigui dies at 47 from cancer]
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, she took acting courses 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 the National Chaillot Theatre School. Her first film role was in Francis Huster
Francis Huster (born 8 December 1947) is a French stage, film and television actor, director and scriptwriter.
Biography
Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father is Charles Huster, commercial director at Lancia, and his Poli ...
'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 Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
* ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
* César Award, a French film award
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
* C ...
for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Molière Award
The Molière Award recognises achievement in live French theatre and is the national theatre award of France. The awards are presented and decided by the ''Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre'' (APAT) and supported by the Min ...
nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Personal life
Benguigui was married to actor and restaurant manager Eric Wapler, whom she met while studying at Cours Florent. They had two children.
Death
Benguigui died from breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...
, aged 52, on 2 September 2013 in Paris.[ She battled the disease for three years. Benguigui was buried at ]Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery (french: link=no, Cimetière du Montparnasse) is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery ...
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Theater
Filmography
References
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1961 births
2013 deaths
Actresses from Paris
French film actresses
Best Supporting Actress César Award winners
French television actresses
Deaths from cancer in France
Deaths from breast cancer
20th-century French actresses
21st-century French actresses
Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery
Cours Florent alumni
Pieds-Noirs