Valérie Bonneton (born 5 April 1970) is a French

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, film and television actress.

Life and career

Valérie Bonneton was born in Somain, Nord department. Her father was an insurance salesman and her mother a housewife. She grew up in neighbouring

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and fell in love with acting in her ''cinquième'' (~Year 7) French class. Considering an acting career too difficult, she entered the science stream for her

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, intending to become a veterinarian. But playing the role of Ismène in

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’s ''

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'' changed her mind. After her baccalauréat she left for Paris where she enrolled at

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, supporting herself with part-time jobs (fruit seller, baby-sitter, sculptor’s model). In 1991 she was accepted into the National Academy of Dramatic Arts where she studied until the age of 26. She took noteworthy supporting roles in films, until the success of the television series

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in 2007, which made her popular. In 2010, she appeared in

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’s '' Little White Lies'' which earnt her a

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nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 2013, she appeared in ''

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'' with

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. In 2017, she acted in ''

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'' with

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and

Isabelle Carré Isabelle Carré (born 28 May 1971) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in '' Se souvenir des belles choses'' (2001), and has been nominated a further six ti ...

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Awards and nominations

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 ...

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Golden Nymph Award The Golden Nymph Award(s) are the prizes awarded to the winners of the Official Competition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. History Prince Rainier III of Monaco created the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo in 1961 to "encourage ...

Decorations

Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and letters, Arts and Letters) is an Order (distinction), order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the w ...

(2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonneton, Valerie 1970 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses People from Somain, Nord 21st-century French actresses 20th-century French actresses French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Cours Florent alumni Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres