Géraldine Nakache (born 16 February 1980) is a French actress, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Nakache grew up in an
Algerian Jewish family. She earned a
DEUG diploma in cinema. She worked as assistant casting director in ''Groland'' on
Canal + and as assistant director for ''
Les Guignols de l'info
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'' and eventually executive producer on
Comédie+. She has also appeared in a string of films and television series and directed ''
Tout ce qui brille'' (2010) for which she won a number of awards and ''Nous York'' (2012).
She was married to actor and comedian
Manu Payet
Emmanuel "Manu" Payet (; born 22 December 1975) is a French comedian, actor, filmmaker and radio host.
Filmography
As actor
Voice work
Animated films
*2006: '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'': French voice of Lone Gunslinger Vulture
*2008: ''Ku ...
in 2009. They divorced in 2011. She is the sister of film director
Olivier Nakache
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* Olivier (surname), a list of people
* Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery
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.
Filmography
As actress
As filmmaker
Theatre
*2011: ''L’Amour, la mort, les fringues'' by Nora and Delia Ephron, directed by Danièle Thompson (Théâtre Marigny)
Discography
Singles
Awards and nominations
''Tout ce qui brille'' co-directed by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran won a number of awards including Jury Awards and the Public Award at the Festival international du film de comédie de l'Alpe d'Huez. She also won the Gold Trophy for Best Female Revelation, all in 2010.
Au Féminin: Géraldine Nakache, Femme révélation du cinéma avec Mauboussin
In 2011, she was awarded the Golden Star of French Cinema Award for her debut film ''Tout ce qui brille''
References
External links
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1980 births
20th-century French Sephardi Jews
21st-century French Sephardi Jews
21st-century French actresses
Living people
People from Suresnes
Actresses from Île-de-France
French film directors
Algerian Jews
Jewish French actresses
French film actresses
French television actresses
French women film directors
French women screenwriters
French screenwriters