Stéphanie Michelini is a French actress.

Career

She debuted in 2004, playing the leading role in the film '' Wild Side'', directed by

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. (in French) For this role, she won the for Best Actress. (in French) She is one of the few

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to have obtained some roles in

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and

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, (in French) which still entrusts the majority of transgender roles to

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actors. (in French) (in French) Michelini had auditioned for the

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of the series ', however,

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was cast in the part. (in French) She took part in a

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of the artist

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, titled ''C₁₉H₂₈O₂ (Agnès)'', as well as in SMITH's medium-length film ''Spectrographies'', which she filmed with

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at Père-Lachaise. She was a member of the jury for the

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film festival in 2012. (in French) In 2019, she starred with actress

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in the short film ''Traverser la nuit'', directed by Johann G. Louis. (in French) She won an Honorable Mention award for the role at the Two Riversides Film and Art Festival in Poland in 2020.

Filmography

*2004: '' Wild Side'': Stéphanie *2008: ''57,000 Kilometers Between Us'': Nicole *2009: ' (television series): Erika *2011: ''C₁₉H₂₈O₂ (Agnès)'': Agnès *2013: ''Little Gay Boy'': Convive *2013: ''Holy Thursday (The Last Supper)'': Convive *2014: '' One Deep Breath by

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: Patricia *2015: ''Spectrographies'': L'interlocutrice *2016: '' Where Horses Go to Die'': Prostitute *2019: ''Traverser la nuit'': Daphné

References

External links

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Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michelini, Stéphanie Living people Year of birth missing (living people) French film actresses French television actresses French transgender actresses 21st-century French actresses 21st-century French LGBTQ people