Charlotte Valandrey

Charlotte Valandrey (29 November 1968 – 13 July 2022) was a French actress and author. After early success she was widely tipped for stardom, but her career took a more modest course until the release of her autobiography in 2005.

Early life Born Anne-Charlotte Pascal into an affluent family, Valandrey grew up in Brittany in north-western France. From the age of six she lived in the small coastal town of Pléneuf-Val-André, from which she took her professional name in 1985.

Career Valandrey's debut film was Véra Belmont's 1985 political drama Red Kiss, in which she played Nadia. Her highly acclaimed performance as a young communist in 1950s Paris was rewarded with a César award nomination for "Most Promising Actress" the following year but she eventually lost to Charlotte Gainsbourg. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1986, she appeared in the music video for David Bowie's song "As the World Falls Down" from the soundtrack for the movie Labyrinth (1986), although the video went unreleased until 1993.

Personal life After making her debut, at the age of sixteen, in the film Red Kiss, she lived alone in a studio that her parents bought for her. Carefree and uninformed about the dangers involved, she had affairs with “a drug-addicted musician, and other boys at risk”. In 1986, a few days before her eighteenth birthday, she learned that she was HIV-positive.

In 1999, she met Arthur Lecaisne whom she married on 17 July 1999 in Pléneuf-Val-André. At the beginning of 2000, they had a daughter, Tara who is HIV-negative.

While separating from Arthur in 2002 and following a triple therapy which damaged her heart and caused her two heart attacks, her heart broke down, necrotic, and left her with only 10% heart capacity. On 4 November 2003, she received a transplant.

In March 2007, after selling over 280,000 copies of her book, Charlotte gave approval for its adaptation in the TV movie, L'Amour dans le sang. Produced by Dominique Besnehard for Mon Voisin Productions, it was first broadcast on 23 November 2008 on France 3.

On 8 June 2022, she announced that she was waiting for a second heart transplant because of new health problems. She received it on 14 June at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital but the transplant did not take.

Charlotte Valandrey died on 13 July 2022, at the age of 53. Her funeral took place in Pléneuf-Val-André. In the press release announcing the death, the family indicates that a tribute would be paid to her in Paris in September.

Charlotte was a patron of the Greffe de vie ("Foundation of Life Registry") and was committed to the cause of organ donation and transplantation.

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1985 Red Kiss Nadia Véra Belmont Silver Bear for Best ActressNominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress 1986 Taxi Boy Corinne Alain Page 1987 Fucking Fernand Lily Gérard Mordillat In the Shadow of the Wind Olivia Atkins Yves Simoneau Bonjour maître Laurence Denys de La Patellière TV Mini-Series 1988 Una casa a Roma Vanessa Bruno Cortini TV movie Sueurs froides Zoé Michel Leroy TV series (1 episode) 1990 Il giudice istruttore Clara Martini Gianluigi Calderone TV series (1 episode) 1991 Toujours seuls Charlotte Gérard Mordillat 1992 Orlando Princess Sasha Sally Potter Le gang des tractions Ginette Josée Dayan TV Mini-Series Police Secrets Inspector Claire Rauch Josée Dayan TV series (1 episode) 1993 My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud Colette Thomas Gérard Mordillat L'éternel mari Katia Pogoretz Denys Granier-Deferre TV movie Albert Savarus Rosalie de Watteville Alexandre Astruc TV movie Nestor Burma Maria Kreiska Henri Helman TV series (1 episode) 1994–2003 Les Cordier, juge et flic Myriam Cordier Paul Planchon, Gilles Béhat... TV series (42 episodes) 1995 L'ombra abitata Rose Massimo Mazzucco TV movie The House That Mary Bought Claire Benoit Simon MacCorkindale TV movie Babyfon – Mörder im Kinderzimmer Kaspar Heidelbach TV movie 1996 La rançon du chien Sophie Peter Kassovitz TV movie Docteur Sylvestre Marianne Dominique Tabuteau TV series (1 episode) 1997 Meurtre à l'étage Anne Bruno Gantillon TV movie 2001 Tout va bien c'est Noël ! Christine Laurent Dussaux TV movie 2002 Napoléon Aimée de Coigny Yves Simoneau TV Mini-Series 2004 Penn sardines Soizic Le Bihan Marc Rivière TV movie Père et maire Claire Conti Gilles Béhat TV series (1 episode) 2006 Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour Madame de Brancas Robin Davis TV movie Commissaire Cordier Myriam Cordier Eric Summer TV series (1 episode) 2008 L'amour dans le sang Charlotte Vincent Monnet TV movie 2009 All About Actresses Yvan's casting director Maïwenn 2017–2019 Tomorrow is Ours Laurence Moiret Jérôme Navarro, Thierry Peythieu... TV series (520 episodes) 2018 Les Innocents Anne Desgrange Frédéric Berthe & François Ryckelynck TV Mini-Series

Theater Year Title Author Director 1993 Roméo et Jeannette Jean Anouilh Daniel Ivernel 1998 Dirty Hands Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Pierre Dravel 2007 The Memory of Water Shelagh Stephenson Bernard Murat 2009 Le siècle sera féminin ou ne sera pas Dominique Coubes & Nathalie Vierne Dominique Coubes 2016 Mon pote est une femme comme les autres Anthony Michineau Luq Hamett 2019 Station Bonne Nouvelle Benjamin Auray Didier Brengarth

Author Year Book Publishing 2005 L'Amour dans le sang Cherche midi 2011 De cœur inconnu 2012 N'oublie pas de m'aimer 2014 Vers le 8e ciel XO éditions 2016 Bombay mon amour Cherche midi 2018 Chaque jour, j'écoute battre mon cœur

Dubbing Year Title Role Actress Director 2004 Keane Lynn Bedik Amy Ryan Lodge Kerrigan 2005 Hostage Jane Talley Serena Scott Thomas Florent Emilio Siri The Jacket Dr. Beth Lorenson Jennifer Jason Leigh John Maybury Rumor Has It Sarah Huttinger Jennifer Aniston Rob Reiner Assault on Precinct 13 Iris Ferry Drea de Matteo Jean-François Richet Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rita Skeeter Miranda Richardson Mike Newell 2010 The Ghost Writer Ruth Lang Olivia Williams Roman Polanski Law Abiding Citizen Sarah Lowell Leslie Bibb F. Gary Gray Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Catherine Christina Applegate Brad Peyton