Laura Benson

Laura Benson is a British actress based in Paris, France.

Career Benson has been based in Paris since 1981. She was trained at the École des comédiens by Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers (directed by Patrice Chéreau and ), Laura Benson made her debut in 1986 both in cinema (Hôtel de France) and on stage (Platonov) with Patrice Chéreau. Around twenty shows saw her work under the direction of Luc Bondy, , , Irina Brook, Nathalie Bensard (her performance in George, a play she co-wrote and produced, earned her a nomination for the Molières in the "revelation" category) and Habib Naghmouchin in Timon of Athens, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play staged in December 2006 at the Théâtre de la Boutonnière in Paris, with Denis Lavant.

In cinema, Laura Benson played in "Hotel de France" by Patrice Chéreau and by Jacques Doillon in 1987 and, the following year, in Dangerous Liaisons by Stephen Frears. Then she was directed by Alain Resnais in I Want to Go Home (1990), Robert Altman (Prêt-à-porter, 1994). In the 2010s she appeared in films such as Les Profs 2, Knock and in Touch Me Not, the first feature film by the Romanian filmmaker Adina Pintilie, Ours d'Or at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, in which she played the main role.

Filmography

Films

1987 : Hôtel de France by Patrice Chéreau : Anna 1987 : by Jacques Doillon : Laurence 1988 : Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) by Stephen Frears : Émilie 1989 : I Want to Go Home by Alain Resnais : Elsie Wellman 1991 : Amelia Lopes O'Neill by Valeria Sarmiento : Anna 1994 : Prêt-à-porter by Robert Altman : A Close Friend of Milo 2004 : by Patrick Timsit : Geena 2008 : Le Crime est notre affaire by Pascal Thomas : Margaret Brown 2015 : Les Profs 2 by Pierre-François Martin-Laval : Miss Johns 2017 : Knock by Lorraine Lévy : the English passenger 2018 : Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie : Laura 2021 : Spencer by Pablo Larraín : Angela 2021 : Lipstick on the Glass by Kuba Czekaj : Mary 2022 : by Jean-Marc Peyrefitte 2024 : Little Jaffna by Lawrence Valin: DGSI Responsible

Television

1988 : - TV film L'Amoureuse by Jacques Doillon : Laurence 1989 : Le Conte d'hiver, directed by Luc Bondy, filmed by Pierre Cavassilas : Perdita 1991 : Un drôle de contrat by Carol Wiseman : Hélène 1995 : by (TV film) : Fred 2001 : Sydney Fox, l'aventurière, season 2, episode 19 The Executioner's Mask by Paolo Barzman : main character 2001 : , season 2, episode 6 Double identity of (TV series) 2022 : Marie-Antoinette by Pete Travis and Geoffrey Enthoven : Madame de Noailles