Valérie Benguigui

Valérie Benguigui (8 July 1961 – 2 September 2013) was a French actress and theater director. Born in Oran, Algeria, she took acting courses at the Cours Florent and the National Chaillot Theatre School. Her first film role was in Francis Huster's On a volé Charlie Spencer.

Her most successful television role was in the series , in which she appeared from 2000 to 2005. She also produced and directed several plays at this time.

Personal life Benguigui was married to actor and restaurant manager Eric Wapler, whom she met while studying at Cours Florent. They had two children.

Death Benguigui died from breast cancer, aged 52, on 2 September 2013 in Paris. Benguigui was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.

Theater Year Title Author Director Notes 1992 La Princesse d'Élide Molière Jean-Luc Revol 1993 Le Plus Heureux des trois Eugène Labiche Jean-Luc Revol (2) 2005 Pour ceux qui restent Pascal Elbé Charles Berling 2007 The Memory of Water Shelagh Stephenson Bernard Murat 2010 What's in a Name? Matthieu Delaporte Alexandre de la Patellière Bernard Murat (2) Nominated - Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress 2012 Le Dindon Georges Feydeau Bernard Murat (3)

Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1986 On a volé Charlie Spencer! Francis Huster 1989 Palace Various Jean-Michel Ribes TV series1997 I Got a Woman The Actress Yvan Attal Short La Vérité si je mens ! Élie Thomas Gilou Le bonheur est un mensonge Patrick Dewolf TV movie Straight into the Wall The interpreter Pierre Richard 1999 Accidents Pascal Laëthier Short Mes amis The camerawoman Michel Hazanavicius My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters Martine Charlotte de Turckheim The Journey to Paris Marc-Henri Dufresne 2000 Drug Scenes Isabelle Doval TV series (1 episode) Jet Set The Baroness Fabien Onteniente 2001 Chaos Medecin Coline Serreau A Hell of a Day Stéphanie Marion Vernoux Gregoire Moulin vs. Humanity Madame Moulin Artus de Penguern 2001-05 Nadia Botkine Several TV series (48 episodes) 2002 Ces jours heureux Madame Gabison Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache Short 2003 Laughter and Punishment Audrey Isabelle Doval (2) 2004 The Grand Role Viviane Steve Suissa The Role of Her Life Hélène François Favrat 2005 Let's Be Friends Eva Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (2) Cavalcade Sexologist Steve Suissa (2) 2006 Hey Good Looking ! Alice Lisa Azuelos Charlie Says Charlie's mother Nicole Garcia 2006-07 Kaamelott Prisca Alexandre Astier TV series (5 episodes)2007 Pur week-end Véronique Alvaro Olivier Doran I Hate My Best Friends' Kids Louise Anne Fassio La Vie d'artiste Solange Marc Fitoussi Two Lives Plus One Valentine Idit Cebula 2008 Baby Blues France Laud Diane Bertrand Drôle de Noël! Mélanie Nicolas Picard TV movie2009 Safari Magalie Olivier Baroux La famille Wolberg Marianne Axelle Ropert Jusqu'à toi Myriam Jennifer Devoldère La sainte Victoire Michèle Dalembert François Favrat (2) 2010 Turk's Head Yelda Pascal Elbé My Father's Guests Karine Paumelle Anne Le Ny The Italian Hélène Olivier Baroux (2) 2011 Les Tuche Claudia Olivier Baroux (3) 2012 What's in a Name? Élisabeth Alexandre de La Patellière & Matthieu Delaporte César Award for Best Supporting Actress 2014 Fiston Sophie Pascal Bourdiaux