About Valérie Kaprisky
Born 1962. Valérie Kaprisky is a French actor and film actor.
Valérie Kaprisky ( Chérès; born 19 August 1962) is a French actress.
Life and career She was born Valerie Chérès on 19 August 1962 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Kaprisky is her Polish mother's maiden name. She is of Greek-Ottoman and Argentine descent on her father's side. When she was eight years old, her family moved to Cannes, where she discovered the Cannes film festival and decided to become an actress. At 17, she moved to Paris, attending high school during the day and the Cours Florent acting school at night.
She appeared in a French erotic movie (Aphrodite), then made her American debut in the À bout de souffle remake Breathless (1983) starring alongside Richard Gere.
She also appeared in La femme publique (1984) by Andrzej Żuławski, for which she was a nominee for the 1985 César Award for Best Actress.
Filmography
1981: Le Jour se lève et les conneries commencent 1981: Les Hommes préfèrent les grosses (Men Prefer Fat Girls): A friend of Éva 1982: Une glace avec deux boules ou je le dis à maman 1982: Aphrodite : Pauline 1982: Légitime violence : Nadine 1983: Breathless : Monica Poiccard 1984: La femme publique (The Public Woman): Ethel 1984: L'Année des méduses (Year of the Jellyfish): Chris 1986: La Gitane : Mona 1988: Mon ami le traître : Louise 1989: Stradivari : Francesca 1991: Milena : Milena Jesenska 1991: L'Amérique en otage (TV) : Zaleh 1993: La Fine è nota : Maria Manni 1994: Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) : Catherine 1995: Noël et après (TV) : Nicole 1995: Dis-moi oui... : Nathalie 1997: L'Enfant du bout du monde (TV) : Alice Valère 1998: La Dernière des romantiques (TV) : Lise Marie 1998: Il Tesoro di Damasco (feuilleton TV) : Marie 1999: Brigade des mineurs (TV) : Laurence Dorlaville 2000: Toute la ville en parle (TV) : Fabienne Serrant 2001: Glam : Treasure 2002: Sentiments partagés (TV) : Lisa 2003: Fenêtre sur couple : Fany 2003: Une place parmi les vivants : Maryse 2003: L'Acqua... il fuoco : Iris 2004: L'Homme de mon choix (TV) : Camille Rozières 2004: Moitié-moitié (TV) : Elizabeth Da Silva 2005: Mon petit doigt m'a dit... : Françoise Blayes 2005: Jaurès, naissance d'un géant (TV) : Louise 2005: Galilée (TV) : Marina 2007: Le Cœur des hommes 2 : Jeanne 2007: Le Clan Pasquier (TV) : Lucie 2010: Any Human Heart (miniseries) 2012: Joséphine, ange gardien TV Series (1 Episode : "Yasmina") 2014: Salaud, on t'aime : Francia 2021: The Last Mercenary : Ministre Sivardière
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Who is Valérie Kaprisky?
French actress
When was Valérie Kaprisky born?
Valérie Kaprisky was born on 19 August 1962 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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Valérie Kaprisky is an actor and film actor.
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Valérie Kaprisky is French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Valérie Kaprisky. https://biography.guide/valerie-kaprisky/
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