Valérie Benguigui

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 (1986). Her most successful television role was in the series Avocats et associés, in which she appeared from 2000 to 2005. She also produced and directed several plays at this time. In 2012, she portrayed Élisabeth in the film What's in a Name? (Le Prénom), which earned her a César Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Molière Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Benguigui was married to actor and restaurant manager Eric Wapler, whom she met while studying at Cours Florent. They had two children. Benguigui died from breast cancer, aged 52, on 2 September 2013 in Paris. She battled the disease for three years. Benguigui was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery. Source: Article "Valérie Benguigui" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Popularity : 2.552
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1965-11-06
  • Place of Birth : Oran, Algeria
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Valérie Benguigui Movies

  • 2009
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    Every Jack Has a Jill

    Every Jack Has a Jill

    5.33 2009 HD

    Jack is encouraged to take the romantic Paris vacation he won, despite just being dumped by his girlfriend. His trip soon devolves into chaos and...

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  • 2005
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    Let's Be Friends

    Let's Be Friends

    5.5 2005 HD

    The two friends Claude and Serge are fundamentally different in their temperament. Similarities arise only when they try to have a relationship with...

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  • 2010
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    Turk's Head

    Turk's Head

    5.7 2010 HD

    A 14 year old boy, an ER doctor, a cop looking for revenge, a mother fighting for her children and a man distraught by the death of his wife see...

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  • 2009
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    Safari

    Safari

    4.6 2009 HD

    Richard Dacier owns a tour agency specialized on organizing safaris for European tourists eager to confront the African wild life. Actually, he took...

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  • 2008
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    Baby Blues

    Baby Blues

    5.1 2008 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Wolberg Family

    The Wolberg Family

    5.2 2009 HD

    He can deliver a breathtaking speech on the American soul to flabbergasted schoolboys, get mixed up in the private lives of his citizens, and even...

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  • 2010
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    The Italian

    The Italian

    5.2 2010 HD

    Dino Fabrizzi is the number one seller of the Maserati dealership in Nice. At 42, he arrives at a turning point in his life, the position of director...

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  • 2007
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    I Hate My Best Friends' Kids

    I Hate My Best Friends' Kids

    5.2 2007 HD

    A month of vacation with friends: difficult to bear the kids of his friends, especially when the methods of education differ and that some prove to...

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  • 2006
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    Comme t'y es belle !

    Comme t'y es belle !

    6 2006 HD

    Isa, Alice, Léa and Nina, linked by their Sephardic families as much as by their friendship, share their lives between love affairs, a beauty...

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  • 2001
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    A Hell of a Day

    A Hell of a Day

    6.1 2001 HD

    Some days turn out to be simply unforgettable. For Marie, it all starts with a pregnancy test… that proves positive, a car accident and being...

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  • 1999
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    Sitcom, A Movie

    Sitcom, A Movie

    4.5 1999 HD

    In the morning, two friends, a producer and an actor, discover the corpse of a young woman who accompanied them the previous night. The shooting of...

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  • 2009
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    Bitter Victory

    Bitter Victory

    6.2 2009 HD

    Xavier Alvarez est un petit architecte d'Aix-en-Provence en recherche perpétuelle de reconnaissance sociale. Il s'est fait tout seul et...

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  • 2010
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    My Father's Guests

    My Father's Guests

    5.9 2010 HD

    A human-rights activist takes in an illegal immigrant and her daughter, then shocks his family when they learn that he has married the sexy...

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  • 2007
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    Pur week-end

    Pur week-end

    4.7 2007 HD

    Former school friends get together one weekend a year, this year in the mountains.

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  • 2004
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    The Great Role

    The Great Role

    5.8 2004 HD

    When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version of 'The Merchant of Venice,' Maurice Kurtz and...

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  • 2007
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    La Vie d'artiste

    La Vie d'artiste

    5.4 2007 HD

    A novelist, an actress, and a struggling young singer all attempt to make their mark in modern day Paris in director Marc Fitoussi's cynical...

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  • 1986
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    On a volé Charlie Spencer !

    On a volé Charlie Spencer !

    2 1986 HD

    Students of film history will appreciate the many tributes to famous films of yore which appear in this first-time feature directed and written by...

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  • 2012
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    What's in a Name

    What's in a Name

    7.319 2012 HD

    Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a...

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  • 2011
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    The Tuche Family

    The Tuche Family

    6.007 2011 HD

    Everyone in the village of Bouzolles knows the Tuche family, who live by the philosophy "Man is not made to work." Despite their lack of money, they...

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  • 2014
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    Junior

    Junior

    5.409 2014 HD

    Alex is in love with Sandra since childhood but has never dared approach her.He asks Antoine, a lonely writer to help him seduce her, because in his...

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  • 2000
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    Jet Set

    Jet Set

    4.2 2000 HD

    In the working-class Paris suburb of Montreuil, Jimmy's restaurant, the Bombay Bar, is on the verge of being closed down by creditors. Jimmy is...

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  • 2006
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    Charlie Says

    Charlie Says

    5.365 2006 HD

    The seemingly separate lives of a group of men intersect entwining the fates of each of them over the course of a week.

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  • 1997
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    Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

    6.298 1997 HD

    Jobless loner Eddie Vuibert gets a lucky break when a rich Jewish entrepreneur mistakes him for a Jew and gives him a sweet job in the Parisian...

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  • 2012
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    Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre

    Le Prénom : la pièce de théâtre

    7.7 2012 HD

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  • 2007
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    Two Lives Plus One

    Two Lives Plus One

    4.6 2007 HD

    Everyone knows that Eliane Weiss is dedicated in everything she does, from her husband, to her daughter and pupils. But not everyone knows that she...

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  • 1999
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    My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters

    My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters

    5.6 1999 HD

    Young single mother has two sons and a daughter by three different fathers who are completely unaware of having fathered them. Anne's mother conjures...

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  • 2002
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    Ces jours heureux

    Ces jours heureux

    6.5 2002 HD

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  • 2012
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    Le Dindon

    Le Dindon

    6.8 2012 HD

    Vatelin and his wife Lucienne love tender love. Rédillon, a friend of the couple, has been courting Lucienne for years. Pontagnac, notorious...

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  • 1997
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    Droit dans le mur

    Droit dans le mur

    4.6 1997 HD

    Pierre Richard directed, co-scripted and stars in this French comedy. Former top film comedian Romain (Richard) is on a downward spiral -- rehearsing...

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  • 2003
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    Laughter and Punishment

    Laughter and Punishment

    5.5 2003 HD

    French director Isabelle Doval directs her husband, popular comedic actor José Garcia, in the comedy Rire et Chatiment (Laughter and...

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  • 2008
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    The Class

    The Class

    6.992 2008 HD

    Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a...

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  • 1997
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    I Got a Woman

    I Got a Woman

    1 1997 HD

    Yvan Attal's first short film.

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  • 2005
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    Cavalcade

    Cavalcade

    4.6 2005 HD

    Leo, an accomplished playboy, neglects his girlfriend and enjoys parties. His girlfriend parts from him and then, when he wants to see her once more,...

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  • 1988
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    Palace

    Palace

    6.7 1988 HD

    The action takes place - as the title suggests - in a Palace, a really nice hotel. Funny scenes happen in different places: the kitchen, the...

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