
Oran, Algeria
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.


as Notre-Dame de Lourdes / Louise, la soubrette / Ambassadrice de Bulgarie
1988

as Karine
2010

2008

as Claudia, snob du « Country Club »
2011

as The Baroness
2000

as Viviane
2004

as Élisabeth
2012

as Myriam
2009

as Alice
2006

as Magalie
2009

1997

as Eva
2005
as Maggy Soldignac
2012

as Sophie
2014

as Elisabeth
2012

as Maggy Soldignac
2012

as Élisabeth
2012

as Claudia, snob du « Country Club »
2011

as Hélène
2010

as Yelda
2010

as Karine
2010

as Marianne
2009

as Michèle Dalembert
2009

as Myriam
2009

as Magalie
2009

as France Laud
2008

2008

as Valentine
2007

as Solange
2007

as Louise
2007

as Véronique Alvaro
2007

as Charlie's mother
2006

as Alice
2006

as Sexologist
2005

as Eva
2005

as Viviane
2004

as Audrey
2003