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 Husters 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 Whats 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 CCBYSA 30