Valérie Bonneton (born 5 April 1970) is a French actress.

Valérie Bonneton
Bonneton in 2014
Born (1970-04-05) 5 April 1970 (age 54)
Somain, Nord, France
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Children2

Life and career edit

Bonneton was born in Somain, Nord department. Her father was an insurance salesman and her mother a housewife. She grew up in neighbouring Aniche and fell in love with acting in her cinquième (~Year 7) French class. Considering an acting career too difficult, she entered the science stream for her baccalauréat, intending to become a veterinarian. But playing the role of Ismène in Anouilh's Antigone changed her mind. After her baccalauréat she left for Paris where she enrolled at Cours Florent, supporting herself with part-time jobs (fruit seller, baby-sitter, sculptor's model). In 1991, she was accepted into the National Academy of Dramatic Arts where she studied until the age of 26.[1]

Career edit

She took noteworthy supporting roles in films, until the success of the television series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça in 2007, which made her popular. In 2010, she appeared in Guillaume Canet's Little White Lies which earned her a César Awards nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 2013, she appeared in Eyjafjallajökull with Dany Boon. In 2017, she acted in Garde alternée with Didier Bourdon and Isabelle Carré.

Personal life edit

Bonneton has two children from a relationship with actor François Cluzet.[2]

Filmography edit

Feature films edit

Year Title Role Director Notes
1996 Love, etc. The florist Marion Vernoux
1998 La voie est libre Brigitte Stephane Clavier
Grève party Fabien Onteniente
The Perfect Guy Sophie Olivier Ducastel
La Mort du Chinois Flo Jean-Louis Benoît
Mookie Nun Rose Hervé Palud
1999 L'Homme de ma vie Myriam Stéphane Kurc
2000 Sentimental Destinies Arthur Pommerel's wife Olivier Assayas
2001 Voyance et Manigance Agnès Éric Fourniols
2003 Le Bison (et sa voisine Dorine) Reine Isabelle Nanty
Janis et John Woman on the bus Samuel Benchetrit
France Boutique Norma Tonie Marshall
2004 Les gens honnêtes vivent en France Chloé Bob Decout
2005 La cloche a sonné Nathalie Bruno Herbulot
Je vous trouve très beau Lawyer Labaume Isabelle Mergault
2006 Essaye-moi Jacqueline's colleague Pierre-François Martin-Laval
La Jungle Natacha Matthieu Delaporte
L'École pour tous Pashmina Éric Rochant
2008 Summer Hours Angela Marly Olivier Assayas
Bouquet final Marie Thanato Michel Delgado
2010 Little White Lies Véronique Cantara Guillaume Canet
2011 Propriété interdite Claire Hélène Angel
Qui a envie d'être aimé ? Hortense Anne Giafferi
Goodbye First Love Camille's mother Mia Hansen-Løve
Le Skylab Aunt Micheline Julie Delpy
2012 L'Oncle Charles Corinne Étienne Chatiliez
2013 Des gens qui s'embrassent Irène Danièle Thompson
Eyjafjallajökull Valérie Alexandre Coffre
2014 Jacky in Women's Kingdom The sheriff Riad Sattouf
À coup sûr Béné Dorian Delphine de Vigan
Supercondriaque Isabelle Dany Boon
Do Not Disturb Elsa Patrice Leconte
2015 The Night Watchman Mylène Pierre Jolivet
The Roommates Party Béatrice Bretzel Alexandra Leclère
2016 The Jews Eva Yvan Attal
2017 Garde alternée Marie Alexandra Leclère
2018 La Ch'tite famille Louloute Dany Boon
2019 Little White Lies 2 Véronique Guillaume Canet
2021 Eugénie Grandet Madame Grandet Marc Dugain

Television edit

Year Title Role Director Notes
1995 Les Zacros de la télé Dany Boon TV series
1996 Viens jouer dans la cour des grands Patricia Caroline Huppert TV movie
1998 Le Feu sous la glace Eve Françoise Decaux-Thomelet TV movie
1999 Chasseurs d'écume Marie-Annick Denys Granier-Deferre TV series
2002 Caméra Café The lingerie demonstrator TV series
La Famille Guérin Caroline Guérin TV series
2005 Vénus et Apollon TV series – Season 1 Episode 25
2007 Chez Maupassant Rosalie Gérard Jourd'hui
2007–2017 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Fabienne Lepic Anne Giafferi & Thierry Bizot TV series
2011 Héloïse et Le Romancier Martin Marie-Thérèse Jérôme Foulon TV movie
2022 Irma Vep French PR Olivier Assayas TV miniseries

Awards and nominations edit

 
Valérie Bonneton at the 37th César Awards
Award Year Nominated work Category Result
Molière Awards 2008 God of Carnage Best Supporting Actress Won
Golden Nymph Awards 2009 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Best Actress in a TV Series – Comedy Won
César Awards 2011 Little White Lies Best Supporting Actress Nominated
ACS Awards 2015 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Best Actress Nominated
2016 Nominated
Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters[3] 2016 Won

References edit

  1. ^ "Valérie Bonneton D'Aniche aux « Petits Mouchoirs », l'art d'être comique – La Voix du Nord". www.lavoixdunord.fr. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ Domain, Valérie (21 October 2010). "François Cluzet s'est séparé de Valérie Bonneton". Gala (in French).
  3. ^ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres janvier 2016" (in French). Ministry of Culture. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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