Sandrine Bonnaire

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birthplace = Gannat, France
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Sandrine Bonnaire (born 31 May 1967) is an internationally famous French actress.

Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in 1983, when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film "À nos amours". She played, somewhat autobiographically, a girl from the suburbs beginning her sexual awakening. In 1984 she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress.

Her international breakthrough came in 1986 when she played the title role in "Sans toit ni loi" ("Vagabond"), directed by Agnès Varda, for which part she won her second César Award. She portrays an innocent vagrant, who confronted by the strife of everyday life, fails both physically and morally. The film "Monsieur Hire" directed by Patrice Leconte followed in 1989, along with further work with directors Jacques Doillon and Claude Sautet. In 2004, she starred in another Patrice Leconte's film: "Intimate Strangers", which was an arthouse box office hit in the United States. [ [http://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_050316world.html At A Popular Annual Showcase in New York, Considering French Cinema's Identity Crisis ] ]

She has a daughter from a relationship with the actor William Hurt, whom she met in 1991 during filming of the Albert Camus novel "La Peste" ("The Plague"). They acted together in "Secrets Shared with a Stranger" (1994). Since March 2003 she has been married to actor and screenwriter Guillaume Laurant, and have a second daughter.

Filmography as actress

* 1982 - "La Boum 2" (extra), directed by Claude Pinoteau
* 1982 - "Les Sous-doués en vacances" (extra), directed by Claude Zidi
* 1983 - "À nos amours", directed by Maurice Pialat
* 1984 - "Tir à vue", directed by Marc Angelo
* 1985 - "Blanche et Marie", directed by Jacques Renard
* 1985 - "Le meilleur de la vie", directed by Renaud Victor
* 1985 - "Police", directed by Maurice Pialat
* 1985 - "Sans toit ni loi", directed by Agnès Varda
* 1986 - "La Puritaine", directed by Jacques Doillon
* 1987 - "Sous le soleil de Satan", directed by Maurice Pialat
* 1987 - "Jaune revolver", directed by Olivier Langlois
* 1987 - "Les Innocents", directed by André Téchiné
* 1988 - "Quelques jours avec moi", directed by Claude Sautet
* 1988 - "Peaux de vaches", directed by Patricia Mazuy
* 1989 - "Monsieur Hire", directed by Patrice Leconte
* 1990 - "La Captive du désert", directed by Raymond Depardon
* 1990 - "Verso sera" (aka. "Dans la soirée"), directed by Francesca Archibugi
* 1991 - "Le ciel de Paris", directed by Michel Béna
* 1991 - "La Peste", directed by Luis Puenzo
* 1992 - "Prague", directed by Ian Sellar
* 1993 - "Jeanne la pucelle – Les batailles", directed by Jacques Rivette
* 1993 - "Jeanne la pucelle – Les prisons", directed by Jacques Rivette
* 1994 - "Ispoved neznakomtsu" ("Secrets Shared with a Stranger"), directed by Georges Bardawil
* 1995 - "Les Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma", directed by Agnès Varda
* 1995 - "La Cérémonie", directed by Claude Chabrol
* 1996 - "Never Ever", directed by Charles Finch
* 1997 - "Die Schuld der Liebe", directed by Andreas Gruber
* 1997 - "Une femme en blanc" (TV series), directed by Aline Issermann
* 1998 - "Secret défense", directed by Jacques Rivette
* 1998 - "Voleur de vie", directed by Yves Angelo
* 1999 - "Au cœur du mensonge", directed by Claude Chabrol
* 1999 - "East/West", directed by Régis Wargnier
* 2001 - "Mademoiselle", directed by Philippe Lioret
* 2001 - "C'est la vie", directed by Jean-Pierre Améris
* 2002 - "Femme fatale", directed by Brian De Palma
* 2003 - "Resistance", directed by Todd Komarnicki
* 2003 - "La Maison des enfants" (TV series), directed by Aline Issermann
* 2004 - "Confidences trop intimes" (aka "Intimate Strangers"), directed by Patrice Leconte
* 2004 - "Le Cou de la girafe", directed by Safy Nebbou
* 2004 - "L'Équipier", directed by Philippe Lioret
* 2006 - "Le Procès de Bobigny" (TV), directed by François Luciani : Martine
* 2006 - "Je crois que je l'aime", directed by Pierre Jolivet
* 2006 - "Demandez la permission aux enfants", directed by Eric Civanyan
* 2007 - "Elle s'appelle Sabine"

References

External links

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* [http://www.gerardcourant.com/projection.php?t=c&film=238 Sandrine Bonnaire's Cinématon - A 4 minutes online portrait by Gérard Courant]