Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | |
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.jpg) Bruni Tedeschi in 2025 | |
| Born | Valeria Carla Federica Bruni-Tedeschi (1964-11-16)16 November 1964 (age 61) Turin, Italy |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Carla Bruni (sister) |
| Awards | David di Donatello Best Actress 1996The Second Time 1998Notes of Love 2014Human Capital 2017Like Crazy Nastro d'Argento Best Actress 2016Like Crazy César Award Most Promising Actress 1994Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional |
Valeria Carla Federica Bruni Tedeschi, also writtenBruni-Tedeschi (Italian pronunciation:[vaˈlɛːrjaˈbruːniteˈdeski]; born 16 November 1964[1]), is an Italian and French[2] actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film,A Castle in Italy, was nominated for thePalme d'Or at the2013 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Bruni Tedeschi was born inTurin, Italy,[4] in thePiedmontregion of Italy, the daughter ofMarisa Borini and Alberto Bruni Tedeschi. Like her younger sister,Carla Bruni, she has settled in France. The girls were raised bilingually, as their family moved to Paris in 1973, fearing kidnappings and, later, the terrorism of theRed Brigades.[5][6]
Bruni Tedeschi trained in drama at Jean Darel and the American Center with Blanche Salant before joining Patrice Chéreau’s École des Amandiers inNanterre in the early 1980s. She made her television debut in 1983 inPaolina, la juste cause et la bonne raison, and the same year appeared on stage inPlatonov, directed by Chéreau. Her first significant film role came inHôtel de France (1987), also directed by Chéreau.[7]
Over the following decades, Tedeschi became known for a body of work spanning over 85 films, television productions, and stage performances. She won theCésar Award for Most Promising Actress in 1994 for her role inLes gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel (1993). She has frequently collaborated with filmmakerNoémie Lvovsky, appearing in more than ten of her works since 1990.[8]
Her performances include roles inLa Reine Margot (1994),Nénette et Boni (1996),Ceux qui m’aiment prendront le train (1998), andLa parola amore esiste (1998).[7][9] In Italian cinema, she has worked with directors such asMarco Bellocchio,Mimmo Calopresti, andGabriele Muccino.[7] Her later notable roles include5×2 (2004),A Castle in Italy (Un château en Italie, 2013), which was nominated for thePalme d’Or atCannes,[10] andLes Estivants (2018).[11] In 2014, she won the Best Actress award at theTribeca Film Festival for her performance inPaolo Virzì’sHuman Capital (Il capitale umano).[12]
Tedeschi's debut film as a director,It's Easier for a Camel..., earned her two awards at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2003, forEmerging Narrative Filmmaker andBest Actress.[13] The film was also awarded theLouis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in 2003, and won an award at theAnkara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival in 2004.[14][15][16] It was entered into the25th Moscow International Film Festival.[17]
At the 2005Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival, Bruni Tedeschi appeared to promote two films she had acted in:Tickets (2005), a three-segment film directed byErmanno Olmi,Abbas Kiarostami, andKen Loach, andCrustacés et Coquillages, a comedy directed by the French duo ofOlivier Ducastel andJacques Martineau.
In 2007, Bruni Tedeschi directedActrices, which won thePrix Spécial du Jury at the2007 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2022 filmLes Amandiers(Forever Young) also premiered in the main competition of the2022 Cannes Film Festival.[18]
Tedeschi holds Italian nationality and acquiredFrench nationality bynaturalization on 31 July 2006.[19] Her mother is Italian with French ancestry. Her father is Italian.[20] She is a second cousin ofAlessandra Martines.[21][22] Tedeschi had a relationship with the French actorLouis Garrel from 2007 to 2012. Together they adopted a girl fromSenegal in 2009.[23][24] As of 2022, Bruni Tedeschi was in a relationship with French actorSofiane Bennacer [fr].[25][26][27]
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