Géraldine Nakache
| Géraldine Nakache | |
|---|---|
 Géraldine Nakache at the 37th Césars | |
| Born |
16 February 1980 Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Actress, film director |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Géraldine Nakache (born in Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 16 February 1980), is a French actress and director of Algerian Jewish descent.
She earned a DEUG diploma in cinema. She worked as assistant casting director in Groland on Canal + and as assistant director for Les Guignols de l'info and eventually executive producer on Comédie+. She has also appeared in a string of films and television series and directed Tout ce qui brille (2010)[1] for which she won a number of awards and Nous York (2012).
Awards and nominations
Tout ce qui brille co-directed by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran won a number of awards including Jury Awards and the Public Award at the Festival international du film de comédie de l'Alpe d'Huez. She also won the Gold Trophy for Best Female Revelation, all in 2010.[2]
In 2011, she was awarded the Golden Star of French Cinema Award for her debut film Tout ce qui brille
Personal life
She grew up in an Algerian Sephardi family. She was married to the actor and comedian Manu Payet in 2009. They divorced in 2011. Olivier Nakache, her brother, is well-known film director mostly notably for Intouchables.
Filmography
- Director and scenario writer
- 2007: Tout ce qui brille (short, co-directed with Hervé Mimran)
- 2010: Tout ce qui brille (feature film co-directed with Hervé Mimran)
- 2012: Nous York (feature film co-directed with Hervé Mimran)
- Acting
- 2006: Comme t'y es belle! as Nina (film directed by Lisa Azuelos)
- 2007: Tout ce qui brille as Ely (short) (film co-directed by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran)
- 2008: Tu peux garder un secret? as Fanny (film directed by Alexandre Arcady)
- 2009: Tellement Proches as a religious woman (film co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano)
- 2009: Jusqu'à toi as Josée (film directed by Jennifer Devoldère)
- 2009: R.T.T. as Muriel Serkine (film directed by Frédéric Berthe)
- 2010: Coursier as Nadia (film directed by Hervé Renoh)
- 2010: Tout ce qui brille as Ely (co-directed by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran)
- 2010: Il reste du jambon? as Sophie (film directed by Anne Depetrini)
- 2011: The End as herself (short) (film directed by Daniel Barcelo)
- 2011: Et soudain, tout le monde me manque as Cécilia (film directed by Jennifer Devoldère)
- 2012: Les Infidèles (English title the Players) as Stéphanie (film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, Fred Cavayé, Alexandre Courtes, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Éric Lartigau and Gilles Lellouche)
- 2012: Sur la piste du Marsupilami as Pétunia (film directed by Alain Chabat)
- 2012: Nous York as Gabrielle (film directed by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran)
- 2013: Je fais le mort as Noemie (film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé)
Television
- 2003: Bad People as Serena
- 2003-2004: Starloose Academy as Nathalie
- 2004-2005: Téloose
- 2007: Kaamelott (3 episodes) as Dutchess of Aquitaine
- 2007: Mariage surprise as Céline
- 2009: Déformations professionnelles (TV series)
- 2012: Scènes de ménages: ce soir, ils reçoivent (TV series) as Barbara
- 2012: Zak (TV series) (1 epiosde) as herself
- 2013: Le Débarquement (sketch on Canal+ channel)
Theatre
- 2011: L’Amour, la mort, les fringues by Nora and Delia Ephron, directed by Danièle Thompson (Théâtre Marigny)
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [3] | |||
| 2010 | "Chanson sur une drôle de vie" (Géraldine Nakache & Leïla Bekhti) |
6 | From soundtrack of film Tout ce qui brille. A remake of a Véronique Sanson hit. |
References
- ↑ Abus de Ciné: Interview with Géraldine Nakache about Toit ce qui brille (French)
- ↑ Au Féminin: Géraldine Nakache, Femme révélation du cinéma avec Mauboussin (French)
- ↑ LesCharts.com: Leïla Bekhti page