Laura Benson

Laura Benson, is a bilingual English/French actress living in Paris since 1981. She trained at the “Nanterre Amandiers” theatre school directed by Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Romans..^[1] Her first film was Hôtel de France (1987) directed by Patrice Chéreau. She made her debut on stage interpreting the part of Anna Petrovna in Tchekhov’s Platonov^[2], a play also directed by Patrice Chéreau (1987). She has worked on stage with a number of directors such as Pierre Romans, Luc Bondy, Irina Brook, Stuart Seide amongs others^[3]. In 2003, together with Nathalie Bensard, she co-wrote/conceived George^[4] which she produced which her own theatre company. Her performance brought her a ‘revelation’ nomination at the 2005 Molières theatre awards.^{[citation needed]}

She has worked with several film directors such as Stephen Frears, Robert Altman, Alain Resnais, Jacques Doillon^[5].

In Touch Me Not, Adina Pintilie’s first feature film (2018), she holds the lead part. The film has been selected in competition at the 68th Berlinale.^[6]

Since 2009, alongside performing, she is also one of the Atelier Blanche Salant & Paul Weaver acting school’s main teachers.^[7]

Filmography

Cinema

1987: Hôtel de France by Patrice Chéreau (Anna)
1988: Dangerous Liaisons by Stephen Frears (Emilie)
1989: I Want to Go Home by Alain Resnais (Elsie Wellman)
1991: Amelia Lopes O'Neill by Valeria Sarmiento (Anna)
1994: Prêt-à-porter by Robert Altman (Milo’ close friend)
2004: L’Américain by Bruno Amestoy and Patrick Timsit (Geena)
2008: Le crime est notre affaire by Pascal Thomas (Margaret Brown)
2015: The Profs 2 by Pierre-François Martin-Laval (Miss Johns)
2018: Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie (Laura)

Television

1988: Cinéma 16 - TVfilm: L'Amoureuse by Jacques Doillon (Laurence)
1989: Le Conte d'hiver by Pierre Cavassilas (Perdita)
1991: Un drôle de contrat (Hélène)
1995: Les Louves by Peter Duffell (Fred)
2001: Sydney Fox, l'aventurière (The Principale) (1 episode)
2001: Police District (1 episode)

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[1] ttp://www.slate.fr/story/78690/patrice-chereau-theatre-cinema

[2] ttp://fitheatre.free.fr/gens/Tchekhov/Platonov1986Chereau.htm

[3] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072556/

[4] ttp://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis/georges-une-vie-de-chat-02-04-2004-2004881934.php

[5] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072556/

[6] ttps://www.screendaily.com/news/doc-and-film-boards-adina-pintilies-berlin-competition-title-touch-me-not-exclusive/5126082.article

[7] ttps://atelierblanchesalant.fr/les-intervenants/

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