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 stage debut interpreting the part of Anna Petrovna in Chekhov’s Platonov[2], a play also directed by Patrice Chéreau (1987). She has worked on stage with numerous directors such as Pierre Romans, Luc Bondy, Irina Brook, and Stuart Seide, among others.[3] In 2003, together with Nathalie Bensard, she co-wrote and conceived George[4], which she produced with 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, and Jacques Doillon.[5]
In Touch Me Not, Adina Pintilie’s first feature film (2018), she holds the lead part. The film was selected in competition at the 68th Berlinale.[6]
Since 2009, alongside performing, she has also been 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’s 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 - TV film: 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)
References
- ↑ http://www.slate.fr/story/78690/patrice-chereau-theatre-cinema
- ↑ http://fitheatre.free.fr/gens/Tchekhov/Platonov1986Chereau.htm
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072556/
- ↑ http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis/georges-une-vie-de-chat-02-04-2004-2004881934.php
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072556/
- ↑ https://www.screendaily.com/news/doc-and-film-boards-adina-pintilies-berlin-competition-title-touch-me-not-exclusive/5126082.article
- ↑ https://atelierblanchesalant.fr/les-intervenants/
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