Valérie Kaprisky
Biography
Valérie Kaprisky is a French actress born on 19 August 1962 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. She is of Greek-Ottoman and Argentine descent on her father's side. Her mother's maiden name is Kaprisky, which is of Polish origin. At the age of eight, her family moved to Cannes, where she discovered the Cannes film festival and decided to become an actress. She attended high school during the day and the Cours Florent acting school at night. Kaprisky made her American debut in the 1983 film Breathless, starring alongside Richard Gere. She has appeared in various films, including Aphrodite and La femme pub.
Career overview
Valérie Kaprisky is a French actress born on 19 August 1962 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. She is of Greek-Ottoman and Argentine descent on her father's side, and her mother's maiden name is Kaprisky, which is of Polish origin. Kaprisky's family moved to Cannes when she was eight years old, where she discovered the Cannes film festival and decided to become an actress.
Kaprisky began her acting career in France, appearing in a French erotic movie titled Aphrodite. She then made her American debut in the 1983 remake of the film À bout de souffle, titled Breathless, starring alongside Richard Gere. Kaprisky also appeared in La femme pub.
Valérie Kaprisky has a significant number of acting credits, with 48 known credits to her name. She has established herself as a versatile actress, working in both French and American film industries. Kaprisky's early start in the film industry, beginning at a young age, has likely contributed to her extensive body of work.
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- The Blond Boy from the Casbah (2023) as Josette adult
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) as Self
- The Last Mercenary (2021) as Ministre Sivardière
- Astrid & Raphaëlle (2020) as Anne Langlais
- Chronicles of the Sun (2018) as Jo
- Murder in Lille (2017) as Myriam Lévin
- Le Secret d'Élise (2016) as Catherine Enthoven - 2015
- We Love You, You Bastard (2014) as Francia
- Murders in... (2013) as Alexandra Larcher
- Magellan (2009) as Sylvia
- Special Correspondents (2009) as Françoise Poussin
- C'est mon tour (2009) as Elodie
- So Woman! (2009) as Marion
- Le Clan Pasquier (2007) as Lucie Pasquier
- Frenchmen 2 (2007) as Jeanne
- Les Irréductibles (2006) as Laurence
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005) as Françoise Blayes
- Jean Jaurès, naissance d'un géant (2005) as Louise
- A Place Among the Living (2003) as Maryse
- 3 Women (2003) as Iris
- Sentiments partagés (2002) as Lisa
- Brigade des mineurs (1999) as Laurence Dorlaville
- Il tesoro di Damasco (1998) as Marie
- Glam (1998) as Treasure
- L'Enfant du bout du monde (1997) as Alice Valère
- Tell Me Yes... (1995) as Nathalie
- Desire in Motion (1994) as Catherine
- Rendez-moi ma fille (1994) as Clara
- La fine è nota (1993) as Maria Manni
- Iran: Days of Crisis (1991) as Zaleh
- Milena (1991) as Milena Jesenská
- Les Nuls, l'émission (1990) as Self - Guest
- My Friend the Traitor (1988) as Louise
- Stradivari (1988) as Francesca
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- The Gypsy (1986) as Mona
- The Public Woman (1984) as Ethel
- Year of the Jellyfish (1984) as Chris Rivaut / Salomé
- Breathless (1983) as Monica
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Une glace avec deux boules... (1982) as Marie
- Legitimate Violence (1982) as Nadine
- Brantôme 81: Vie de dames galantes (1982) as Viviane Mairesse
- Aphrodite (1982) as Pauline
- Men Prefer Fat Girls (1981) as Une copine d'Èva
- 30 millions d'amis (1976) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self