Valérie Kaprisky
Born: 1962-08-19, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
Valérie Kaprisky (née Chérès; born 19 August 1962) is a French actress. She was born Valerie Chérès on 19 August 1962 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Kaprisky is her Polish mother's maiden name. She is of Greek-Ottoman and Argentine descent on her father's side. When she was eight years old, her family moved to Cannes, where she discovered the Cannes film festival and decided to become an actress. At 17, she moved to Paris, attending high school during the day and the Cours Florent acting school at night. She appeared in a French erotic movie (Aphrodite), then made her American debut in the À bout de souffle remake Breathless (1983) starring alongside Richard Gere. She also appeared in La femme publique (1984) by Andrzej Żuławski, for which she was a nominee for the 1985 César Award for Best Actress.
Filmography
- Un si grand soleil (2018)
- Meurtres à... (2013)
- Astrid et Raphaëlle (2020)
- La Femme publique (1984)
- Commissaire Magellan (2009)
- Le Dernier Mercenaire (2021)
- La Gitane (1986)
- L'Année des méduses (1984)
- Milena (1991)
- Mon ami le traître (1988)
- Salaud, on t'aime (2014)
- Mouvements du désir (1994)
- Mon petit doigt m'a dit... (2005)
- Envoyés très spéciaux (2009)
- Les hommes préfèrent les grosses (1981)
- Une glace avec deux boules... (1982)
- La fine è nota (1993)
- Légitime violence (1982)
- Stradivari (1988)
- L'Enfant du bout du monde (1997)
- Le Petit Blond de la Casbah (2023)
- Les Crimes silencieux (2017)
- Brantôme 81: Vie de dames galantes (1982)
- L'acqua... il fuoco (2003)
- Le Cœur des hommes 2 (2007)
- Une place parmi les vivants (2003)
- Rendez-moi ma fille (1994)
- Tricheuse (2009)
- Glam (1998)
- Jean Jaurès, naissance d'un géant (2005)