Francis Benhamou

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Francis Benhamou
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Years active2002–present
Spouse Kevin Kane (m. 2017)

Francis Benhamou is an American actress. She received Lucille Lortel Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the 2022 off-Broadway play Prayer for the French Republic .

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Life and career

Benhamou was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and grew up in Miami. From her mother's side, she is Ashkenazi, Polish and Russian, and from her father's side is North African Sephardim. [1] She graduated from the New York University. [1] She began her career starring in short films and had minor role in the 2004 drama film, Imaginary Heroes . In 2007, Benhamou played the leading role alongside Zoe Lister-Jones in the independent drama film, Arranged . [2] [3] She later appeared in films Neal Cassady (2007), Breaking Upwards (2009), My Last Day Without You (2011), Big Words (2013), Listen Up Philip (2014), Women Who Kill (2016), and The Rainbow Experiment (2018). [4] On television, Benhamou made guest starring appearances on Inside Amy Schumer , Daredevil and Life & Beth . [5]

Benhamou has appeared in a number of stage productions, including notable off-Broadway productions Selling Kabul , The Profane, Invasion!; I Call My Brothers, and Motel Cherry. [5] She starred in the 2022 off-Broadway production of Prayer for the French Republic , for which she received Lucille Lortel Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. [6] [7] She reprised her role in the 2024 Broadway production. [8] [9] [10] [11] She later was cast in the Netflix comedy film Kinda Pregnant and the drama series Black Rabbit . [12] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Hope Springs EternalRosieShort film
2004 Imaginary Heroes MonicaUncredited
2006LuciaLuciaShort film
2007 Arranged Nasira Khaldi
2007SingularityGirl at Pool Hall
2007 Neal Cassady Rita
2009 Breaking Upwards Lindsay
2011 My Last Day Without You Joelle
2011I'm Not MeSam Benoit
2013 Big Words Sam
2014 Listen Up Philip Woman at Reception
2016 Women Who Kill Candice
2017 Snatched Colombian Army CommanderUncredited
2018Uncle SilasFriendShort film
2018 The Rainbow Experiment Anna Guerrero
2025 Kinda Pregnant Jane
2025 The Last Day Dr. Haddad

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Bronx Is Burning Judy PlacidoEpisode: "Time for a Change?"
2016–2022 Inside Amy Schumer Various3 episodes
2018 Daredevil Andrea MoralesEpisode: "Upstairs/Downstairs"
2022 Life & Beth Episode: "Leonard"
2023 Dear Edward BesaEpisode: "Food"
2025 Black Rabbit Lisa KleinUpcoming series

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