Galatea Bellugi

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Galatea Bellugi
Galatea Bellugi.jpg
Bellugi in 2017
Born1997
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Relatives Alba Gaïa Bellugi (sister)

Galatea Bellugi [a] (born 1997) [1] is a French actress. [2]

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Early life

Born in Paris, [3] Bellugi is the daughter of Italian actor Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini, while her mother is a Danish costume designer. [4] Her sister Alba Gaïa Bellugi is also an actress, known for her role as Élise in the film The Intouchables (2011). [5] She has family in Rome and Tuscany. [1]

After studying contemporary and classical dance, synchronized swimming, and playing saxophone, [4] she left to study cinema at the Université de Montréal from 2015 to 2016. [6] She left to pursue a degree in international relations at Roskilde University from 2016 to 2019, [6] in between which she filmed The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (2018), The Apparition (2018) and Golden Youth (2019). [1] [5] [7]

Career

She began her career at the age of 6 in Ariane Mnouchkine's Le Dernier Caravansérail at the Théâtre du Soleil, [8] where her father worked and still works as an actor. She made her screen debut at the age of 7 in Les Yeux clairs (Pale Eyes), directed by Jérôme Bonnell. [3]

In 2015, she played a pregnant teen named Mélanie in Keeper by Guillaume Senez, [9] a role for which she was selected for Révélations, the shortlist for Most Promising Actress at the César Awards, [10] and for which she received the Best Actress award at the Marrakech International Film Festival. [11]

In 2018, she starred opposite Vincent Lindon in Xavier Giannoli's The Apparition, in which she plays a young girl named Anna who develops a cult following after claiming to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a remote village in southern France, and is investigated by a journalist played by Lindon who is tasked by the Vatican to determine her authenticity. [12] Her performance earned her a nomination for Most Promising Actress at the 44th César Awards. [13] That same year, she made her Italian debut in the fantasy superhero film The Invisible Boy: Second Generation by Gabriele Salvatores. [14]

In 2019, she starred in Eva Ionesco's Golden Youth as a young teenager who is drawn into a lavish nightlife by a wealthy older couple, portrayed by Isabelle Huppert and Melvil Poupaud. [4]

In 2021, she appeared alongside Mathieu Amalric in the musical comedy Tralala, [15] for which she wrote her own lyrics. [16] In 2022, she starred opposite Benedetta Porcaroli in the Italian coming-of-age comedy Amanda , Carolina Cavalli's debut film. She attended the film's premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. [1] [17] [18]

In 2023, she starred in Junkyard Dog by Jean-Baptiste Durand, [19] La Fille d'Albino Rodrigue by Christine Dory, [20] and The Taste of Things by Trần Anh Hùng. [21] For her performance in Junkyard Dog, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 49th César Awards. [22]

Personal life

Bellugi lives in Paris. She is fluent in four languages: [1] French, Italian, Danish and English. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Les Yeux clairsLittle girl
2010Opale plageAliceShort film
2011Elle ne pleure pas, elle chanteLouise
2015À 14 ansJade
Keeper Mélanie
2016 Heal the Living Juliette
2018 The Invisible Boy: Second Generation Natasha
The Apparition Anna
2019 Golden Youth Rose
2021TralalaVirginie
Diario di spezieJuliette / Rose
2022 Amanda Rebecca
2023 Junkyard Dog Elsa
La Fille d'Albino RodrigueRosemay Rodrigue
The Taste of Things Violette
L'ActeurHerselfShort film
2024Elle & lui & le reste du mondeBulle
Gloria! Teresa
2025 How Are You? (Comment ça va?),Voice role (Lion)Short animated film screened in Berlinale 2025 on 15 February. [23]
The Girl in the SnowAimée
Three Goodbyes
TBATout recommenceraCélestePost-production
Five Seconds Matilde

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Sable noirShort film: Corps étranger
2007–2008Vous les femmes5 episodes
2021 H24 Short film: 01H - Under control

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmResultRef.
César Awards 22 February 2019 Most Promising Actress The Apparition Nominated [24]
23 February 2024 Best Supporting Actress Junkyard Dog Nominated [25]
Lumière Awards 4 February 2019 Best Female Revelation The ApparitionNominated [26]
Marrakech International Film Festival 12 December 2015 Best Actress Keeper Won [27]

Notes

  1. ↑ Also spelled Galatéa Bellugi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bellugi, Galatea (14 October 2022). "Galatea Bellugi parla della sua carriera: "Oltre il cinema c'è un mondo che non giudica"". Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Interviewed by De Tommasi, Alessandra. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Pérez, Valentin (18 April 2023). "Galatea Bellugi, enfant de la balle" . M Le Magazine du Monde (in French). Le Monde . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Galatea Bellugi". Vestal. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Schneider, Emilie (20 January 2019). "Une jeunesse dorée : qui est Galatea Bellugi, héroïne du monde de la nuit pour Eva Ionesco ?" (in French). AlloCiné . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 Simon, Nathalie (23 February 2018). "Galatea Bellugi, une apparition" . Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Galatea Bellugi" (in French). UBBA. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (16 November 2017). "Eva Ionesco shooting Une jeunesse dorée". Cineuropa . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Fernand, Denis (12 February 2018). "Galatea Bellugi" . La Libre (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Tranchant, Marie-Noëlle (25 March 2016). "Keeper : trois bonnes raisons d'aller le voir au cinéma". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Odicino, Guillemette (18 January 2017). "Révélations des César 2017 : nos dix (pardon, onze) favoris". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Le festival de Marrakech prime "Very Big Shot"". Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Sobczynski, Peter (7 September 2018). "The Apparition movie review & film summary (2018)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Richford, Rhonda (22 February 2019). "Cesar Awards: 'Custody' Wins Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Ugolini, Chiara (31 October 2017). "Il ritorno del ragazzo invisibile: "Michele è cresciuto e io con lui"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  15. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (14 July 2021). "Review: Tralala". Cineuropa . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  16. ↑ ""Tralala", la première comédie musicale masquée". La Dépêche (in French). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  17. ↑ De Tommasi, Alessandra (6 September 2022). "Festival di Venezia 2022, Carolina Cavalli e l'esordio alla regia: "Voglio una vita spericolata (come Amanda)"". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  18. ↑ Ide, Wendy (4 June 2023). "Amanda review – peculiar, endearing Italian comedy". The Observer . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  19. ↑ Del Tatto, Bérénice (19 April 2023). "Cinéma : "J'avais envie de montrer ma réalité, je viens de ces villages-là", entretien avec Jean-Baptiste Durand, réalisateur de Chien de la casse". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Interviewed by Zabulon, Karine. francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  20. ↑ Nevers, Camille (9 May 2023). "La fille d'Albino Rodrigue, vice de famille" . Libération (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  21. ↑ Lodge, Guy (24 May 2023). "'The Pot au Feu' Review: Tràn Anh Hùng's Gorgeous Gastromance Stays at a Slow Simmer With Lusciously Tender Results". Variety . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  22. ↑ Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (24 January 2024). "Cesar Nominations: 'Anatomy of a Fall,' 'The Animal Kingdom' Lead the Pack for French Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  23. ↑ "How Are You?". Berlinale. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  24. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (23 January 2019). "César Nominations: Jacques Audiard's 'Sisters Brothers' Rustles Up Nine – List". Deadline . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  25. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (24 January 2024). "Cesar Awards Nominations: Thomas Cailley's 'The Animal Kingdom,' Justine Triet's Oscar-Nominated 'Anatomy of a Fall' Lead the Way". Variety . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  26. ↑ Richford, Rhonda (17 December 2018). "'The Sisters Brothers' Leads France's Lumiere Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  27. ↑ Hopewell, John; Dale, Martin (12 December 2015). "Coppola Jury Prizes Complete Marrakech Competition". Variety . Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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