Galatea Bellugi | |
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Born | 1997 Paris, France |
Occupation | Actress |
Relatives | Alba Gaïa Bellugi (sister) |
Galatea Bellugi [lower-alpha 1] (born 1997) [1] is a French actress. [2]
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]
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]
Bellugi lives in Paris. She is fluent in four languages: [1] French, Italian, Danish and English. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Les Yeux clairs | Little girl | |
2010 | Opale plage | Alice | Short film |
2011 | Elle ne pleure pas, elle chante | Louise | |
2015 | À 14 ans | Jade | |
Keeper | Mélanie | ||
2016 | Heal the Living | Juliette | |
2018 | The Invisible Boy: Second Generation | Natasha | |
The Apparition | Anna | ||
2019 | Golden Youth | Rose | |
2021 | Tralala | Virginie | |
Diario di spezie | Juliette / Rose | ||
2022 | Amanda | Rebecca | |
2023 | Junkyard Dog | Elsa | |
La Fille d'Albino Rodrigue | Rosemay Rodrigue | ||
The Taste of Things | Violette | ||
L'Acteur | Herself | Short film | |
2024 | Gloria! | Teresa | |
TBA | L'Engloutie | Filming | |
Elle & lui & le reste du monde | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Sable noir | Short film: Corps étranger | |
2007–2008 | Vous les femmes | 5 episodes | |
2021 | H24 | Short film: 01H - Under control |
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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César Awards | 22 February 2019 | Most Promising Actress | The Apparition | Nominated | [23] |
23 February 2024 | Best Supporting Actress | Junkyard Dog | Nominated | [24] | |
Lumières Award | 4 February 2019 | Best Female Revelation | The Apparition | Nominated | [25] |
Marrakech International Film Festival | 12 December 2015 | Best Actress | Keeper | Won | [26] |
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