Rachida Brakni

Rachida Brakni
Rachida Brakni at 2015 César Awards
Born	(1977-02-15) 15 February 1977 (age 48) Paris, France
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Eric Cantona ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2

Rachida Brakni (born 15 February 1977) is a French actress and producer.

Biography

In 2001, she joined the Comédie Française, as a member of which she won a Molière Award for her performance in Ruy Blas . In 2002, she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in Chaos .

In 2010, she directed her husband, Éric Cantona, in Face au paradis (In Front of Paradise), a contemporary play. The production opened at Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées on 26 January 2010. ^[1]

In 2012, she became the face of the fashion brand The Kooples in an advertising campaign. ^[2]

Personal life

Brakni is married to actor and former professional footballer Eric Cantona. ^[3]

Selected filmography

• Chaos (2001)
• Loin (2001)
• The Overeater (L'Outremangeur) (2003)
• Portrait caché (2003)
• Ne Quittez pas ! (2004)
• Mon Accident (2004)
• L'Enfant endormi (2005)
• Une Belle histoire (2005)
• Barakat ! (2006)
• La Surprise (TV) (2006)
• On ne devrait pas exister (2006)
• La Part animale (2007)
• Lisa et le pilote d'avion (2007)
• A Man and His Dog (2009)
• Neuilly sa mère ! (2009)
• Face au paradis (2010)
• La Ligne droite (2011)
• Let Them Come (2015)
• Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! (2018)
• Lonely Planet (2024)
• Spies of Terror ( Les Espions de la terreur   [ fr ] [2024])

References

1. Eric Cantona and Rachida Brakni are toast of Paris as ex-footballer makes stage debut www.theguardian.com 10 January 2010
2. Fashion article Daily Telegraph, 21 February 2012 Archived 10 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
3. eric_cantona_sest_marieavec_rachida_brakni Archived 20 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Nouvel Observateur, 17 June 2007

External links

• Rachida Brakni at IMDb