Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Headshot

Actress • Writer • Director

Birth Date: November 16, 1964

Age: 60 years old

Birth Place: Turin, Italy

Partners: Louis Garrel

Siblings: Carla Bruni

Sometimes it takes a while for a star to emerge from an extremely wealthy family. For Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, it took nearly 40 years before she emerged from the shadow of her successful musical parents and her model/musician half-sister Carla Bruni. After close to two decades of acting, Bruni Tedeschi made the transition to writing and directing, beginning with "It's Easier for a Camel..."

Bruni Tedeschi was born in Turin, Italy in 1964 to composer Alberto Bruni Tedeschi and pianist Marisa Bruni Tedeschi. Facing death threats from the communist Red Brigades, her family moved to Paris, France in 1975 to be closer to her mother's family. At the age of 22, her acting career took off, mostly in supporting roles in a variety of French movies and TV shows.

It wasn't until the mid-1990s that Bruni Tedeschi's acting career ascended to prominent leading roles. She won a César Award for Most Promising Actress for the film "Les gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel" (1993), and followed that up with a number of roles in well-received French films. Her directorial career kicked off with "It's Easier for a Camel..." (2004), co-written by her with creative partners Noémie Lvovsky and Agnes de Sacy.

The film, which she also starred in, resembled her own life to the point that her mother played the role of her character's mother. "It's Easier for a Camel..." wound up winning a number of awards, including two at the Tribeca Film Festival. After nearly two decades of acting, Bruni Tedeschi made her English debut in Steven Spielberg's "Munich" (2005).

Emboldened by her acting, writing, and directing successes, she followed with her second feature, "Actrices" (2007), which she once again co-wrote, directed, and starred in. She took "Actrices" to Cannes, taking home a Special Jury Prize. She also began dating Louis Garrel, a French actor featured in "Actrices" who was 19 years younger than her. In 2009, Garrel and Bruni Tedeschi adopted a 6-month-old Senegalese baby named Celine.

For her third feature "A Castle in Italy" (2013), Bruni Tedeschi once again drew from her family's issues, this time dealing with her relationship with Garrel (who played his own analog), her mother, and her late father and brother. By the time it debuted in Cannes, Garrel and Bruni Tedeschi had split, making the subject matter even more poignant. "A Castle in Italy" was well received and nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Credits

Il n'y a pas d'ombre dans le désert

Actor
Movie
2024

Il n'y a pas d'ombre dans le désert

Screenwriter
Movie
2024

Une vie rêvée

Actor
Nicole
Movie
2024

Passion(e) Cinema

Self
Show
2023

Call My Agent: Italia

Actor
Show
2023

Te l'avevo detto

Actor
Gianna
Movie
2023

Hot Corn

Guest
Show
2022

Des Amandiers aux Amandiers

Self
Show
2022

La ligne

Actor
Christina
Movie
2022

Le pupille

Actor
Rosa
Movie
2022

Les Amandiers

Director
Movie
2022

Les Amandiers

Screenwriter
Movie
2022

Cinéastes

Self
Show
2021

Cette musique ne joue pour personne

Actor
Katia
Movie
2021

Les amours d'Anaïs

Actor
Emilie
Movie
2021

La fracture

Actor
Raphaëlle "Raf" Catania
Movie
2021

Enquête sur un scandale d'État

Actor
La Procureure de la République
Movie
2021

Summer of 85Stream

Actor
Madame Gorman
Movie
2020
81%

Gli indifferenti

Actor
Maria Grazia Ardengo
Movie
2020

Les estivants

Actor
Anna
Movie
2019

Les estivants

Director
Movie
2019

Les estivants

Writer
Movie
2019

Seules les bêtes

Actor
Evelyne Ducat
Movie
2019

Aspromonte: La terra degli ultimi

Actor
Giulia Tedeschi
Movie
2019

La tua storia

Host
Show
2018

Van Gogh: Tra il grano e il cielo

Self
Movie
2018

Paris etc

Actor
Marianne
Show
2017

Une jeune fille de 90 ans

Director
Show
2017

Un beau soleil intérieur

Actor
La femme dans la voiture
Movie
2017

La pazza gioia

Actor
Beatrice Morandini Valdirana
Movie
2016

Ma Loute

Actor
Isabelle Van Peteghem
Movie
2016

Latin Lover

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Stephanie
Movie
2015

Les trois soeurs

Director
Movie
2015

Les trois soeurs

Screenwriter
Movie
2015

Macadam Stories

Actor
L'infirmière
Movie
2015

Les jours venus

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La Banquière
Movie
2015

Asphalte

Actor
L'infirmière
Movie
2015

Le cercle

Guest Star
Show
2014

Il quotidiano

Anchor
Show
2014

Superalbum

Host
Show
2014

Saint LaurentStream

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Mme. Duzer
Movie
2014
62%

40-Love

Actor
Laura
Movie
2014

La buca

Actor
Carmen
Movie
2014

In Treatment

Actor
Irene
Show
2013

Cinéast(e)s

Self
Show
2013

Viva la libertà

Actor
Danielle
Movie
2013

A Castle in Italy

Actor
Louise Rossi Levi
Movie
2013

A Castle in Italy

Director
Movie
2013

A Castle in Italy

Screenwriter
Movie
2013

Il capitale umano

Actor
Carla Bernaschi
Movie
2013

Un castello in Italia

Actor
Louise Rossi Levi
Movie
2013

Un castello in Italia

Director
Movie
2013

The Landlords

Actor
Moira Mieli
Movie
2012

Baciami ancora

Actor
Adele
Movie
2010

Hands Up

Actor
Cendrine
Movie
2010

Roses à crédit

Actor
Suzette
Movie
2010

Regrets

Actor
Maya
Movie
2009

Le Grand alibi

Actor
Movie
2008

Actresses

Actor
Marcelline
Movie
2007

Actresses

Director
Movie
2007

Actresses

Screenwriter
Movie
2007

Let's Dance

Actor
Sarah Bellinsky
Movie
2007

L'abbuffata

Actor
Movie
2007

A Good Year

Actor
Nathalie Auzet
Movie
2006

Quartier V.I.P.

Actor
Claire
Movie
2005

Time to Leave

Actor
Jany
Movie
2005

Un Couple Parfait

Actor
Marie
Movie
2005

Le temps qui reste

Actor
Movie
2005

Tickets

Actor
PR Lady
Movie
2005

Mariscos Beach

Actor
Béatrix
Movie
2005

5x2

Actor
Marion
Movie
2004

La vita come viene

Actor
Paola
Movie
2003

Happiness Costs Nothing

Actor
Carla
Movie
2003

It's Easier for a Camel...

Actor
Federica
Movie
2003

It's Easier for a Camel...

Director
Movie
2003

It's Easier for a Camel...

Writer
Movie
2003

Feelings

Actor
La jeune mère
Movie
2003

Once Upon an Angel

Actor
Avocate
Movie
2002

Voci

Actor
Michela
Movie
2002

If I Were a Rich Man

Actor
Alice
Movie
2002

El invierno

Actor
Movie
2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Actor
Movie
2002

Les cendres du paradis

Actor
Movie
2000

Condorcet

Actor
La reine
Show
1999

La balia

Actor
Vittoria Mori
Movie
1999

The Color of Lies

Actor
Frédérique Lesage
Movie
1999

Empty Days

Actor
Marie-Do
Movie
1999

I'm Not Afraid of Life

Actor
Emilie's Mother
Movie
1999

Ceux Qui M'Aiment Prendront le Train

Actor
Claire
Movie
1998

With Friends Like These

Actor
Michèle
Movie
1998

Notes of Love

Actor
Angela
Movie
1998

Les années lycée: Petites

Actor
Emilie's Mother
Movie
1997

Amour et Confusions

Actor
Michelle
Movie
1997

Amour & confusions

Actor
Movie
1997

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

Actor
Claire
Movie
1997

The House

Actor
Movie
1997

Amours et confusions

Actor
Movie
1997

The Liars

Actor
Daisy
Movie
1996

Mon homme

Actor
Sanguine
Movie
1996

Nenette and Boni

Actor
La boulangère/Baker's wife
Movie
1996

Encore

Actor
Aliette
Movie
1996

Oublie-moi

Actor
Nathalie
Movie
1995

La seconda volta

Actor
Lisa Venturi
Movie
1995

Le poisson rouge

Actor
La fille au poisson rouge
Movie
1994

Le livre de cristal

Actor
Julia Portal
Movie
1994

Condannato a nozze

Actor
Gloria
Movie
1993

Sandra: A Love Story

Actor
Véronique
Movie
1993

Les gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel

Actor
Movie
1993

Amoureuse

Actor
Vanessa
Movie
1993

Les Gens Normaux N'ont Rien D'exceptionnel

Actor
Movie
1993

Story of Boys and Girls

Actor
Valeria
Movie
1991

Fortune Express

Actor
Movie
1990

Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze

Actor
Valeria
Movie
1989

Dis-moi oui, dis-moi non

Actor
Cécile
Movie
1989

La Baule-les Pins

Actor
Movie
1989

Hôtel de France

Actor
Sonia
Movie
1987