Béatrice Dalle
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| Born | Béatrice Cabarrou 19 December 1964 Brest, Finistère, France |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Jean-François Dalle (1985–1988) Guénaël Meziani (2005–Present) |
Béatrice Dalle (born 19 December 1964) is a French actress.
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[edit] Biography
Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou.[1][2] In 1985 she married the painter Jean-François Dalle but they divorced in 1988.
She was working as a model when she met filmmaker Jean-Jacques Beineix. Beineix cast her in the lead role in the 1986 film 37°2 le matin (later released in the United Kingdom and United States under the title Betty Blue). She went on to appear in a series of major roles in French films, including the 1989 film Chimère, which was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
She is seen in a feature role in the 1991 music video "Move To Memphis" by Norwegian band a-ha.
She made her debut to American audiences in Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth in 1991. In 1997, she was cast in The Blackout, her first film made in the United States.
In 2001, Dalle appeared in the controversial film, Trouble Every Day, in which she played a cannibal. More recently, she starred in À l'intérieur, in which she played a cruel psychopath stalking a pregnant woman.
Dalle was arrested in 1991 for stealing jewelry in Paris; she received a fine for assaulting a traffic warden in 1998; she was also arrested in Miami in 1999 for cocaine possession.[4]
In January, 2005, while making a film about prison life in Brest, Dalle met Guenaël Meziani, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for assaulting and raping his ex-girlfriend. She married him after 24 one-hour visits with him, and spoke on his behalf at hearings for his early release.[4][5] According to the newspaper Le Parisien, in May, 2009 just weeks after he was given a conditional release for good behavior, police were called to her flat in the Marais district of Paris because of a violent dispute in which Meziani allegedly threatened to kill her.[6]
[edit] Filmography
- Livid (2011)
- Domaine – 2009
- A l'intérieur – 2007
- Truands – 2007
- Dans tes rêves – 2005
- L'intrus – 2004
- Bab el shams – 2004
- Clean – 2004
- Le Temps du Loup (Time of the Wolf) – 2003
- Vendetta – 2003
- Les oreilles sur le dos (TV) – 2002
- 17 fois Cécile Cassard – 2002
- H Story – 2001
- Trouble Every Day – 2001
- La vérité vraie (TV) – 2000
- Toni – 1999
- Al limite – 1997
- The Blackout – 1997
- Clubbed to Death – 1996
- Désiré de Sacha Guitry – 1996
- À la folie – 1994
- J'ai pas sommeil (I Can't Sleep) – 1994
- La Fille de l'air (The Girl in the Air) – 1992
- La Belle Histoire (The Beautiful Story) – 1992
- Night on Earth – 1991
- La Vengeance d'une Femme (Vengeance of a Woman) – 1990
- Les Bois noirs (The Dark Woods) – 1989
- Chimère – 1989
- La Visione del Sabba (The Vision of the Sabbath) – 1988
- On a volé Charlie Spencer – 1986
- 37°2 le matin (Betty Blue) – 1986
[edit] References
- ^ LesGensDuCinéma.com
- ^ There are conflicting references to Dalle's birthplace. The majority of sources state she was born in Brest, Finistère. However, there are also a number of sources that state she was born in Le Mans, Sarthe.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Chimère". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/222/year/1989.html. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ a b "Women who have killer instincts," The Independent, January 27, 2005.
- ^ "Actress Defends Rape Suspect, by Colin Randall, The Daily Telegraph "Actress Defends Rape Suspect," by Colin Randall, The Daily Telegraph, December 14, 2005
- ^ "Betty Blue star Béatrice Dalle threatened by rapist husband," by Henry Samuel, The Telegraph, May 15, 2009.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Béatrice Dalle |
- Béatrice Dalle at the Internet Movie Database
- Béatrice Dalle at AllRovi
- Béatrice Dalle at AlloCiné (French)
- Women who have killer instincts, The Independent, 27 January 2005
