Laura Benson is a British actress based in Paris, France.
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Career
Benson has been based in Paris since 1981. She was trained at the École des comédiens by Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers (directed by Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Romans), Laura Benson made her debut in 1986 both in cinema (Hôtel de France) and on stage (Platonov) with Patrice Chéreau. Around twenty shows saw her work under the direction of Luc Bondy, Pierre Romans, Didier Goldschmidt, Irina Brook, Nathalie Bensard (her performance in George, a play she co-wrote and produced, earned her a nomination for the Molières in the "revelation" category) and Habib Naghmouchin in Timon of Athens, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play staged in December 2006 at the Théâtre de la Boutonnière in Paris, with Denis Lavant.
In cinema, Laura Benson played in "Hotel de France" by Patrice Chéreau and L'Amoureuse by Jacques Doillon in 1987 and, the following year, in Dangerous Liaisons by Stephen Frears. Then she was directed by Alain Resnais in I Want to Go Home (1990), Robert Altman (Prêt-à-porter, 1994). In the 2010s she appeared in films such as Les Profs 2, Knock and in Touch Me Not, the first feature film by the Romanian filmmaker Adina Pintilie, Ours d'Or at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, in which she played the main role.
Filmography
Films
1987 : Hôtel de France by Patrice Chéreau : Anna
1987 : L'Amoureuse by Jacques Doillon : Laurence
1988 : Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) by Stephen Frears : Émilie
1989 : I Want to Go Home by Alain Resnais : Elsie Wellman
1991 : Amelia Lopes O'Neill by Valeria Sarmiento : Anna
1994 : Prêt-à-porter by Robert Altman : A Close Friend of Milo
2004 : L'Américain by Patrick Timsit : Geena
2008 : Le Crime est notre affaire by Pascal Thomas : Margaret Brown
2015 : Les Profs 2 by Pierre-François Martin-Laval : Miss Johns
2017 : Knock by Lorraine Lévy : the English passenger
2018 : Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie : Laura
2021 : Spencer by Pablo Larraín : Angela
2021 : Lipstick on the Glass by Kuba Czekaj : Mary
2022 : Le Tigre et le Président by Jean-Marc Peyrefitte
2024 : Little Jaffna by Lawrence Valin: DGSI Responsible
Television
1988 : Cinéma 16 - TV film L'Amoureuse by Jacques Doillon : Laurence
1989 : Le Conte d'hiver, directed by Luc Bondy, filmed by Pierre Cavassilas : Perdita
1991 : Un drôle de contrat by Carol Wiseman : Hélène
1995 : Les Louves by Jean-Marc Seban (TV film) : Fred
2001 : Sydney Fox, l'aventurière, season 2, episode 19 The Executioner's Mask by Paolo Barzman : main character
2001 : Police District, season 2, episode 6 Double identity of Manuel Boursinhac (TV series)
2022 : Marie-Antoinette by Pete Travis and Geoffrey Enthoven : Madame de Noailles