Clotilde Courau

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Clotilde Courau
Courau in 2017
Born
Clotilde Marie Pascale Courau

(1969-04-03) 3 April 1969 (age 55)
TitlePrincess of Venice (titular Queen of Italy)
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children
Luisa

Clotilde Marie Pascale di Savoia also known as Princess Clotilde of Savoy (née Clotilde Marie Pascale Courau; born 3 April 1969) is a French actress. She is married to

Umberto II, the last king of Italy
.

Family

Clotilde Marie Pascale Courau was born on 3 April 1969 in

Roman Catholic
religion.

Acting career

In 1991, Courau was nominated for a

César, for Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin), and won a European Film Award for Best Actress, both for the film Le petit criminel (1990). She then appeared in Dusty Hughes' A Slip of the Tongue opposite John Malkovich on the stage, and in Vincent Ward's Map of the Human Heart. In 1995, she won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti at the SACD Awards. She was nominated again for a César twice in 1996 for Best Supporting Actress (Meilleur second rôle féminin) and Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin) both for the film Élisa. In 1998 she was named one of European cinema's "Shooting Stars" by European Film Promotion and in 2000 she won the Prix Romy Schneider. She was created a Dame of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
of France on 7 February 2007.

Marriage

Clotilde Courau announced her engagement on 10 July 2003 and on 25 September married

Valentino. Six months pregnant at the time, she was seen as a controversial bride because of her left-wing views.[2]

The couple have two daughters:

Rose

In 2009, her name was given to a rose created by the rose grower Fabien Ducher to mark the 500,000th visitor to the Jardins de l'Imaginaire, Terrasson.[3]

Political views

In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Courau signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, as well as the establishment of a corridor into Gaza for humanitarian aid and the release of hostages.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Honours

National honours

Dynastic honour

References

  1. ^ "BBC News". 25 September 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Ot-terrason.com". Ot-terrasson.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Clotilde Courau – 7 février 2007". Culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  7. ^ "French Minister of Culture Awards Arts Honours | Getty Images". Gettyimages.ca. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Blogspot". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Grand Master receives Collar of the Most Holy Annunciation - Order of Malta".

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Clotilde Courau
Born: 3 April 1969
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Queen consort of Italy

3 February 2024 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom abolished in 1946
Incumbent