Clotilde Courau


Clotilde Marie Pascale di Savoia is a French actress. In 2003, she married Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, a member of the House of Savoy and the grandson of Umberto II, the last king of Italy.
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Early life and family

Clotilde Marie Pascale Courau
was born on 3 April 1969 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France, the eldest daughter of Jean-Claude Courau, an engineer, and his wife, Catherine Marie Antoinette du Pontavice des Renardières, a school teacher, daughter of Haiti-born Marie Lélia Gabriel and husband Count Pierre François Marie Antoine du Pontavice des Renardières, Officer of the Legion of Honor and former Mayor of Merry-la-Vallée, whose family belonged to an ancient French nobility and can be traced back to the 13th century.
She has three sisters named Christine, Camille and Capucine Courau. She lived as a child, with her sisters, between Paris, Egypt and Benin. The Courau sisters were brought up in the Roman Catholic religion.

Career

In 1991, Courau was nominated for a César, for Most Promising Actress, and won a European Film Award for Best Actress, both for the film Le petit criminel. 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 and Most Promising Actress 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.

Personal life

Marriage

Clotilde Courau announced her engagement on 10 July 2003 and on 25 September married Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice, at the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome. At the ceremony, she wore a wedding gown designed by Valentino. Six months pregnant at the time, she was seen as a controversial bride because of her left-wing views.
The couple have two daughters:
In March 2025, Prince Emanuele Filiberto announced that he and Courau had been separated since 2021.

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.

Filmography

Civilisations – ElyssaThe Little Gangster – – The sister, Nathalie – – Alina SucheckaMap of the Human Heart – – RaineeThe Pickle – – FrançoiseUgly Meets the People – – GirlTom est tout seul – – MarionÉlisa – – SolangeLa fidèle infidèle – CécileThe Bait – – PatriciaLes Grands Ducs – – JulietteUne leçon particulière – JulieFred – – LisaMarthe – – MartheBob le magnifique – Christine / ChristinaHors jeu – – Clotilde CourauLe poulpe – – CherylMilk – IlariaDeterrence – KatieEn face – – MichelleLa parenthèse enchantée – – AliceDeep in the Woods – – SophieExit – – Pearl / The journalistLe nouveau Jean-Claude – – MariannaSummer Things – – JulieAlmost Peaceful – – SimoneThe Code – – NinaMon Idole – – FabienneLes beaux jours – GabyNuit noire, 17 octobre 1961 – SabineLa signora delle camelie –....Mafalda di Savoia – Giovanna of ItalyLa Vie en Rose – Annetta GassionModern Love – MarieChez Maupassant – Clarisse / MargueriteDes mots d'amour aka Words of Love – Alice AndrézyTous les soleils – FlorenceBabysitting – Mme. SchaudelIn the Shadow of Women – ManonEva & Leon – LucieHeaven Will Wait – SylvieAn Easy Girl The Bad Poet Benedetta

Honours

National honours

Dynastic honour

Honorific eponyms

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.