Laura Benson
Laura Benson is a British actress based in Paris, France.
Career
Benson has been based in Paris since 1981. She was trained at the École des comédiens by Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Laura Benson made her debut in 1986 both in cinema and on stage with Patrice Chéreau. Around twenty shows saw her work under the direction of Luc Bondy,,, Irina Brook, Nathalie Bensard 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 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 |I Want to Go Home], Robert Altman . 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 : by Jacques Doillon : Laurence
- 1988 : Les Liaisons dangereuses by Stephen Frears : Émilie
- 1989 : I Want [to Go Home |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 : 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 : by Jean-Marc Peyrefitte
- 2024 : Little Jaffna by Lawrence Valin: DGSI Responsible
Television
- 1988 : - 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 : by : Fred
- 2001 : Sydney Fox, l'aventurière, season 2, episode 19 The Executioner's Mask by Paolo Barzman : main character
- 2001 :, season 2, episode 6 Double identity of
- 2022 : Marie-Antoinette by Pete Travis and Geoffrey Enthoven : Madame de Noailles