Stéphanie Michelini

Stéphanie Michelini
Michelini at the 2012 Chéries-Chéris Film Festival in Paris
NationalityFrench
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Notable workWild Side
Websitehttp://stephmichelini.free.fr/

Stéphanie Michelini is a French actress.

Career

She debuted in 2004, playing the leading role in the film Wild Side, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz.[1] For this role, she won the Prix Michel-Simon [fr; lb] for Best Actress.[2]

She is one of the few trans women to have obtained some roles in French television and cinema,[3] which still entrusts the majority of transgender roles to cisgender actors.[4][5] Michelini had auditioned for the title role of the series Louis(e) [fr], however, Claire Nebout was cast in the part.[4][6]

She took part in a video installation of the artist SMITH, titled C19H28O2 (Agnès),[7] as well as in SMITH's medium-length film Spectrographies, which she filmed with Mathieu Amalric at Père-Lachaise.

She was a member of the jury for the Chéries-Chéris film festival in 2012.[7]

In 2019, she starred with actress Myriam Boyer in the short film Traverser la nuit, directed by Johann G. Louis.[8] She won an Honorable Mention award for the role at the Two Riversides Film and Art Festival in Poland in 2020.[9]

Filmography

  • 2004: Wild Side: Stéphanie
  • 2008: 57,000 Kilometers Between Us: Nicole
  • 2009: Pigalle, la nuit [fr] (television series): Erika
  • 2011: C19H28O2 (Agnès): Agnès
  • 2013: Little Gay Boy: Convive
  • 2013: Holy Thursday (The Last Supper): Convive
  • 2014: One Deep Breath by Antony Hickling: Patricia
  • 2015: Spectrographies: L'interlocutrice
  • 2016: Where Horses Go to Die: Prostitute
  • 2019: Traverser la nuit: Daphné

References

  1. ^ Kaganski, Serge (April 14, 2004). "Sébastien Lifshitz: l'amour en tout genre". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (in French)
  2. ^ Dokhan, Julien (December 8, 2004). "Prix Michel-Simon 2004 : le palmarès". AlloCiné. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (in French)
  3. ^ Bardou, Florian (March 3, 2017). "En France, les trans ont rarement le beau rôle". Libération. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (in French)
  4. ^ a b Langlais, Pierre (November 19, 2016). ""Les rares rôles offerts aux actrices trans sont souvent caricaturaux"". Télérama. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (in French)
  5. ^ Machart, Renaud (June 9, 2017). "TV: "Absolument trans"? Pas si sûr". Le Monde. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (in French)
  6. ^ Semiramoth, Emilie (March 23, 2017). ""Louis(e)", la révolution ratée de TF1". Vanity Fair France. Retrieved June 26, 2021. (in French)
  7. ^ a b "Chéries-Chéris, 18e festival du film gay, lesbien, bi, trans & ++++ de Paris". Chéries-Chéris. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (in French)
  8. ^ "Traverser la nuit - Johann G. LOUIS". Off-Courts [fr] Trouville. August 7, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021. (in French)
  9. ^ "International Short Film Competition – Jury's verdict". Dwa Brzegi (Two Riversides) Film and Art Festival. August 8, 2020. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2021.