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Galatea Bellugi
Bellugi in 2017
Born1997
Paris, France
OccupationActress
RelativesAlba Gaïa Bellugi (sister)

Galatea Bellugi[a] (born 1997)[1] is a French actress.[2]

Early life

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Born in Paris,[3] Bellugi is the daughter of Italian actor Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini, while her mother is a Danish costume designer.[4] Her sister Alba Gaïa Bellugi is also an actress, known for her role as Élise in the film The Intouchables (2011).[5] She has family in Rome and Tuscany.[1]

After studying contemporary and classical dance, synchronized swimming, and playing saxophone,[4] she left to study cinema at the Université de Montréal from 2015 to 2016.[6] She left to pursue a degree in international relations at Roskilde University from 2016 to 2019,[6] in between which she filmed The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (2018), The Apparition (2018) and Golden Youth (2019).[1][5][7]

Career

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She began her career at the age of 6 in Ariane Mnouchkine's Le Dernier Caravansérail at the Théâtre du Soleil,[8] where her father worked and still works as an actor. She made her screen debut at the age of 7 in Les Yeux clairs (Pale Eyes), directed by Jérôme Bonnell.[3]

In 2015, she played a pregnant teen named Mélanie in Keeper by Guillaume Senez,[9] a role for which she was selected for Révélations, the shortlist for Most Promising Actress at the César Awards,[10] and for which she received the Best Actress award at the Marrakech International Film Festival.[11]

In 2018, she starred opposite Vincent Lindon in Xavier Giannoli's The Apparition, in which she plays a young girl named Anna who develops a cult following after claiming to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a remote village in southern France, and is investigated by a journalist played by Lindon who is tasked by the Vatican to determine her authenticity.[12] Her performance earned her a nomination for Most Promising Actress at the 44th César Awards.[13] That same year, she made her Italian debut in the fantasy superhero film The Invisible Boy: Second Generation by Gabriele Salvatores.[14]

In 2019, she starred in Eva Ionesco's Golden Youth as a young teenager who is drawn into a lavish nightlife by a wealthy older couple, portrayed by Isabelle Huppert and Melvil Poupaud.[4]

In 2021, she appeared alongside Mathieu Amalric in the musical comedy Tralala,[15] for which she wrote her own lyrics.[16] In 2022, she starred opposite Benedetta Porcaroli in the Italian coming-of-age comedy Amanda, Carolina Cavalli's debut film. She attended the film's premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.[1][17][18]

In 2023, she starred in Junkyard Dog by Jean-Baptiste Durand,[19] La Fille d'Albino Rodrigue by Christine Dory,[20] and The Taste of Things by Trần Anh Hùng.[21] For her performance in Junkyard Dog, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 49th César Awards.[22]

Personal life

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Bellugi lives in Paris. She is fluent in four languages:[1] French, Italian, Danish and English.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Les Yeux clairs Little girl
2010 Opale plage Alice Short film
2011 Elle ne pleure pas, elle chante Louise
2015 À 14 ans Jade
Keeper Mélanie
2016 Heal the Living Juliette
2018 The Invisible Boy: Second Generation Natasha
The Apparition Anna
2019 Golden Youth Rose
2021 Tralala Virginie
Diario di spezie Juliette / Rose
2022 Amanda Rebecca
2023 Junkyard Dog Elsa
La Fille d'Albino Rodrigue Rosemay Rodrigue
The Taste of Things Violette
L'Acteur Herself Short film
2024 Elle & lui & le reste du monde Bulle
Gloria! Teresa
TBA L'Engloutie Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Sable noir Short film: Corps étranger
2007–2008 Vous les femmes 5 episodes
2021 H24 Short film: 01H - Under control

Awards and nominations

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Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref.
César Awards 22 February 2019 Most Promising Actress The Apparition Nominated [23]
23 February 2024 Best Supporting Actress Junkyard Dog Nominated [24]
Lumières Award 4 February 2019 Best Female Revelation The Apparition Nominated [25]
Marrakech International Film Festival 12 December 2015 Best Actress Keeper Won [26]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also spelled Galatéa Bellugi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Bellugi, Galatea (14 October 2022). "Galatea Bellugi parla della sua carriera: "Oltre il cinema c'è un mondo che non giudica"". Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Interviewed by De Tommasi, Alessandra. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ Pérez, Valentin (18 April 2023). "Galatea Bellugi, enfant de la balle". M Le Magazine du Monde (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Galatea Bellugi". Vestal. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Schneider, Emilie (20 January 2019). "Une jeunesse dorée : qui est Galatea Bellugi, héroïne du monde de la nuit pour Eva Ionesco ?" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Simon, Nathalie (23 February 2018). "Galatea Bellugi, une apparition". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Galatea Bellugi" (in French). UBBA. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (16 November 2017). "Eva Ionesco shooting Une jeunesse dorée". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ^ Fernand, Denis (12 February 2018). "Galatea Bellugi". La Libre (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ^ Tranchant, Marie-Noëlle (25 March 2016). "Keeper : trois bonnes raisons d'aller le voir au cinéma". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ Odicino, Guillemette (18 January 2017). "Révélations des César 2017 : nos dix (pardon, onze) favoris". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Le festival de Marrakech prime "Very Big Shot"". Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  12. ^ Sobczynski, Peter (7 September 2018). "The Apparition movie review & film summary (2018)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  13. ^ Richford, Rhonda (22 February 2019). "Cesar Awards: 'Custody' Wins Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  14. ^ Ugolini, Chiara (31 October 2017). "Il ritorno del ragazzo invisibile: "Michele è cresciuto e io con lui"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  15. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (14 July 2021). "Review: Tralala". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  16. ^ ""Tralala", la première comédie musicale masquée". La Dépêche (in French). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  17. ^ De Tommasi, Alessandra (6 September 2022). "Festival di Venezia 2022, Carolina Cavalli e l'esordio alla regia: "Voglio una vita spericolata (come Amanda)"". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  18. ^ Ide, Wendy (4 June 2023). "Amanda review – peculiar, endearing Italian comedy". The Observer. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  19. ^ Del Tatto, Bérénice (19 April 2023). "Cinéma : "J'avais envie de montrer ma réalité, je viens de ces villages-là", entretien avec Jean-Baptiste Durand, réalisateur de Chien de la casse". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Interviewed by Zabulon, Karine. francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  20. ^ Nevers, Camille (9 May 2023). "La fille d'Albino Rodrigue, vice de famille". Libération (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  21. ^ Lodge, Guy (24 May 2023). "'The Pot au Feu' Review: Tràn Anh Hùng's Gorgeous Gastromance Stays at a Slow Simmer With Lusciously Tender Results". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  22. ^ Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (24 January 2024). "Cesar Nominations: 'Anatomy of a Fall,' 'The Animal Kingdom' Lead the Pack for French Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  23. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (23 January 2019). "César Nominations: Jacques Audiard's 'Sisters Brothers' Rustles Up Nine – List". Deadline. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  24. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (24 January 2024). "Cesar Awards Nominations: Thomas Cailley's 'The Animal Kingdom,' Justine Triet's Oscar-Nominated 'Anatomy of a Fall' Lead the Way". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  25. ^ Richford, Rhonda (17 December 2018). "'The Sisters Brothers' Leads France's Lumiere Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  26. ^ Hopewell, John; Dale, Martin (12 December 2015). "Coppola Jury Prizes Complete Marrakech Competition". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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