Nina Companeez (26 August 1937 – 9 April 2015) was a French screenwriter and film director.[1] Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter Jacques Companéez and younger sister of contralto Irène Companeez. She was the mother of actress Valentine Varela.
Nina Companeez | |
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 Companeez in February 2013. | |
| Born | 26 August 1937 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Died | 9 April 2015 (aged 77) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Film director |
| Years active | 1961–2015 |
Companeez was a long time collaborator of Michel Deville.[2] She wrote scripts for 29 films and television shows. In April 2015, she died at the age of 77.[3]
Selected filmography
Writer
- Tonight or Never (1961)
- Adorable Liar (1962)
- Because, Because of a Woman (1963)
- Girl's Apartment (1963)
- Lucky Jo (1964)
- Martin Soldat (1966)
- The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966)
- Zärtliche Haie (1967)
- Benjamin (1968)
- Bye bye, Barbara (1969)
- The Bear and the Doll (1970)
- Raphael, or The Debauched One (1971)
- Faustine et le Bel Été (1972)
- L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise (1973)
- The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
- À la recherche du temps perdu (2011)
Actor
- Benjamin (1968) - Une invitée (uncredited)
- Bye bye, Barbara (1969) - La directrice de l'agence de call-girls (uncredited)
- The Bear and the Doll (1970) - Dame en blanche (uncredited)