Quennessen was born near Paris in Boulogne-Billancourt, of Jewish French/Polish parentage, and dedicated much of her childhood to pursuing her dream of becoming an acrobat. She quickly reached a level of competence and received an award for her expertise at the age of ten. By her teens, she had given up acrobatics and enrolled in acting classes, not because she particularly wanted to get into show business, but to help her overcome social anxiety. She found that she not only overcame her shyness via acting, but she also enjoyed performing. She studied drama first briefly at the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre, then at the Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique, in Paris, from 1976 to 1979, and appeared in several theater productions, notably Chers Zoiseaux, by Jean Anouilh, which premiered in 1976, and Pirandello's Nuova colonia (1977).
She made her first film appearances in a pair of 1976 French films: Le Petit Marcel and Le Plein de super. She continued to appear in the occasional French film and television show, and in 1979 she landed one of the main roles in the American film French Postcards (Willard Huyck), working alongside Miles Chapin, Debra Winger and Mandy Patinkin. She followed up that film by playing Princess Yasimina in John Milius's 1982 film Conan the Barbarian with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role.
Randal Kleiser's Summer Lovers was the peak of her career for American audiences. This story of a love triangle on the Greek island of Santorini also starred Peter Gallagher and Daryl Hannah. During the filming of the movie, in which she played Lina, an archaeologist, Valérie is said to have discovered several pieces of pottery at the Akrotiri site that were more than 3,500 years old.[3]
Shortly after Summer Lovers, Valérie Quennessen appeared in the short We Cannes, filmed during the 1982 film festival by François Manceaux, then gradually retired from acting, choosing to concentrate on raising her family. She and Francois Manceaux had two children, Antoine (1982) and Elsa (1985), both of them born in France. On March 19, 1989, she died in a car accident on the A13 highway in Saint-Ouen-des-Champs at the age of 31.[1]
Her family membersEdit
Her husband Francois Manceaux, who had a supporting role in Summer Lovers, is a director and writer who has worked in several TV movies and documentaries.[4] Antoine, the oldest of her children, is a movie shorts producer and editor [5] while the youngest, Elsa, is a well known plastic artist living in Mexico City since 2012. Elsa moved to Amsterdam in 2009 to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and then in 2015 and 2016, after moving to Mexico, she attended a postgraduate program at SOMA. She has shown her work in art galleries around the world on several occasions.[6][7]
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Valerie Quennessen 3 December 1957 19 March 1989 was a French theatre and film actress 1 2 Valerie QuennessenBorn 1957 12 03 3 December 1957Boulogne Billancourt Hauts de Seine FranceDied19 March 1989 1989 03 19 aged 31 Saint Ouen des Champs Eure Haute Normandie FranceResting placeCimetiere du MontparnasseYears active1976 1989SpouseFrancois ManceauxChildren2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Her family members 3 Filmography 4 Theatre 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditQuennessen was born near Paris in Boulogne Billancourt of Jewish French Polish parentage and dedicated much of her childhood to pursuing her dream of becoming an acrobat She quickly reached a level of competence and received an award for her expertise at the age of ten By her teens she had given up acrobatics and enrolled in acting classes not because she particularly wanted to get into show business but to help her overcome social anxiety She found that she not only overcame her shyness via acting but she also enjoyed performing She studied drama first briefly at the Ecole nationale superieure des arts et techniques du theatre then at the Conservatoire National d Art Dramatique in Paris from 1976 to 1979 and appeared in several theater productions notably Chers Zoiseaux by Jean Anouilh which premiered in 1976 and Pirandello s Nuova colonia 1977 She made her first film appearances in a pair of 1976 French films Le Petit Marcel and Le Plein de super She continued to appear in the occasional French film and television show and in 1979 she landed one of the main roles in the American film French Postcards Willard Huyck working alongside Miles Chapin Debra Winger and Mandy Patinkin She followed up that film by playing Princess Yasimina in John Milius s 1982 film Conan the Barbarian with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role Randal Kleiser s Summer Lovers was the peak of her career for American audiences This story of a love triangle on the Greek island of Santorini also starred Peter Gallagher and Daryl Hannah During the filming of the movie in which she played Lina an archaeologist Valerie is said to have discovered several pieces of pottery at the Akrotiri site that were more than 3 500 years old 3 Shortly after Summer Lovers Valerie Quennessen appeared in the short We Cannes filmed during the 1982 film festival by Francois Manceaux then gradually retired from acting choosing to concentrate on raising her family She and Francois Manceaux had two children Antoine 1982 and Elsa 1985 both of them born in France On March 19 1989 she died in a car accident on the A13 highway in Saint Ouen des Champs at the age of 31 1 Her family members EditHer husband Francois Manceaux who had a supporting role in Summer Lovers is a director and writer who has worked in several TV movies and documentaries 4 Antoine the oldest of her children is a movie shorts producer and editor 5 while the youngest Elsa is a well known plastic artist living in Mexico City since 2012 Elsa moved to Amsterdam in 2009 to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and then in 2015 and 2016 after moving to Mexico she attended a postgraduate program at SOMA She has shown her work in art galleries around the world on several occasions 6 7 Filmography EditLe Petit Marcel Jacques Fansten 1976 as a receptionist Le Plein de super Alain Cavalier 1976 as Marie Nuova colonia Anne Delbee 1978 TV adaptation as Mita La Tortue sur le dos Luc Beraud 1978 as a Nietzsche student Brigade des mineurs Tete de riviere Guy Lessertisseur 1978 TV episode as Doris On efface tout Pascal Vidal 1978 Martin et Lea Alain Cavalier 1979 as Cleo French Postcards Willard Huyck 1979 as Toni Pause cafe Serge Leroy 1981 TV miniseries one episode as a secretary Silas Sigi Rothemund 1981 German TV miniseries one episode as Melinda a washerwoman Les Uns et les Autres Claude Lelouch 1981 as Francis Huster s character girlfriend Conan the Barbarian John Milius 1982 as Princess Yasimina Summer Lovers Randal Kleiser 1982 as Lina We Cannes Francois Manceaux 1982 short as Janine Quartier sud Mathias Ledoux 1984 TV as Rebecca La petite commission Jean Paul Salome 1985 short as Sister Clarisse Mode in France William Klein 1985 TV as a model female cop Haute tension Eaux troubles Alain Bonnot 1989 TV episode as Judith 2 Theatre EditBajazet by Jean Racine director Stephan Boublil Studio d Ivry 1976 Phedre by Jean Racine Antoine Bourseiller Theatre Recamier 1976 as Ismene Chers Zoiseaux by Jean Anouilh Jean Anouilh and Roland Pietri Comedie des Champs Elysees 1976 as one of the Girls Nuova colonia by Luigi Pirandello Anne Delbee Nouveau Carre Silvia Montfort 1977 as Mita Babylone by Alain Gautre Pierre Pradinas Compagnie du Chapeau rouge Avignon 1979 References Edit a b Profil de Valerie Quennessen in French Conservatoire National d Art Dramatique Archived from the original on 17 November 2011 Retrieved 21 January 2020 a b Valerie Quennessen Kinorium Retrieved 2022 08 23 35 years later Summer Lovers shines more for music than romance Tampa Bay Times Retrieved 2022 08 23 Francois Manceaux IMDb Retrieved 2022 08 23 Antoine Manceaux IMDb Retrieved 2022 08 23 Elsa Louise Manceaux casawabi Retrieved 2022 08 23 Elsa Louise Manceaux presenta Las epocas caleidoscopicas en el Cabanas El Informador Noticias de Jalisco Mexico Deportes amp Entretenimiento in Mexican Spanish 7 February 2022 Retrieved 2022 08 23 External links EditValerie Quennessen at IMDb Valerie Quennessen at Find a Grave Valerie Quennessen 1957 1989 Archived from the original on 2007 10 17 Valerie Quennessen by Xavier Loriot and Bruce Pinkerton 2012 Valerie Quennessen Filmaffinity Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valerie Quennessen amp oldid 1158435490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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