Anna Mouglalis (Greek: Άννα Μουγλάλη; born 26 April 1978) is a French actress and model. She is known for being a house ambassador for Chanel since 2002,[1][2] and for portraying the fashion designer Coco Chanel in the 2009 film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, and actress Paula Maxa in the 2018 film The Most Assassinated Woman in the World.
Anna Mouglalis | |
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.jpg) Mouglalis in 2012 | |
| Born | 26 April 1978 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse |
Vincent Raes
(m. 2013; div. 2014) |
| Partner(s) | Samuel Benchetrit (2005–2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
editMouglalis was born in Fréjus,[3] Var, to a French mother and a Greek father. She spent her youth in the Var département, before moving back to Nantes with her family. Her father is a doctor and her mother is a physical therapist.
Until 2001 Mouglalis studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique de Paris (CNSAD)[4] under the direction of Daniel Mesguich. In addition to her native French, she speaks fluent English, Italian, and Spanish, and understands Greek to a limited extent.
In 1997, she had begun an acting career in La Nuit du Titanic, played in Paris. In the same year she was chosen by Francis Girod for the film Terminal. In 2000 she co-starred with Isabelle Huppert in Claude Chabrol's Merci pour le chocolat. After appearing in Novo (2002) by Jean Pierre Limosin, she was cast by Roberto Andò for the thriller Sotto falso nome. In 2003, she played in La Maladie de la mort, a film in black and white by first-time director Asa Mader, which previewed at the Venice Film Festival. In this same year, she co-starred in a Greek film, called Real Life (Alithini Zoi), directed by Panos Koutras. In 2005 she took part in two Italian movies: Romanzo criminale, directed by Michele Placido, and Mare buio, where she was featured alongside Luigi Lo Cascio.
In a TV movie called Les Amants du Flore and directed by Ilan Duran Cohen, Mouglalis played Simone de Beauvoir,[4] with Jean-Paul Sartre played by co-star Lorànt Deutsch. Together they had a great public and critical triumph. Critics praised their portrayals of these literary figures, showing their romance and the birth of their careers.
Along with her career as an actress, Mouglalis began a successful modelling career. In 2002 she was chosen by Karl Lagerfeld for the ad campaign for the Amateur Allure de Chanel perfume. He used her as one of his "muses,"[4] promoting Chanel bags, fine jewelry, and watches.[2]
Mouglalis was cast as Coco Chanel in the 2009 film Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, directed by Jan Kounen.[5] The film was chosen to close the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
In 2018, she portrayed French actress Paula Maxa in the Netflix film The Most Assassinated Woman in the World.
Personal life
editOn 7 March 2007, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Saul, whom she had with French director Samuel Benchetrit.[4]
In February 2024, she joined actresses Judith Godrèche and Isild Le Besco in accusing Jacques Doillon of sexual misconduct, claiming that he forcefully kissed her in the summer of 2011 when Benchetrit was appearing in Doillon's film Un enfant de toi.[7]
Filmography
editActress
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Terminale | Claire | Francis Girod | |
| 2000 | Merci pour le chocolat | Jeanne Pollet | Claude Chabrol | |
| La Captive | Isabelle | Chantal Akerman | ||
| De l'histoire ancienne | The nurse | Orso Miret | ||
| 2002 | Novo | Irène | Jean-Pierre Limosin | |
| La Vie nouvelle | Melania | Philippe Grandrieux | ||
| The Wolf of the West Coast | Mai | Hugo Santiago | ||
| 2003 | Playing 'In the Company of Men' | Ophélie | Arnaud Desplechin | |
| The Malady of Death | The woman | Asa Mader | Short | |
| 2004 | Strange Crime | Milla | Roberto Andò | |
| Real Life | Joy Martinokosta | Panos H. Koutras | ||
| En attendant le déluge | Milena | Damien Odoul | ||
| 2005 | Romanzo Criminale | Patrizia | Michele Placido | Cabourg Film Festival - Best New Actress Nominated - Italian Online Movie Award for Best Cast |
| To oneiro tou Ikarou | Priest's Wife | Costa Natsis | ||
| 2006 | Mare nero | Veronica | Roberta Torre | |
| Les Amants du Flore | Simone de Beauvoir | Ilan Duran Cohen | TV movie | |
| 2007 | J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster | Suzy | Samuel Benchetrit | |
| 2009 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | Coco Chanel | Jan Kounen | |
| 2010 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | Juliette Gréco | Joann Sfar | |
| Mammuth | The disabled | Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern | ||
| 2011 | Chez Gino | Simone Roma | Samuel Benchetrit (2) | |
| L'angle mort | Pierra | Florence Benoist | Short | |
| 2012 | Kiss of the Damned | Xenia | Xan Cassavetes | |
| Photo | Elisa | Carlos Saboga | ||
| 2013 | Jealousy | Claudia | Philippe Garrel | |
| Reason | Clement Belrose | Bruno Ilogti | Short | |
| 2014 | Leopardi | Fanny Targioni-Tozzetti | Mario Martone | |
| Un voyage | Mona | Samuel Benchetrit (3) | ||
| 2015 | Anna | Anna | Charles-Olivier Michaud | |
| Pluie d'été | Agathe | Cyril de Gasperis | Short | |
| L'homme de l'île Sandwich | Lio's mother | Levon Minasian | Short | |
| 2016 | Split | Anja | Deborah Kampmeier | |
| Republican Gangsters (Baron Noir) | Amélie Dorendeu | Ziad Doueiri | TV series (8 episodes) Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress (2016) Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress (2018) | |
| 2018 | The Most Assassinated Woman in the World | Paula Maxa | Franck Ribiére | |
| 2019 | My Little One | Jade | Frédéric Choffat and Julie Gilbert | |
| 2021 | The Salamander | Aude | Alex Carvalho | |
| Happening | Mme Rivière | Audrey Diwan | ||
| 2022 | En même temps | Madame Béquet | Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern |
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| 2024 | Across the Sea (La Mer au loin) | Noémie | Saïd Hamich Benlarbi | |
| TBA | Dalloway † | TBA | Yann Gozlan | Filming |
Director / Writer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | X Femmes | TV series (1 episode)[4] |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | La Nuit du Titanic | Michel Pascal | Michel Pascal | Théâtre Rive-Gauche |
| 1999 | Spring Awakening | Frank Wedekind | Michel Pascal (2) | Tour |
| 2003 | The Country | Martin Crimp | Louis-Do de Lencquesaing | Théâtre de l'Œuvre |
| 2004 | HEROINE | Asa Mader | Asa Mader | Castello Maniace |
References
edit- ^ "Anna Mouglalis on Passion". Crash Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b "The Other Anna". WWD. 7 March 2003.
- ^ France Inter: Anna Mouglalis (Archiv)Short biography on the occasion of her participation in the radio programme Nonabstant 23 /11/ 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Anna Mouglalis stars as Coco Chanel". The Telegraph. 15 July 2010.
- ^ Rees, Jasper (March 29, 2009). "The Sunday Times: Audrey Tautou and Anna Mouglalis star as Coco Chanel". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ Forgar, Ségolène (9 February 2024). ""Il m'a embrassée de force" : Anna Mouglalis et Isild le Besco, les autres accusatrices de Jacques Doillon". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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