# Géraldine Nakache

Géraldine Nakache (born 16 February 1980) is a French actress, director and screenwriter of Algerian Jewish descent.

## Life and career

Nakache grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. She earned a DEUG diploma in cinema. She worked as assistant casting director in Groland on Canal + and as assistant director for Les Guignols de l'info and eventually executive producer on Comédie+. She has also appeared in a string of films and television series and directed Tout ce qui brille (2010) for which she won a number of awards and Nous York (2012).
She was married to actor and comedian Manu Payet in 2009. They divorced in 2011. Olivier Nakache, her brother, is a film director best known for directing the film Intouchables.

## Filmography
### As actress

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Hey Good Looking! | Nina | |
| 2008 | Tu peux garder un secret ? | Fanny | |
| 2009 | Tellement proches | The religious | |
| 2009 | Jusqu'à toi | Josée | |
| 2009 | R.T.T. | Muriel Serkine | |
| 2010 | Tout ce qui brille | Ely | Nominated—Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress |
| 2010 | Coursier | Nadia | |
| 2010 | Bacon on the Side | Sophie | |
| 2011 | The Day I Saw Your Heart | Cécilia | |
| 2012 | The Players | Stéphanie | |
| 2012 | Sur la piste du Marsupilami | Pétunia | |
| 2012 | Nous York | Gabrielle | |
| 2013 | Je fais le mort | Noémie Desfontaines | |
| 2014 | Asterix: The Land of the Gods | Dulcia | Voice |
| 2014 | Sous les jupes des filles | Ysis | |
| 2014 | L'Ex de ma vie | Ariane | |
| 2014 | Atlit | Cali | |
| 2015 | Robin des bois, la véritable histoire | Marianne | |
| 2016 | Et ta sœur ? | Tessa | |
| 2018 | Les Aventures de Spirou et Fantasio | Seccotine | |
| 2019 | J'irai où tu iras | Vali | |
| 2021 | Kaamelott: The First Chapter | Duchess of Aquitaine | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Bad People | Serena | |
| 2003-2004 | Starloose Academy | Nathalie | |
| 2004-2005 | La Téloose | Various | |
| 2007 | Kaamelott | Duchess of Aquitaine | TV series |
| 2007 | Mariage surprise | Céline | Telefilm |
| 2009 | Canal Presque | Various | |
| 2009 | Déformations professionnelles | | TV series |
| 2012 | Scènes de ménages | Barbara | TV series |
| 2012 | Zak | Herself | TV series |
| 2013 | Le Débarquement | Various | |
| 2018, 2021 | Hippocrate | Nathalie Ferrand | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 2020 | La Flamme | Marina | Main cast; 9 episodes |
| 2024 | Fiasco | | TV series |

### As filmmaker

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
| 2007 | Tout ce qui brille | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2010 | Tout ce qui brille | Yes | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2012 | Nous York | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | J'irai où tu iras | Yes | Yes | |

## Theatre

* 2011: L’Amour, la mort, les fringues by Nora and Delia Ephron, directed by Danièle Thompson (Théâtre Marigny)

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Notes |
| Year | Single | FR | Notes |
| 2010 | "Chanson sur une drôle de vie" (Géraldine Nakache & Leïla Bekhti) | 6 | From soundtrack of film Tout ce qui brille. A remake of a Véronique Sanson hit. |

## Awards and nominations

Tout ce qui brille co-directed by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran won a number of awards including Jury Awards and the Public Award at the Festival international du film de comédie de l'Alpe d'Huez. She also won the Gold Trophy for Best Female Revelation, all in 2010.
In 2011, she was awarded the Golden Star of French Cinema Award for her debut film Tout ce qui brille