Movie roles

As Marie in Marie Baie des Anges (1998), she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera

French Riviera

The Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...

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In Lila Says

Lila Says

Lila Says is a 2004 French film directed by Ziad Doueiri. The plot is based on the novel of the same title written by "Chimo" .-Plot:...

 (2005 in film

2005 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

) Giocante portrays a teenager who resides with her aunt in a rough neighborhood in Marseilles. A New York Times reviewer compares her to Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer...

 in And God Created Woman, being a femme more vitale than fatale.

Critic A.O. Scott says that Giocante's combination of innocence and womanly awareness is somewhat overwhelming. However, her charisma and Doueiri's style lend Lila Says an earthiness and romantic quality. The motion picture was adapted from a 1996 novel whose authorship is uncertain.

Personal life

Born in Orléans, France, she went to school at the Lycée Paul-Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence

Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...

 and previously danced with the Marseille Opera. According to Vahina, her name means "Welcome" in Malagasy

Malagasy language

Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar, a member of the Austronesian family of languages. Most people in Madagascar speak it as a first language as do some people of Malagasy descent elsewhere.-History:...

. When she was 20 she had a son, Nino. His father is musician Martin Gamet.

Selected filmography

• 30 Beats (2011) Kim
• La blonde aux seins nus
  The Blonde with Bare Breasts
  The Blonde with Bare Breasts is a 2010 French film written and directed by Manuel Pradal.-Plot:Julien , 25 years old, and Louis , 14 years old, are brothers. Their father often beat Julien, who defended Louis from also being beaten by him. He is terminally ill now...
  
   (2010)
• Le Premier Cercle
  Le Premier Cercle
  Le Premier Cercle , also known as Inside Ring in English and as Ultimate Heist on USA video, is a 2009 French-language film by Laurent Tuel....
  
   (2009) — Elodie
• Bellamy
  Bellamy (film)
  Bellamy is a French murder mystery film released in 2009. It is the last film directed by Claude Chabrol.-Plot:Paul Bellamy is an obese and lecherous detective on vacation with his wife when he stumbles upon the case of a man who faked his own death, while at the same time dealing with his down...
  
   (2009) — Nadia Sancho
• Secret Défense (2008) — (Diane / Lisa)
• 99 Francs
  99 Francs
  99 Francs is a 2007 film by the French director Jan Kounen based on a novel with the same title written by Frédéric Beigbeder.-Plot:The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business...
  
   (2007) — (Sophie)
• A Curtain Raiser (2006) Rosette
• U (2006) — (voice)
• Riviera (2005) — Stella
• Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961 (2005) (TV) — Marie-Hélène
• Lila dit ça
  Lila Says
  Lila Says is a 2004 French film directed by Ziad Doueiri. The plot is based on the novel of the same title written by "Chimo" .-Plot:...
  
   ("Lila Says") (2004) — Lila
• Cadeau d'Éléna, Le ("Elena's Gift") (2004) — Marie
• Maigret: Les petits cochons sans queue (2004) (TV) — Germaine Leblanc
• Blueberry: L'expérience secrète
  Blueberry (film)
  Blueberry is a 2004 French film directed by Jan Kounen. It is an adaptation of the Franco-Belgian comic book series Blueberry, illustrated by Jean Giraud and scripted by Jean-Michel Charlier. The film starred Vincent Cassel as the title character along with Michael Madsen and Juliette Lewis...
  
   ("Renegade") (2004) — Madeleine
• Intermittenze del cuore, Le (2003) — young Fiametta
• Soldats de Salamine ("Soldiers of Salamina") (2003) — assistante sociale à Dijon
• Vivante ("Alive") (2002) — Claire
• "Algérie des chimères, L'" (2001) (mini) TV Series — Jeanne 20 ans
• Bella ciao (2001) — Bianca
• Fantômes de Louba, Les (2001) — Jeannie as a teenager
• Libertin, Le ("The Libertine") (2000) — Angélique Diderot
• Pas de scandale
  No Scandal
  No Scandal is a 1999 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Fabrice Luchini - Grégoire Jeancourt* Isabelle Huppert - Agnès Jeancourt* Vincent Lindon - Louis Jeancourt* Vahina Giocante - Stéphanie...
  
   ("Keep It Quiet" / "No Scandal") (1999) — Stéphanie
• Voleur de vie ("Stolen Life") (1998) — Sigga
• Marie Baie des Anges ("Angel Sharks" / "Marie from the Bay of Angels") (1997) — Marie

External links

• Unofficial site on Vahina Giocante