Aline Adriana Küppenheim Gualtieri (born 10 August 1969) is a Chilean film and television actress.
Early life and career Born to a French father of German descent and a Chilean mother of Italian descent, Küppenheim spent her early years traveling around different parts of Europe due to her parents' trade, both of whom were artisans. During this time, her interest in drawing also developed, as she used to draw with chalk on the streets of Paris while her parents worked.
In the early 1980s, Küppenheim returned to Chile and studied at La Girouette School in Las Condes. Later, she studied theater at Fernando González's academy-club.
Küppenheim made her telenovela debut in 1991 with the successful TV series Ellas por ellas on Canal 13, playing the role of Victoria "Vicky". She later moved to TVN and appeared in the teleseries Trampas y caretas and Jaquemate, where she landed her first significant role as one of the young protagonists of the story alongside Felipe Camiroaga.
Afterwards, Küppenheim returned to Channel 13 and appeared in several teleseries such as Champaña, El amor está de moda (where she made her debut as a singer interpreting the central theme of the show), Marron Glacé, el regreso, Eclipse de luna and Amándote. She then switched back to TVN, where she landed her first antagonistic role in the telenovela La Fiera, starring Claudia Di Girolamo. After the series ended, she decided to accompany her husband at the time, actor Bastián Bodenhöfer, to France, where he was appointed cultural attaché.
In 2004, Küppenheim returned to Chile and starred in Destinos cruzados and Entre medias. She was later signed by the production company Roos Film to star in the Chilean adaptation of Montecristo, which marked the end of her time in Mega. She also made a brief guest appearance in some episodes of Fortunato, the Chilean adaptation of a popular Argentine show.
On television, Küppenheim has also appeared in series such as JPT: Justicia para todos and Cárcel de mujeres 2.
In film, Küppenheim starred in Sangre de Cuba (Dreaming of Julia), where she shared the screen with actors such as Gael García Bernal and Harvey Keitel. Her performance in Machuca was highly praised, where she portrayed María Luisa Infante, a wealthy woman caught up in the changes brought about by the coup in Chile in 1973. In 2008, she won a Pedro Sienna Award for her role in Andres Wood's The Good Life. In 2011, she appeared in Prófugos as Prosecutor Ximena Carbonell. In 2014, she won an Altazor Award for Best Television Series Actress for her work in Ecos del desierto. In 2017, she stood out in her role in A Fantastic Woman, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
In 2022, Küppenheim starred alongside Claudia Di Girolamo in the Netflix series 42 Days of Darkness. In its opening week, the show climbed to the top of the streaming platform's list and settled into seventh place for the most successful non-English speaking series, accumulating 9.9 million hours viewed since its premiere. Later that year, she won the Best Actress award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for her leading role in Manuela Martelli's debut film, 1976.
Personal life Küppenheim was in relationships with Álvaro Rudolphy and Luciano Cruz-Coke during the 1990s. Later, she married actor Bastián Bodenhöfer in 2000, with whom she has a son named Ian, born in the same year. However, their marriage ended in 2006.
After that, Küppenheim began a relationship with an Italian man named Renzo Melai, who died on June 23, 2008, after his motorcycle collided with a truck in Peñalolén, Chile. According to the newspaper La Tercera, Melai had been working as an adventure tourism guide since he arrived in Chile in 2000.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes2024Maybe It's True What They Say About Us 2023 Detrás de la lluvia 2022 1976 Carmen 2018Princesita 2017A Fantastic Woman 2014El bosque de Karadima 2014Allende en su laberinto 2012Young and Wild 2012Las mujeres de Neruda 2008The Good LifeTeresa 2007Scrambled BeerBárbara 2008Turistas 2007Malta con huevo 2005Play 2005Pecados 2005Alberto: ¿quién sabe cuánto cuesta hacer un ojal? 2005El baño 2004Machuca 2003Dreaming of Julia 2003Buscando a la señorita Hyde 2000Historias de sexo 1998El hombre que imaginaba
Year TV series Role + TV Series1991Ellas por ellasVictoria Celemín1992Trampas y caretasAntonia FernándezReparto1993Jaque mateCarolina Möller Reparto1994ChampañaValentina GarcésPapel co-principalSoltero a la medidaÁngela SoldiPapel co-principal1995El amor está de modaValeria CorreaPapel co-principal1996Marrón Glacé, el regresoMargot DervilleAntagonistaVecinos puertas adentroDanielaPapel principal1997Eclipse de lunaAlmendra RivaPapel principal1998AmándoteSusana ÁlvarezPapel principal1999La FieraMagdalena Ossandón "La Joyita"Antagonista2003Justicia para todosRocío CastañedaPapel principal2004Destinos cruzadosLaura Squella Papel principal2005Heredia y asociadosEmilia MolletEpisodio: ¿Quién mató a Trinidad Mollet?Justicia para todos 2Rocío CastañedaPapel principal2006Entre mediasMaite ContrerasPapel principalEl AvalAbrilPapel principalMontecristoVictoria SáenzPapel co-principal2007FortunatoRita OyarzúnEspecialMujeres que matanMatildeEpisodio: ¿?2008Cárcel de mujeres 2Francisca Ossandón2 episodios2011Divino tesoroMaritza ParedesReparto2011-2013PrófugosXimena CarbonellPapel co-principal2013Ecos del desiertoCarmen HertzPapel principal2015El bosque de Karadima, la serieLeonor LeytonReparto2016Bala locaÁngela SepúlvedaReparto201712 días que estremecieron a Chile Carmen HaselbergEpisodio: Caso Joannon2019En terapiaAliciaPapel co-principal202242 Days of DarknessVerónica MontesMain role
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