Stéphanie Michelini is a French actress.
Career Michelini debuted in 2004, playing the leading role in the film Wild Side, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. (in French) For this role, she won the Prix Michel-Simon for Best Actress. (in French)
She is one of the few trans women to have obtained some roles in French television and cinema, (in French) which still entrusts the majority of transgender roles to cisgender actors. (in French) (in French) Michelini had auditioned for the title role of the series , however, Claire Nebout was cast in the part. (in French)
She took part in a video installation of the artist SMITH, titled C19H28O2 (Agnès), as well as in SMITH's medium-length film Spectrographies, which she filmed with Mathieu Amalric at Père-Lachaise.
In 2019, she starred with actress Myriam Boyer in the short film Traverser la nuit, directed by Johann G. Louis. (in French) She won an Honorable Mention award for the role at the Two Riversides Film and Art Festival in Poland in 2020.
Other activities Michelini was a member of the jury for the Chéries-Chéris film festival in 2012. (in French)
Filmography 2004: Wild Side: Stéphanie 2008: 57,000 Kilometers Between Us: Nicole 2009: (television series): Erika 2011: C19H28O2 (Agnès): Agnès 2013: Little Gay Boy: Convive 2013: Holy Thursday (The Last Supper): Convive 2014: One Deep Breath by Antony Hickling: Patricia 2015: Spectrographies: L'interlocutrice 2016: Where Horses Go to Die: Prostitute 2019: Traverser la nuit: Daphné
References
External links
Official site