Francis Benhamou is an American actress. She received Lucille Lortel Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the 2022 off-Broadway play Prayer for the French Republic.
Life and career Benhamou was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and grew up in Miami. From her mother's side, she is Ashkenazi, Polish and Russian, and from her father's side is North African Sephardi. She graduated from the New York University. She began her career starring in short films and had minor role in the 2004 drama film, Imaginary Heroes. In 2007, Benhamou played the leading role alongside Zoe Lister-Jones in the independent drama film, Arranged. She later appeared in films Neal Cassady (2007), Breaking Upwards (2009), My Last Day Without You (2011), Big Words (2013), Listen Up Philip (2014), Women Who Kill (2016), and The Rainbow Experiment (2018). On television, Benhamou made guest starring appearances on Inside Amy Schumer, Daredevil and Life & Beth.
Benhamou has appeared in a number of stage productions, including notable off-Broadway productions Selling Kabul, The Profane, Invasion!; I Call My Brothers, and Motel Cherry. She starred in the 2022 off-Broadway production of Prayer for the French Republic, for which she received Lucille Lortel Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. She reprised her role in the 2024 Broadway production. She later was cast in the Netflix comedy film Kinda Pregnant and the drama series Black Rabbit.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2002Hope Springs Eternal Rosie Short film2004Imaginary Heroes Monica Uncredited 2006Lucia LuciaShort film2007Arranged Nasira Khaldi2007Singularity Girl at Pool Hall 2007Neal Cassady Rita 2009Breaking Upwards Lindsay2011My Last Day Without You Joelle2011I'm Not MeSam Benoit2013Big Words Sam2014Listen Up Philip Woman at Reception2016Women Who KillCandice 2017Snatched Colombian Army CommanderUncredited2018Uncle Silas Friend Short film2018The Rainbow Experiment Anna Guerrero2025Kinda Pregnant Jane 2026The Last DayDr. Haddad
Television Year Title Role Notes2007The Bronx Is BurningJudy PlacidoEpisode: "Time for a Change?"2016–2022Inside Amy SchumerVarious3 episodes2018Daredevil Andrea Morales Episode: "Upstairs/Downstairs"2022Life & BethEpisode: "Leonard"2023Dear Edward Besa Episode: "Food"2025Black RabbitLisa Klein2 episodes
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