Anamaria Vartolomei

{{Short description|Romanian-French actress (born 1999)}}

{{Expand French|topic=bio|Anamaria Vartolomei|date=March 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox person

|image = Anamaria Vartolomei at Berlinale 2024, cropped -1.jpg

|caption = Vartolomei at Berlinale 2024

|name = Anamaria Vartolomei

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|4|9|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Bacău, Romania

|occupation = Actress

|years active = 2011–present

}}

Anamaria Vartolomei ({{IPA|fr|anamaʁia vaʁtɔlɔmɛi|lang}};{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlJxZ57P2iU|title=Plein cadre sur la comédienne Anamaria Vartolomei, héroïne de l'Événement d'Audrey Diwan|work=Journal l'Humanité|date=22 November 2021|access-date=17 May 2024}} born 9 April 1999) is a French-Romanian actress. She began her career as a child actress in the film My Little Princess (2011).{{cite news |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/archives/anamaria-vartolomei-13-ans-01-12-2011-1746849.php |title=Anamaria Vartolomei, 13 ans |language=French |work=Le Parisien |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=31 March 2020 }} She won the Lumière Award for Best Actress and the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in Happening (2021).{{cite news |last=Fabre |first=Clarisse |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2021/09/12/l-evenement-d-audrey-diwan-un-film-sur-l-avortement-remporte-le-lion-d-or-a-venise_6094364_3246.html |title=" L'Evénement ", d'Audrey Diwan, un film sur l'avortement, remporte le Lion d'or à Venise. |language=French |work=Le Monde |date=12 September 2021 |access-date=12 September 2021 }} She appeared on the UniFrance and Screen International list of rising French talents to watch.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/sponsored-content/10-rising-french-filmmakers-and-actors-to-watch/5166576.article|title=10 rising French filmmakers and actors to watch|journal=Screen International|date=14 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/369240/anamaria-vartolomei|title=Anamaria Vartolomei|website=UniFrance|access-date=26 January 2022}} She made her English-language debut in Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 (2025).

Early life and education

Vartolomei was born in Bacău and lived in the Plopu village of Dărmănești.{{cite web|url=http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=454402.html|title=Anamaria Vartolomei|website=allociné.fr|access-date=1 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://culturaladuba.ro/anamaria-vartolomei-romanian-born-actress-was-named-one-of-the-years-revelations-by-the-cesar-academy/|title=Anamaria Vartolomei, Romanian born actress, was named one of the year's revelations by the César Academy|website=Cultural La|first=Alexandra|last=Tănăsescu|date=12 February 2022|access-date=26 January 2022}} Her parents began working abroad when Vartolomei was as young as two, first in England and later France. Having been cared for by her grandparents in the meantime, she joined her parents at the age of six, settling in Issy-les-Moulineaux.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/anamaria-vartolomei-les-yeux-revolver-de-l-evenement-qui-envoutent-le-cinema-francais-20211125|title=Anamaria Vartolomei, les yeux révolver de L'Événement qui envoûtent le cinéma français|journal=Le Figaro|first=Constance|last=Jamet|date=25 November 2021|access-date=26 January 2022|language=fr}} She attended l'école Anatole France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.issy.com/actualites/une-actrice-isseenne-nommee-aux-cesar-les-premieres-fois-d-anamaria-vartolomei|title=Une actrice isséenne nommée aux César: les premières fois d'Anamaria Vartolomei|website=Issy|date=26 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022|language=fr}} She trained in acting at the Cours Florent and Les Enfants Terribles. She enrolled in a modern literature program at the Sorbonne, but left after one day to pursue her acting career.{{Cite web|url=https://culturaladuba.ro/anamaria-vartolomei-actress-i-could-have-chosen-a-french-name-annemarie-but-i-am-anamaria-i-dont-need-to-change/|title=Anamaria Vartolomei, actress: "I could have chosen a French name, Annemarie, but I am Anamaria, I don't need to change."|website=Cultural La|first=Alexandra|last=Tănăsescu|date=12 July 2021|access-date=26 January 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Raja |first=Norine |date=23 November 2021 |title=Anamaria Vartolomei, la jeune actrice qui crève l'écran dans « L'Événement » |url=https://www.vanityfair.fr/culture/article/anamaria-vartolomei-la-jeune-actrice-qui-creve-lecran-dans-levenement |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=Vanity Fair |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |last=Cheze |first=Thierry |date=5 March 2024 |title=Anamaria Vartolomei, de My Little Princess à L'Evénement |url=https://www.premiere.fr/Cinema/News-Cinema/Anamaria-Vartolomei-de-My-Little-Princess-a-L-Evenement |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=Premiere.fr |language=FR}}

Filmography

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

| My Little Princess

| Violetta Giurgiu

| Film debut

rowspan="2"|2014

| Jacky in the Kingdom of Women

| Zonia

|

C comme Couteau

| Bianca

| rowspan="2"|Short film

2015

| The Second Shore

| Alexandra

2016

| My revolution

| Sygrid

|

2016

| The Ideal

| Lena

|

2016

| Eternity

| Margaux (ages 17–19)

|

2017

| The Sower

| Joséphine

|

2017

| The Royal Exchange

| Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans

| {{cite news |last=Pujas |first=Sophie |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/cinema/3-bonnes-raisons-d-aller-voir-l-echanges-des-princesses-27-12-2017-2182718_2923.php |title=3 bonnes raisons d'aller voir L'Échange des princesses |language=French |work=Le Point |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=31 March 2020 }}

rowspan="3"|2019

| Poseur

|

| rowspan="2"|Short film

Sororal

| Emilie

Just Kids

| Lisa Certy

|

2020

| How to Be a Good Wife

| Albane Des-deux-Ponts

|

2021

| Happening

| Anne Duchesne

|

2022

| Méduse

| Clémence

|

rowspan="4"|2024

| The Empire

| Jane de Baecque

|

Being Maria{{Cite web |last=Croll |first=Ben |date=15 January 2024 |title='Being Maria': Anamaria Vartolomei and Matt Dillon on 'Challenge' of Embodying Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Upcoming Biopic (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/matt-dillon-anamaria-vartolomei-being-maria-maria-schneider-marlon-brando-biopic-1235869203/ |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

| Maria Schneider

|

The Count of Monte Cristo

| Haydée

|

Traffic

| Natalia

| Romanian-language debut

rowspan=2| 2025

| Mickey 17

| Kai Katz

| English-language debut

Adam's Interest

| Rebecca

|

Awards and nominations

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

2012

| Lumière Awards

| Most Promising Actress

| My Little Princess

| {{nom}}

|

rowspan="6" | 2022

| Lumière Awards

| Best Actress

| rowspan="3" | Happening

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.canalplus.com/articles/cinema/les-nominations-de-la-27e-ceremonie-des-lumieres-2022-de-la-presse-internationale|title=Les nominations de la 27E Cérémonie des Lumières 2022 de la Presse Internationale|website=Canal+|author=Jean François Frontera|date=17 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022|language=fr}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/01/lumiere-awards-winners-2022-happening-annette-1234691270/|title=Lumière Awards 2022: 'Happening' and 'Annette' Among France's Top Prize Winners|journal=IndieWire|first=Samantha|last=Bergeson|date=18 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022}}

rowspan="2" | International Cinephile Society

| Best Actress

| {{runner-up}}

| rowspan="2" |

Best Breakthrough Performance

| {{won}}

Berlinale

| Shooting Star

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

| {{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/happening-anamaria-vartolomei-european-shooting-stars-1235152563/|title='Happening' Star Anamaria Vartolomei Among 10 European Shooting Stars Announced for Hybrid 25th Anniversary Edition|journal=Variety|first=Nick|last=Vivarelli|date=12 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022}}

César Awards

| Most Promising Actress

| rowspan="2" | Happening

| {{won}}

|

Dublin International Film Festival

| Best Actress

| {{won}}

2024

| 37th Tokyo International Film Festival

| Best Actress

| Traffic

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tokyo-film-festival-prize-winners-teki-cometh-1236202014/|title= Disturbing Dream-Like Drama'Teki Cometh'Dominates Tokyo Festival Prize List|access-date= 6 November 2024|work= Variety}}

References

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