Vahina Giocante (born 30 June 1981) is a French actress.
Career As Marie in Marie Baie des Anges (1997), she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera.
In 1999, she appeared in No Scandal () directed by Benoît Jacquot.
In the 2004 film directed by Ziad Doueiri, Lila Says (French title: Lila dit ça), Giocante portrays a teenager who resides with her aunt in a rough neighborhood in Marseille. Chief film critic for The New York Times A. O. Scott compared her to Brigitte Bardot in And God Created Woman, being "a femme more vital than fatale". He further wrote "Ms. Giocante's intoxicating mixture of gamine innocence and womanly knowingness is almost too much for the movie but her charisma... give it a mood that is at once breathlessly romantic and cannily down to earth.""Teenage Coquetry and Seduction, Across a Deep Divide". "FILM REVIEW", The New York Times, 24 June 2005
In 2009, she appeared in Bellamy, the last film of celebrated French director Claude Chabrol."A Detective Who Solves Crimes for a Living, and as a Pastime". "FILM REVIEW", The New York Times, 28 October 2010
Personal life Vahina Giocante is of half Corsican and half Andalusian origin. She lived in Corsica until the age of 10. Born in Orléans, she went to school at the Lycée Paul-Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence.
In February 2024, Giocante accused director Benoît Jacquot of sexually abusing her.
Selected filmography Stereo Girls (2025) – Sylviane SKAM France (2021) – Céline Prigent Mata Hari (2017) – Mata Hari Paradise Cruise (2013) – Dora Un prince (presque) charmant (2013) – Marie 30 Beats (2011) – Kim La blonde aux seins nus (2010) Trader Games (Original title: Krach (2010) Le Premier Cercle (2009) – Elodie Bellamy (2009) – Nadia Sancho Secret Défense (2008) – (Diane / Lisa) 99 Francs (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") (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 ("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 ("Keep It Quiet" / "No Scandal") (1999) – Stéphanie Stolen Life (1998) – Sigga Marie Baie des Anges ("Angel Sharks" / "Marie from the Bay of Angels") (1997) – Marie
References
External links
Unofficial site on Vahina Giocante Vahina Giocante: confidences of a changing actress Profile in Elle Magazine