Clotilde Courau | |||||
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Princess of Venice | |||||
Clotilde, Princess of Venice at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
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Born |
Hauts-de-Seine, France |
3 April 1969 ||||
Spouse | Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (m. 2003) | ||||
Issue | Princess Vittoria Princess Luisa |
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Father | Jean-Claude Courau | ||||
Mother | Catherine du Pontavice des Renardières | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Occupation | Actress |
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Clotilde Marie Pascale |
Italian royal family |
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HRH The Prince of Naples
HRH Princess Maria Pia Extended family
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HRH The Prince of Naples
HRH The Princess of Naples
HRH Princess Maria Pia
HRH Princess Maria Gabriella
HRH Princess Maria Beatrice
HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
HRH Princess Maria Cristina
HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta
Clotilde of Savoy, Princess of Venice (née Clotilde Marie Pascale Courau; 3 April 1969), is an award-winning French actress. She is the wife of Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice, a member of the House of Savoy and the grandson of Umberto II, the last reigning King of Italy. Professionally, she is known by her maiden name.
Clotilde Courau was born on 3 April 1969 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France, the daughter of Jean-Claude Courau (b. 1942) and Catherine du Pontavice des Renardières (b. 1948). She has three sisters named Christine, Camille, and Capucine Courau.
Clotilde was brought up in the Roman Catholic religion.
In 1991, Courau was nominated for a César, for Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin), and won a European Film Award for Best Actress, both for the film Le petit criminel (1990). In 1995, she won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti at the SACD Awards. She was nominated again for a César twice in 1996 for Best Supporting Actress (Meilleur second rôle féminin) and Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin) both for the film Élisa. In 1998 she was named as one of European cinema's "Shooting Stars" by European Film Promotion and in 2000 she won the Prix Romy Schneider. She was also created a Dame of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France on 7 February 2007.