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 (French: Pas de scandale) 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."
In 2009, she appeared in Bellamy, the last film of celebrated French director Claude Chabrol.
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
Unofficial site on Vahina Giocante (in French)
Vahina Giocante: confidences of a changing actress (in French)
Profile in Elle Magazine (in French)