Sylvie Verheyde

• Name — Sylvie Verheyde • Born — 1967 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, actress

The films Verheyde has directed include Un frère (1997), in which Emma de Caunes won a César Award for Most Promising Actress, Princesses (2000), Amour de Femme (2001), Stella (2008) and Confession of a Child of the Century (2011), starring Pete Doherty, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Sex Doll (2016; she also wrote the screenplay for this film), and Madame Claude (2021). With Sylvie Ohayon, she co-wrote the screenplay of the 2021 film Haute Couture. Stella (2008) and Stella In Love (2022) are both based on Verheyde's childhood. Sex Doll (2016) and Madame Claude (2021) are about prostitution, a topic close to Verheyde as her grandmother and one of her cousins were prostitutes.

• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Director — Screenwriter • 1991 — Entre chiens et loups — Short • 1992 — La maison verte — Short • 1997 — Un frère... • 2000 — Princesses • 2001 — Un amour de femme — TV movie • 2007 — Scorpion • Sang froid — TV movie • 2008 — Stella • 2012 — Confession of a Child of the Century • 2013 — Lescop, la nuit américaine • 2014 — Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone • 2016 — Sex Doll • 2021 — Ibrahim • Haute couture • Madame Claude • 2022 — Stella est amoureuse • 2024 — Nudes — TV mini-series