: Amira Casar is a Franco-British actress born in London to a French mother and Turkish-Algerian father. She trained at the Paris Conservatoire and built an acclaimed career in French and European cinema. She is best known internationally for her lead role in Catherine Breillat's Anatomie de l'Enfer (2004), as well as her work in Sinister, Call Me by Your Name (as Elio's mother), Valeria Is Getting Married, and Benedetta. Known for her elegant bearing, luminous dark beauty, and fearless commitment to complex, demanding roles.