FILM DIRECTOR
Nina Companeez
1937 - 2015

Nina Companeez
Nina Companeez (26 August 1937 – 9 April 2015) was a French screenwriter and film director. Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter Jacques Companéez and younger sister of contralto Irène Companeez. She was the mother of actress Valentine Varela. Companeez was a long time collaborator of Michel Deville. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nina Companeez is the 1,107th most popular film director (down from 1,060th in 2019), the 4,589th most popular biography from France (down from 4,453rd in 2019) and the 125th most popular French Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Nina Companeez ranks 1,107 out of 2,041. Before her are Masaaki Yuasa, Doug Liman, Alexei Uchitel, Lloyd Kaufman, Roger Planchon, and Tigran Keosayan. After her are Louis Leterrier, Ron Clements, Jean-Marc Vallée, Raoul Peck, Tony Gilroy, and Hrafn Gunnlaugsson.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMasaaki Yuasa
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 1,101
Doug Liman
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,102
Alexei Uchitel
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 1,103
Lloyd Kaufman
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,104
Roger Planchon
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,105
Tigran Keosayan
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,106
Nina Companeez
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,107
Louis Leterrier
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,108
Ron Clements
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,109
Jean-Marc Vallée
1963 - 2021
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,110
Raoul Peck
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,111
Tony Gilroy
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,112
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Nina Companeez ranks 397. Before her are Wilbur Ross, Willi Giesemann, Vladimir Makanin, Hassan Habibi, Joseph Wambaugh, and Shirley Eaton. After her are Chris Blackwell, Umyar Mavlikhanov, René Kollo, Amparo Baró, Yuriy Poyarkov, and Gorilla Monsoon. Among people deceased in 2015, Nina Companeez ranks 336. Before her are Zhanna Yorkina, Lia van Leer, Adelina Gutiérrez, Jean Vautrin, Lev Durov, and Cilla Black. After her are Howard Davis Jr., Robert Chartoff, Amparo Baró, Valmir Louruz, Eevi Huttunen, and Alena Vrzáňová.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsWilbur Ross
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 391
Willi Giesemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 392
Vladimir Makanin
WRITER
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 393
Hassan Habibi
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2013
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 394
Joseph Wambaugh
WRITER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 395
Shirley Eaton
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 396
Nina Companeez
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 397
Chris Blackwell
PRODUCER
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 398
Umyar Mavlikhanov
FENCER
1937 - 1999
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 399
René Kollo
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 400
Amparo Baró
ACTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 401
Yuriy Poyarkov
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 402
Gorilla Monsoon
WRESTLER
1937 - 1999
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 403
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsZhanna Yorkina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2015
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 330
Lia van Leer
DESIGNER
1924 - 2015
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 331
Adelina Gutiérrez
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 332
Jean Vautrin
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 333
Lev Durov
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 334
Cilla Black
SINGER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 335
Nina Companeez
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 336
Howard Davis Jr.
BOXER
1956 - 2015
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 337
Robert Chartoff
PRODUCER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 338
Amparo Baró
ACTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 339
Valmir Louruz
COACH
1944 - 2015
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 340
Eevi Huttunen
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 341
Alena Vrzáňová
SKATER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 342
In France
Among people born in France, Nina Companeez ranks 4,589 out of 6,770. Before her are Eva Ionesco (1965), Roger Planchon (1931), Walid Regragui (1975), Paul Henri Lecomte (1856), Pierre Coffin (1967), and Adrien Rabiot (1995). After her are Louis Leterrier (1973), Jacques Jasmin (1798), Claude Dagens (1940), Rémi Gaillard (1975), Jacques Weber (1949), and Pierre Allemane (1882).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsEva Ionesco
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4,583
Roger Planchon
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,584
Walid Regragui
COACH
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,585
Paul Henri Lecomte
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1934
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,586
Pierre Coffin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,587
Adrien Rabiot
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,588
Nina Companeez
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,589
Louis Leterrier
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,590
Jacques Jasmin
WRITER
1798 - 1864
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 4,591
Claude Dagens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 4,592
Rémi Gaillard
YOUTUBER
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 4,593
Jacques Weber
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 4,594
Pierre Allemane
SOCCER PLAYER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 4,595
Among FILM DIRECTORS In France
Among film directors born in France, Nina Companeez ranks 125. Before her are Raymond Bernard (1891), Louis Daquin (1908), Michel Boisrond (1921), Pierre Tchernia (1928), Richard Dembo (1948), and Roger Planchon (1931). After her are Louis Leterrier (1973), Jean Dréville (1906), Régis Wargnier (1948), Marion Hänsel (1949), Maurice Cloche (1907), and Rachid Bouchareb (1953).
Raymond Bernard
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 119
Louis Daquin
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 120
Michel Boisrond
1921 - 2002
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 121
Pierre Tchernia
1928 - 2016
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 122
Richard Dembo
1948 - 2004
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 123
Roger Planchon
1931 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 124
Nina Companeez
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 125
Louis Leterrier
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 126
Jean Dréville
1906 - 1997
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 127
Régis Wargnier
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 128
Marion Hänsel
1949 - 2020
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 129
Maurice Cloche
1907 - 1990
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 130
Rachid Bouchareb
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 131