Actress Charlotte Valandrey dies aged 53

Actress Charlotte Valandrey died on Wednesday July 13, 2022 at the age of 53. Revealed by the film Red Kiss, in 1985, she saw her popularity explode thanks to her role in Les Cordiers, judge and cop. A figure in the fight against AIDS, she was also committed to organ donation. Having had her heart transplanted for the first time 20 years ago, she was operated on again last month. But this new transplant did not take. “This third heart has not lived”explained his relatives in a press release.

At 17 years old, Charlotte Valandrey learns that she is HIV positive. Her illness will cost her a few roles in the cinema, as she reveals in her autobiography published in 2005. She then continued her career on television, and chained roles for the small screen. The actress passed away at the age of 53. The Sidaction association paid tribute to him for having advanced the fight against the stigmatization of HIV patients.