Chantal ughi 's acting reel | Chantal Ughi

European actress Chantal Ughi grew up both in Paris, France and Milan, Italy. She has worked on numerous European film productions for the last six years becoming an inspiring muse for many young and upcoming European directors. Chantal has had significant film roles in such features as: Traveling Companion, (Competition @ Cannes International Film Festival, New York film Festival), Growing Artichokes in Mimongo, (Italian awards David di Donatello Award winner), But We Only Made Love, Albania Blues, Not Of This World, (AFI Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award Winner-- Montreal World Film Festival Winner—United Artists Union Square 14th Release) and Love in The Mirror, (starring Peter Stormare). To advance her acting career, she moved to New York City where she landed a Leading Role in the Independent Feature Comedy Big Apple (Freax and The City European DVD release). She is well known and appreciated to most of NY agents and casting directors. My Right Hand is her first film as a director with which she won an Award for Best Short Film 1999 @ the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Director's filmography: My Right Hand (1999), Voices Underground (2003), Wax Poetic Beauty (2006), Swing Swing (2006) Four years ago Chantal moved to Thailand to study Muay thai. She ended up becoming a professional fighter having 43 fights and becoming 3 x World Champion. She currently lives in Bangkok and just started acting again.