Nina Companeez (26 August 1937 â 9 April 2015) was a French screenwriter and film director. Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish Ă©migrĂ© screenwriter Jacques CompanĂ©ez and younger sister of contralto IrĂšne Companeez. She was the mother of actress Valentine Varela. Companeez was a long time collaborator of Michel Deville. She wrote for 29 films and television shows. In April 2015, she died at the age of 77.
