Nina Companeez was born on August 26, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France as Nina Helene Kompaneitzeff. She was a writer and director, known for L'allée du roi (1996), Un pique-nique chez Osiris (2001) and Faustine et le bel été (1972). She died on April 9, 2015 in Paris, France.