---
name: "Maryse Alberti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maryse-alberti"
fi1m_id: "maryse-alberti"
imdb_id: "nm0016662"
tmdb_id: 33678
wikidata_id: "Q45928"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "10 March 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-03T01:13:57.643087+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Maryse Alberti

## Identity

Maryse Alberti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maryse-alberti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maryse-alberti
- **IMDb ID:** nm0016662
- **TMDB ID:** 33678
- **Wikidata ID:** Q45928
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryse_Alberti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45928, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016662/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33678

Cinematographer. Born 10 March 1954 in Langon, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 10 March 1954, Langon, France
- **Active:** 1991–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Gibney](https://film.one/person/alex-gibney.md), [Christine Vachon](https://film.one/person/christine-vachon.md), [Muhammad Ali](https://film.one/person/muhammad-ali.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (5), 2000s 85 (1), 2010s 78 (4), 2020s 38 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 73 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Documentary 6, Drama 6, Sport 3, Comedy 1, History 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $236m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryse_Alberti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45928, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016662/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33678

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*West of Memphis*](https://film.one/film/west-of-memphis.md) (77), [*The Armstrong Lie*](https://film.one/film/the-armstrong-lie.md) (75)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Crumb*](https://film.one/film/crumb.md) (87)
- **Apple TV:** [*Creed*](https://film.one/film/creed.md) (85)
- **HBO Max:** [*When We Were Kings*](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*Hillbilly Elegy*](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md) (38)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Maryse Alberti is a French cinematographer who works primarily in the United States on independent fiction films and observational documentaries. She was born on 10 March 1954 in Langon, France.

Alberti's credits include *Happiness* (1998), *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), *The Wrestler* (2008), *Creed* (2015), *The Visit* (2015) and *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020). She has also shot numerous documentaries. She won awards from the Sundance Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Awards, and was the first contemporary female cinematographer featured on the cover of *American Cinematographer* for her work on *Velvet Goldmine*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), Fi1m 38, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *Creed* (2015), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *The Armstrong Lie* (2013), Fi1m 75, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-armstrong-lie.md)
- *We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks* (2013), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/we-steal-secrets-the-story-of-wikileaks.md)
- *West of Memphis* (2012), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/west-of-memphis.md)
- *The Wrestler* (2008), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wrestler.md)
- *Happiness* (1998), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/happiness.md)
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)
- *When We Were Kings* (1996), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md)
- *Crumb* (1995), Fi1m 87, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/crumb.md)
- *Paris Is Burning* (1991), Fi1m 86, Second Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/paris-is-burning.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Burial* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Relax Be Cruel* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Jerry & Marge Go Large* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Inventing Anna* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *A Journal for Jordan* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), Director of Photography — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *The Kitchen* (2019), Director of Photography
- *My Dinner with Hervé* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Chappaquiddick* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Collateral Beauty* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Creed* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *Freeheld* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Visit* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Fields of Fear* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Bending the Light* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Finding Fela* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Years of Living Dangerously* (2014), series, Camera Technician
- *John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Armstrong Lie* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-armstrong-lie.md)
- *Love, Marilyn* (2013), Director of Photography
- *We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/we-steal-secrets-the-story-of-wikileaks.md)
- *West of Memphis* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/west-of-memphis.md)
- *Apache 8* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Stone* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Casino Jack and the United States of Money* (2010), Director of Photography
- *My Trip to Al-Qaeda* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Wrestler* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wrestler.md)
- *Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Onion Movie* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Taxi to the Dark Side* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Human Behavior Experiments* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room* (2005), Director of Photography
- *A Rape in a Small Town: The Florence Holway Story* (2005), Director of Photography
- *We Don't Live Here Anymore* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Guys* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Tape* (2001), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Feast of Death* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Here* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Get Over It* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Me & Isaac Newton* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Twilight: Los Angeles* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Joe Gould's Secret* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Happiness* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/happiness.md)
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, Director of Photography
- *Stag* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Dear Diary* (1996), Director of Photography
- *When We Were Kings* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md)
- *I Love You, I Love You Not* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Zero Budget* (1996), Camera Operator
- *Tales of Erotica* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Harlem Diary: Nine Voices of Resilience* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Crumb* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/crumb.md)
- *Moving the Mountain* (1994), Director of Photography
- *the heart of the matter* (1994), Cinematography
- *Deadfall* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Dottie Gets Spanked* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Dutch Master* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Mob Stories* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Zebrahead* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Incident at Oglala* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Confessions of a Suburban Girl* (1992), Director of Photography
- *The Golden Boat* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Poison* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Paris Is Burning* (1991), Second Assistant Camera — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/paris-is-burning.md)
- *H-2 Worker* (1990), Cinematography
- *Cause and Effect* (1988), Cinematography
- *Mixed Blood* (1985), Second Assistant Camera, Still Photographer
- *Femme* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Hellfire* (1983), First Assistant Camera
- *Vortex* (1982), Assistant Camera

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Kodak Vision Award 2006: Kodak Vision Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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