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Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Acting
Born: Mar 16, 1953
From: Parc Montsouris, Paris, France
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. Nominated for a record sixteen César Awards, she has won two. Among other accolades, she has received six Lumières Award nominations, more than any other person, and won four. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her second on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Huppert's first César nomination was for the 1975 film Aloïse. In 1978, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for The Lacemaker. She went on to win two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, for Violette Nozière (1978) and The Piano Teacher (2001), as well as two Volpi Cups for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, for Story of Women (1988) and La Cérémonie. Her other films in France include Loulou (1980), La Séparation (1994), 8 Women (2002), Gabrielle (2005), Amour (2012), and Things to Come (2016). Among international film's most prolific actresses, Huppert has worked in Italy, Russia, Central Europe, and in Asia. Her English-language films include: Heaven's Gate …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Emma Bovary Trial Self - Actress (archive footage) 2021 6.8
The Glass Menagerie Amanda 2021 6.0
Copacabana Babou 2010 6.6
Villa Amalia Ann 2009 5.8
Home Marthe 2008 6.888
Private Property Pascale 2006 6.6
Comedy of Power Jeanne Charmant-Killman 2006 6.277
Gabrielle Gabrielle Hervey 2005 5.806
I ♥ Huckabees Caterine Vauban 2004 6.295
Me and My Sister Martine Demouthy 2004 5.638
Time of the Wolf Anne Laurent 2003 6.1
8 Women Augustine 2002 6.899
The Piano Teacher Erika Kohut 2001 7.26
Nightcap Marie-Claire 'Mika' Muller 2000 6.351
La Cérémonie Jeanne 1995 7.282
Amateur Isabelle 1994 6.142
Madame Bovary Emma Bovary 1991 6.255
Story of Women Marie Latour 1988 7.276
The Bitch Aline Kaminker 1984 5.067
Entre Nous Lena Weber 1983 6.725
Godard's Passion Isabelle 1982 5.651
Coup de Torchon Rose Mercaillou 1981 7.007
Heaven's Gate Ella Watson 1980 6.759
Violette Nozière Violette Nozière 1978 6.696
Je suis Pierre Rivière Aimée 1976 5.0
The Judge and the Assassin Rose 1976 6.844
Rosebud Helene Nikolaos 1975 5.2
The Common Man Brigitte Colin 1975 7.0
Going Places Jacqueline 1974 6.669
Cesar and Rosalie Marité 1972 7.155
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1953
FromParc Montsouris, Paris, …