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Isabelle Adjani

Birth Name:
Isabelle Yasmine Adjani
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack, Producer, Script department
Isabelle Adjani

Fast Facts

  • The recipient of five César Awards, the highest French award to be given to actors
  • Considered acting as a profession after winning a school recitation contest at the age of 12
  • Dabbled in other areas of entertainment over the years including the release of a French pop album
  • Spent only a few months in live stage productions before leaving to pursue a career in film which would take off after nabbing an Oscar nomination for "The Story of Adele H․" at the age of 19
  • Awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'honeeur in 2010 for her contributions to film
  • Shares a son with actor Daniel Day-Lewis with whom she was in a relationship with for nearly six years

Awards

  • 1975Special DavidWinner
  • 1975NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 1975NSFC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 1975NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 1976Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 1976Golden India Catalina - Best Actress (Mejor Actriz):Winner
  • 1976César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated
  • 1976David - Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera):Winner
  • 1977César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated
  • 1978Bambi - Film - International:Winner
  • 1979Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle):Nominated
  • 1981Best ActressWinner
  • 1982César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 1982Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle):Nominated
  • 1983International Fantasy Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 1984César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 1985Jupiter Award - Best International Actress:Winner
  • 1986César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated
  • 1987Jupiter Award - Best International Actress:Nominated
  • 1989Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actress:Winner
  • 1989César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 1990Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
  • 1995César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 2003Best ActressWinner
  • 2005Yoga Award - Worst Foreign Actress:Winner
  • 2009Golden Nymph - Television Films - Best Performance by an Actress:Winner
  • 2010Felix - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2010César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 2010Globe de Cristal - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 2010Lumiere Award - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2010Étoile d'Or - Best Actress (Premier rôle féminin):Winner
  • 2019César - Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle):Nominated
  • 2019Globe de Cristal - Best Actress - Comedy:Nominated
  • 2019ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
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